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Literate Love for June 2024

June 30, 2024 in Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness
On the very last day of every month, I share a bonus episode of what I’ve been reading, writing, learning and loving throughout the last month. Today, I’m sharing the highlights of my literate life in June and there are some exciting nuggets...
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Wonder & Delight: Saving Delicia with Laura Gehl

June 28, 2024 in Kidlit Love Podcast
In this episode, I’m talking with Laura Gehl, an award-winning author of over 50 board books, picture books and early readers. Her books are full of wonder and delight and today, we are talking about her newest: Saving Delicia.  Come listen as we talk about her writing, her hopes for readers,...
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Writing Kidlit: Start Here with Victoria J. Coe & Cheryl Lawton Malone

June 25, 2024 in Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness
If you have a dream in your heart to write a children’s book, or any book really, then this episode is for you.  Today, I’m talking with Victoria J. Coe and Cheryl Lawton Malone, children’s literature authors with books we know and love.  Together, they have written two books designed to...
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Believing in Yourself: Camp Prodigy with Caroline Palmer

June 24, 2024 in Kidlit Love Podcast
In this bonus summer episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Caroline Palmer.  Caroline is the author of Camp Prodigy, a middle grade graphic novel that follows two non-binary kids who navigate anxiety and identity while having fun and forming friendships at their summer orchestra camp. Come listen as...
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Family, Friends & All the Feels: Monica Mancillas with Sing It Like Celia

June 21, 2024 in Kidlit Love Podcast
In this episode, I’m talking with Monica Mancillas, author of Sing It Like Celia, a middle grade novel that hijacked my heart. There is an entry point for everyone to be seen and/or see a new perspective in this book and it gave me all the feels. Listen as we talk...
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Five Kinds of Notebooking

June 18, 2024 in Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness
Over the last couple of weeks here on the Get Lit(erate). podcast, we’ve celebrated the power, potential and joy of the summer reading season.  But what about summer notebooking? In this episode, I’m sharing the five different ways that you can show up to your notebook in a way that works...
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Passion & Purpose: Else B. in the Sea with Jeanne Walker Harvey

June 14, 2024 in Kidlit Love Podcast
In this episode, I’m talking with Jeanne Walker Harvey. Her love and joy for writing picture book biographies shines through loud and clear in this episode and you’ll catch the energy, I know it.  She’s written multiple picture books that have captured my heart and I’ve used them as personal coaching...
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Book Characters as Life Mentors

June 11, 2024 in Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness
Books and reading can make our lives better in so many ways and we’ve explored a lot of them on this podcast: how to find more time to read, how to choose books to help us grow through what we go through, how to enhance the reading experience with the five...
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On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m ta On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Jamie Sumner about her newest middle grade novel-in-verse: GLORY BE.

In this book, a girl searches for her lost dog and truths about her family and finds out a great deal about herself in the process. It’s heartfelt and heartwarming and the perfect middle novel for all of us. 

Come listen as we talk about the reasons why this story was destined to be written in verse, the layered themes found on the page in lyrical verse that pierces readers’ emotions and Jamie’s beautiful hope for readers and families. 

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On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m ta On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Dr. Lynette Fraga, the CEO of Reach Out & Read, a nonprofit organization that promotes reading by working directly with pediatric care providers to share the lifelong benefits that result from families reading aloud to their children every day.

Come listen as we talk about the important mission behind Reach Out and Read’s work, the incredible impact it has on millions of children and their families, the layers of benefits and the ripple effect felt for years to come and the ways you can get involved and support this important organization.

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On this episode of Restorative Reading & Writing f On this episode of Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness, I’m chatting with Nikki Russell, the illustrator behind the NY Times Best-selling series DORK DIARIES, about her innovative journaling notebook: the planary.

Come listen as we explore exactly what a planary is, the way that Nikki approaches her own planary stack, the notebookish bling and tools that make a planary the perfect tool for wellness and much more. You’ll be smiling from ear to ear as you soak up Nikki’s infectious energy and enthusiasm. 

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On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m ta On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Jeff Gottesfeld and Matt Tavares about their newest picture book: HONOR FLIGHT.

This stunning picture book honors military veterans and the program that keeps their contributions alive. It’s immersive and emotional and will likely spark you to get involved in the worthy cause.

Come listen as we talk about the inspiration behind HONOR FLIGHT and its previous companion book TWENTY-ONE STEPS: GUARDING THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER. We’ll also talk about the very personal connections both Jeff and Matt have to the book and their meaningful hopes for the book that invite each of us to get involved. 

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Books make Mondays better! This week, I’m reading Books make Mondays better!

This week, I’m reading: AUTHENTICALLY, IZZY by Pepper Basham.

It’s the perfect way to kick of my #ReadYourShelves annual Get Lit(erate). tradition for the month of March. Not only was it already on my shelf, but it embraces my BIBLIOPHILIA theme for the month focused on all things books and reading. 

What better way to get through the long month of March?!

Here’s the publisher’s summary:

Izzy Edgewood is a wannabe bookstore owner, quote queen, and Lord of the Rings nerd who has been waiting for Prince Charming to sweep her off her sneakered feet. But it’s hard to meet people when you spend more time with fictional humans than real ones. Which is why her pragmatist cousin Josephine decides to take Izzy’s future into her own meddling hands and create an online dating profile for the hopeful romantic.

To Izzy’s shock (and suspicion), Josie’s plan works. Soon, she’s dialoguing with a Hobbit-loving man named Brodie who lives in a small town an ocean away from her home in the Blue Ridge Mountains. But is their shared love of books, family, and correspondence enough to overcome Izzy’s fear of flying and the literal distance between them? And is a long-distance relationship even worth considering when a local author has been frequenting the library where she works and is proving to be a perfectly fine gentleman?

Yes, it’s an epistolary novel and you’ll want to read the letter to readers on the back.

What books are making your Monday better?

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On this episode of Restorative Reading & Writing f On this episode of Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness, I’m launching a new segment of the podcast: Build Your Book Apothecary! Join me as I talk all things books with a listener and build a book apothecary that will serve, soothe and nudge.

Come listen as I build a book apothecary with Amy! Amy’s looking to feel more at ease in her life as she figures out how to welcome retirement and a slower pace of living. She loves her family, her home and wants to boost her creativity, too. I’ve got just the stack of books for Amy and bet there are a few that you’ll love, too!

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