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Latest episodes

• RAR #288: Why Board Books Are Important Tools (and Toys!) with Tabitha Paige

  October 1, 2026 · 35 min

  There is a type of children’s book that we haven’t talked much about here in twelve years of Read-Aloud Revival. But it’s one that almost anyone who has spent time with babies knows well: board books. Board books are how so many of our…

• Best of RAR: Simple Habits for Nurturing Lifelong Readers

  September 17, 2026 · 30 min

  We all want our kids to be readers.  Not just kids who can read, but kids who actually do read. Who then grow up and keep choosing to read because they want to, not because they have to. But there’s a curious thing that those of us who…

• RAR #287: Bringing the Outside Into Your School Year with Ginny Yurich

  September 3, 2026 · 50 min

  The heart of homeschooling is relationships. Building meaningful, lasting connections is the real secret sauce of reading aloud with your kids. Those connections are also built when you spend time in nature together.  Sounds simple, right?…

• RAR #286: Why We Write

  August 20, 2026 · 53 min

  Over the past few months on the podcast, we’ve talked a lot about how reading aloud benefits kids academically, how it develops their resilience, empathy, and virtue, and even reduces physiological stress. Today on the show, we’re diving…

• RAR #285: Becoming a Book Woman with Caroline Starr Rose

  August 6, 2026 · 37 min

  Books are so much more than just a collection of words. They are lanterns that illuminate our lives in so many incredible ways. Today, I want to share a story with you about a group of women who also believed in the power of books to…

• RAR #284: Finding Rest in the Mess (Circle With Sarah Sneak Peek)

  July 23, 2026 · 41 min

  How long is your to-do list?  What if you added in all the extra shoulds and supposed-tos that you are in your head but you don’t even write down because that would be too overwhelming? How long is it then? It might feel a little cliché…

• RAR #283: Our Favorite Reads for Forming Virtue in Our Kids

  July 9, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

  Here at the Read-Aloud Revival, we’ve been asked more times than I can count to create virtue-based book lists. And I always say no. Today, our Creative Director (and my eldest daughter) Audrey is back with me to talk about why we don’t…

• RAR #282: Sparking Creativity with Research

  June 25, 2026 · 48 min

  When you think about the various work that goes into making a children’s book, research probably isn’t at the top of your list.  It might not make it on your list at all! But research is often an essential part of the process. And I can…