Best of RAR: How Read-Alouds Inspired the Wingfeather Saga with Andrew Peterson
Read-Aloud Revival ®
Sarah Mackenzie
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🗓️ 6 March 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Today, I’m thrilled to share a peek at the riches inside RAR Premium, our online community that helps you make meaningful and lasting connections with your books and helps homeschool mamas become the peace-filled, joyful mamas they’re called to be.
Last summer, our Family Book Club selection was On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness, the first book in the Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson. And we were lucky enough that Andrew agreed to join us to answer kids’ questions about the books.
This episode is spoiler-free, so listen in even if you haven’t read the books yet. I’m pretty sure by the end you’ll want to! We talk about the inspiration for the Wingfeather Saga, Andrew’s ridiculous made-up words (that we actually use in my house), developing a rich fantasy world, and even which Wingfeather character is most like him!
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How reading aloud C. S. Lewis to his children inspired Andrew to go after his dream of writing stories for kids
- The tons of tiny, often behind-the-scenes choices that go into creating a fantasy world
- Why Andrew doesn’t write with a specific message in mind, but wants readers to connect with his books in their own way
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| 0:00.0 | Once upon a time, a little girl grew up to draw pictures. |
| 0:06.4 | These pictures would wing their way into millions of hands around the world, maybe even yours. |
| 0:13.8 | But who was the woman behind these beloved illustrations? |
| 0:19.1 | From Narnia to Middle Earth, |
| 0:21.8 | Pauline Baines brought worlds to life with her art. |
| 0:26.3 | And now, Waxwing Books presents Painting Wonder, |
| 0:30.5 | how Pauline Baines illustrated the worlds of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. |
| 0:35.8 | It's a new picture book biography for the whole family, |
| 0:39.6 | written and illustrated by Katie Ray Shone. Pre-order the book now at Waxwingbooks.com or text the word |
| 0:47.3 | Narnia to 3377777 and let the wonder begin. |
| 0:56.0 | My new favorite word, this is so embarrassing. |
| 0:58.8 | I can't believe I'm telling you this, but Trond, T-R-O-N-D has become my like place-filler word for anything. |
| 1:06.3 | So if I can't think of something, it means, it means whatever you want it to mean. |
| 1:10.4 | So it's like, for example, I'll be like. |
| 1:24.7 | Welcome to the Read Aloud Revival. |
| 1:26.8 | This is the show that helps you make meaningful and lasting |
| 1:30.4 | connections with your kids through books. I am thrilled today to be sharing with you something |
| 1:37.7 | from the riches inside RER Premium. Last summer in RERR. Premium, which is Read Aloud Revival's online community |
| 1:46.7 | that helps you make meaningful and lasting connections with your kids through books |
| 1:51.0 | and helps homeschool mamas become the peace-filled, joyful mamas they're called to be. Well, in RER |
| 1:58.1 | Premium last summer, we read the book on the edge of the dark sea of darkness. |
| 2:04.7 | Now, we always have a family book club going at RIR Premium. |
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