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Real talk about raising readers from author Allison Tait and educator-author Megan Daley, co-founders of Your Kid’s Next Read. With trusted advice and expert recommendations on books for children and teens, they answer all your BIG questions about getting (and keeping) kids reading and writing. Plus, insightful author interviews and entertaining #qualitywaffle about everything from life and parenting to birds and bees.
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A. L. Tait reads from ‘The Garden of Lost Girls’, her new cold-case crime thriller for readers 10+. 00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters 02:20 A. L. Tait reads 'The Garden of Lost Girls' Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
From picture books to novels for teens, we look at books that explore the different and diverse facets of family life. Plus, Allison is celebrating the publication of her 13th middle-grade novel, 'The Garden of Lost Girls'. 00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle 03:35 New Books For Kids and Teens 11:09 Books about Families 2.0 39:25 What's on For Megan and Allison Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
Beverley McWilliams reads from her new middle-grade novel ‘Bandoola: Inspired by the true story of a remarkable elephant’. 00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters 01:51 Beverley McWilliams reads 'Bandoola' Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
Allison chats with award-winning, bestselling author Kate Foster about writing ‘A River I Must Be’, why representation matters and why her busy author life is not for everyone. 00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle 04:19 New Books For Kids and Teens 15:05 10 minutes with Kate Foster 39:10 What's on For Megan and Allison Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
Ashleigh Barton reads from 'Eighty-Nine Questions For After', her wise, thoughtful middle-grade novel about finding answers to life's big questions. 00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters 02:36 Ashleigh Barton reads 'Eighty-Nine Questions for After' Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
Allison and Megan explore books for sporty kids, from books about sport to books that feature sport to books with enough pace and ‘space’ to appeal to kids who’d rather ‘run than read’. 00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle 03:41 New Books For Kids and Teens 13:49 Books for sporty kids 32:44 What's on For Megan and Allison Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
John Stanton reads from ‘The Adventures of Squidape’, his debut middle-grade mystery. 00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters 01:55 John Stanton reads 'The Adventures of Squidape' Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
Allison chats with award-winning author Samantha Wheeler about her latest middle-grade novel ‘The Lost Island’, survival stories and connecting adventure and nature in stories kids love. 00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle 05:43 New Books For Kids and Teens 17:51 10 minutes with Samantha Wheeler 42:47 What's on For Megan and Allison Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
Lucie Stevens reads from 'Nanny Tobbins and the Midnight Plan', book #2 in her funny middle-grade fantasy series. 00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters 02:14 Lucie Stevens reads ‘Nanny Tobbins and the Midnight Plan’ Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
Allison and Megan dive into one of the big book questions of our time. Using their perspectives as, respectively, parents, authors, advocates, educator, and journalist to look at why Book Week exists, the role it plays in school and family life, and why it's actually not about the costumes. 00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle 05:43 New Books For Kids and Teens 16:10 Why do we have to do Book Week? 34:15 Quick Tip: Raising Readers 25:10 What's on For Megan and Allison Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
Rebecca Ahola reads from her debut middle-grade fantasy novel ‘Miles Thorne and The Forbidden Magic’. 00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters 01:31 Rebecca Ahola reads ‘Miles Thorne and The Forbidden Magic’ Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
Allison chats to award-winning (and awe-inspiring) author Maxine Beneba Clarke about her new junior verse novel ‘Sagittarius Rising’, finding ideas everywhere, and the power and the playfulness of words. 00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle 08:52 New Books For Kids and Teens 22:51 10 minutes with Maxine Beneba Clarke 47:57 What's on For Megan and Allison Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
Cassy Polimeni reads from her junior fiction novel ‘Ella and the Call of The Wild’, illustrated by Hykie Breeze, book #4 in the 'Ella and The Frogs' series. 00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters 02:12 Cassy Polimeni reads 'Ella and the Call of the Wild' Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
How do you find the right book for your young reader when there are so many to choose from? Allison and Megan share some tips for unearthing the gems and – in a Bookmail-a-palooza event – recommend 15 recent titles, from picture books to middle grade. 00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle 06:13 How to find a great new read for your kid 41:06 What's on For Megan and Allison Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
Vincenzo Perrella and Dan Osborn read from ‘Old Bertie’, their new novel for readers 12+. 00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters 01:15 Vincenzo Perrella and Dan Osborn read 'Old Bertie' Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
Allison chats to rising author Bethany Loveridge about her new junior fiction novel ‘Josie Mack and the Mega Division’, and encouraging creativity in kids. Plus Megan shares some Book Week tips. 00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle 04:06 Quick Tip: Book Week 08:40 New Books For Kids and Teens 21:12 10 minutes with Bethany Loveridge 40:01 What's on For Megan and Allison Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
Shara Curlett reads from ‘Protector of Beyond’, the first book in her new middle-grade fantasy series 00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters 02:05 Shara Curlett reads ‘Protector of Beyond’ Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
International bestselling author Amie Kaufman joins Allison and Megan for a chat about trends in young adult fiction, why genre fiction works so well for teens, and what makes a book feel quintessentially Australian – even when it’s set in space. Plus, we’re highlighting a new opportunity to join our team. 00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle 07:01 Let's Talk YA with Amie Kaufman 52:22 What's on For Megan and Allison Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
Jol Temple reads from ‘Witless Protection’, the second book in the hilarious Mega Rich Guinea Pigs series for readers 8+, written by Kate & Jol Temple. 00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters 01:53 Jol Temple reads ‘Mega Rich Guinea Pigs: Witless Protection’ Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
Allison chats to bestselling author Sally Rippin about the latest exciting addition to the incredibly popular Billie B Brown universe. Plus, the Your Next Read series has two new titles and Megan introduces a new family member. 00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle 09:32 New Books For Kids and Teens 19:22 10 minutes with Sally Rippin 48:19 Quick Tip: Remember that books are as portable as a digital device 51:07 What's on For Megan and Allison Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast Sign up to the Your Kid's Next Read newsletter Connect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid’s Next Read Community on Facebook Visit allisontait.com | megandaley.com.au
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