I have to share one of my very favorite quotes with you.

And it comes from Newberry author, Catherine Patterson.

Read it to me is a test.

Let me read it to you is a gift.

And if we view that time spent reading to our children

as a gift, then we approach it as not something we have to do,

but rather something that we want to do.

You're listening to the Read-A-Loud Revival podcast.

I'm your host, Sarah McKenzie, homeschooling Mama of Six,

and author of The Read-A-Loud Family and Teaching from Rest.

As parents, we're overwhelmed with a lot to do.

It feels like every child needs something different.

The good news is you are the best person to help your kids learn and grow,

and home is the best place to fall in love with books.

This podcast has been downloaded seven million times in over 160 countries.

So if you want to nurture warm relationships,

while also raising kids who love to read your in-good company,

we'll help your kids fall in love with books,

and we'll help you fall in love with homeschooling.

Let's get started.

Many of you know I love Jim Trelie's Read-A-Loud Handbook,

and I've long wanted to chat with Jim about that book that's beloved by so many of us.

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