Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Reading With Your Kids is all about encouraging parents to read with their kids, and cook with their kids, and do activities with their kids, and experience tv, movies and music together. In other words, our podcast is all about helping parents build stronger relationships with their kids.

i Was Chuck Berry’s Roadie for a Night: Buzz McLain & Grace Gidman on Kids’ Books and Big Imagination

Aug 9, 2026

This episode of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast is a joyful celebration of creativity, family reading, and the power of stories to travel across generations.

First, Jed welcomes Buzz McLain, longtime journalist and debut picture book author of “Where There Are More Than Two.” Buzz’s playful, read‑aloud...

Heroes of 1776: Janie Nitze Is Teaching Kids the Real Courage Behind the Declaration

Aug 7, 2026

In this inspiring episode of Reading With Your Kids, Jed welcomes Janie Nitze, co-author of the picture book Heroes of 1776, to shine a light on the real human courage behind the Declaration of Independence. Speaking from historic Concord, Massachusetts, Janie shares how her background clerking for Justice Neil...

Korean Folk Tales & Big Feelings: Stories that Heal

Aug 6, 2026

In this warm and wide-ranging episode of Reading With Your Kids, Jed welcomes two guests who are using stories to nurture both imagination and emotional resilience.

First, Julie Kim joins us from Washington State to celebrate her new book, Korean Folk Tales for Kids. Julie shares how she carefully chose ten...

Rare Genes, Big Hearts & Grouchy Groundhogs: Stories That Help Kids Shine

Aug 4, 2026

In this inspiring episode, Jed welcomes two wonderful guests whose work helps kids feel seen, valued, and excited about reading.

First, Jed talks with Melissa White Boyer, author of I Am Rare: Discovering What Makes Us Shine. Inspired by her son’s diagnosis with the rare genetic disorder Weidman-Steiner syndrome,...

Hands, Hearts, and Habitats: ASL, Deaf Culture, and Rainforest Conservation

Aug 2, 2026

In this uplifting episode, Jed welcomes back Kathy McMillan, ASL interpreter, children’s librarian, and creator of the new picture book series “Sign the Seasons.” Kathy shares how the four-book series—starting with Sign the Seasons: Fall—invites kids and families to learn American Sign Language through...