A quick invitation here at the top of the episode because I don't want you to miss a brand

new free book list I have for you.

This one is a collection of favorites for Mama.

So if you're feeling like you want and need to fall back in love with your own reading

life and to do it with a book that I'll suck you right in, then this is the book list

for you.

Text the word retreat, R-E-T-R-E-A-T to the number 33777 and I'll send you that free

book list as soon as it's ready.

I'm putting the final touches on it now.

Happy reading.

Hey, thanks for joining me for another episode of the Read-A-Loud Revival Podcast.

Your response to the first episode was amazing.

I was completely blown away.

Thank you so much for all of your feedback and encouragement.

And especially thanks to those of you who left ratings and reviews in iTunes.

Those are super helpful as we try to get word out about the podcast.

In episode 1, Andrew Pudua from the Institute for Excellence in Writing told us why it's

so important to read aloud to older kids.

But building a family culture around books involves more than just consuming stories together.

We need to read aloud, yes, but we also need to have meaningful conversations with our

kids about the books we are reading together.

That can be intimidating, or at least it's intimidating to me.

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