Episodes
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Furious Thing: YA Author Jenny Downham on the Power of Gaslighting
March 5th, 2020 | 18 mins 54 secs
jenny downham, reading, scholastic, ya, young adult novel
In her latest novel, Furious Thing, Jenny Downham discusses the insidious nature of gaslighting, the power of one 15-year-old girl’s anger, and the risk of speaking up about those feelings.
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The Librarian of Congress: Why Representation Matters
February 12th, 2020 | 19 mins 46 secs
black history month, books, children, diversity, dr. carla hayden, inclusion, kids, librarian of congress, literature, reading, scholastic
In this episode, we chat with Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden about the importance of representation for our young readers.
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The Power of World Read Aloud Day
January 23rd, 2020 | 30 mins 36 secs
be a better parent, carmen agra deedy, dav pilkey, family, kids, lester laminack, literacy, pam allyn, parenting, parents, peter reynolds, reading, scholastic, scholastic reads, teachers, world read aloud day
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Scholastic Employees Share Their Holiday Traditions
December 23rd, 2019 | 19 mins 48 secs
744002, books, christmas, education, eid al-fitr, family, hanukkah, holidays, parenting, teaching
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Expanding an Existing World
December 12th, 2019 | 26 mins 38 secs
744002, call down the hawk, maggie stiefvater, scott westerfeld, the leviathan trilogy, the raven cycle, the scorpio races, the shiver trilogy, the uglies series
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Alyssa Milano on Hope and Middle School
December 3rd, 2019 | 19 mins 11 secs
744002, activism, alyssa milano, books, bullying, education, kids, parenting, school, teaching
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Classroom Libraries: Finding a Book for Every Student
November 22nd, 2019 | 25 mins 49 secs
744002, books, education, kids, parents, reading, school, teachers
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Spooky stories for Halloween
October 24th, 2019 | 37 mins 36 secs
books, education, halloween, kids, parenting
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In Their Own Words: Sharon Robinson and Da Chen
October 11th, 2019 | 44 mins 30 secs
books, civil rights, education, nonfiction, parenting, teaching
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It Takes Guts: Raina Telgemeier and Eli Lebowitz
September 23rd, 2019 | 34 mins 30 secs
books, books for kids, childrens books, comics, graphic novel, literature, reading
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Dav Pilkey talks Dog Man and "Do Good"
August 26th, 2019 | 26 mins 52 secs
books, childrens books, literature, parenting, reading, teaching
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The Scholastic Summer Read-a-Palooza
August 1st, 2019 | 31 mins 15 secs
books, education, literature, parenting, reading, research, teaching
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Growing Readers with Branches and Acorn
July 18th, 2019 | 35 mins 27 secs
branches, childrens books, hello crabby, notebook of doom, owl diaries, parenting, reading, teaching
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Read with Pride
June 21st, 2019 | 46 mins 47 secs
books, childrens books, lgbtq issues, literature, reading
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The Decline by Nine
May 28th, 2019 | 25 mins 45 secs
education, parenting, reading, teaching, third grade
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How to Share Your Story: Ally Carter and Raina Telgemeier
May 2nd, 2019 | 35 mins 30 secs
books, education, graphic novel, literature, parenting, reading, writers, writing advice