Podcast Episodes

Christmas School 2022

Every year in RAR Premium we do Christmas School. What is Christmas School? It’s 4 weeks of Christmas-themed Family Book Clubs that offer your whole …

3 years, 4 months ago

RAR #215: Whimsy and the Power of Childhood Reading

Chances are good that you’re already familiar with the picture book sensation turned childhood classic, Bear Snores On.

But do you know the woman who …

3 years, 4 months ago

RAR #214: Am I Doing Enough?

Have you ever asked yourself, “Am I doing enough?”

I think we’ve all asked that question.

If you’re homeschooling your kids, you might ask it every sin…

3 years, 5 months ago

RAR #213: Sweep: A Story You Don’t Want to Miss

It’s Victorian London in the late 1800’s… and it’s been five years since the Sweep disappeared.

Orphaned and alone, Nan Sparrow has no other choice bu…

3 years, 5 months ago

RAR #212: The 10 Best Questions We Ever Got, Andrew Pudewa & Sarah Mackenzie

Have you ever REALLY worried about one of your kids?

What should you do if you don’t feel like you read aloud well?

What’s the point of poetry memoriza…

3 years, 6 months ago

RAR #211: How We Made A Little More Beautiful: The Story of a Garden

Last time on the Read-Aloud Revival, I told you about the inspiration for the creation of Waxwing Books and our first book,  A Little More Beautiful:…

3 years, 6 months ago

Pre-orders are Open!

It’s time! It’s time! It’s time! 🥳

We are SO excited to open pre-orders for our first release at Waxwing Books. 

It’s a story about seeing and being se…

3 years, 6 months ago

RAR#210: Introducing Waxwing Books: Our Brand New Publishing House

Way back in August 2018, I was fortunate to spend a morning with the author of The Penderwicks, Jeanne Birdsall. It was a glorious morning, truly, an…

3 years, 7 months ago

RAR #00: Welcome to the Read-Aloud Revival

When I ask experienced homeschool parents what they wish they had done more often or focused more on, they never–not ever–say anything academic. 

Nope…

3 years, 7 months ago

RAR Special Edition Revisited: Robert McCloskey Makes Way

In today’s Special Edition of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, you’ll meet the man behind Make Way for Ducklings. Robert McCloskey was the first to wi…

3 years, 7 months ago