Hey, hey, heads up. We've got a brand new book coming from a waxing. While everyone is sleeping is a picture book for ages 2 to 102 written by me Sarah McKenzie and

Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard. Just before first morning light, Little Shrew is awakened by the moon. A

Mysterious fragrance leads her to a garden of moon flowers where mods flutter,

crickets hum and frogs and peepers keep the beat. Join Little Shrew's Mary Rump in the Moonlit Garden in this bedtime story for adventurous souls.

The book releases October 3rd and when you pre-order you'll get a bundle of Happy bonuses. See for yourself and pre-order your copy today at waxwingbooks.com.

You're listening to the Read-A-Loud Revival Podcast. This is the podcast that helps you make meaningful and lasting connections with your kids through books.

Hello, hello Sarah McKenzie here with another episode of the Read-A-Loud Revival Podcast. Thanks so much for joining me.

She's back. One and only Kate Di Camillo. You know we love her around here. She's been on the show before. She's been a featured guest for RAR premium for author access when we read

the tale of Desperot for our book club and

goodness every time I have a conversation with her. It's just so wonderful. I learned so much and I just feel so satisfied.

So anyway you're going to enjoy this episode I think today. Before we get to the episode a couple things. First of all the 31 day Read-A-Loud Challenge is right around the corner.

If you don't know about what this is every January we have a free 31 day Read-A-Loud Challenge. It's a challenge to your kids to read aloud and they can read aloud to anybody.

To a grandma, a grandpa, a parent, a sibling, a stuffed animal, a goldfish, then matter. They just read aloud any book that they'd like for about 10 minutes.

On as many days as possible throughout the month of January. It's a really wonderful experience.

We have received countless and I do mean countless emails from families who have told us that this simple challenge turned their child who was a reluctant reader,

into voracious reader, who turned the kid who said, I really just don't like reading into a child who's hungry for books.

And it bonds siblings together and families together in a really surprising way. And sometimes the most effective things we can do with our kids are the simplest.

The 31 day challenge is a really good example of that. Also it's just a fabulous way to help your child launch into a new year with good reading habits in place.

So that they get 2020 is going to be a good reading year for them if they start with the 31 day challenge.

Our next podcast episode will actually be all about the 31 day challenge. So make sure you're subscribed to the Read-A-Loud Revival Podcast in your favorite podcast app so you don't miss it.

And we'll be sending out the free challenge packet with all the good stuff very soon. You want to make sure you're on our email list so you don't miss that.

And the way to do that is go to RAR31days.com. If you're getting our emails, you're going to get the packet.

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