Bees, needles, vomit, and atomic bombs—Raina Telgemeier was afraid of them ALL. Hear how she learned to manage her fears, and how she became a hero to children around the globe.
Stories about family are some of the most riveting stories that you can tell — we’re here to recommend some of our favorite TV shows, movies, and books about family for you!
In the novel Ghost Boys, a twelve-year-old unarmed black boy is shot by a white police officer. Jewell Parker Rhodes talks about why she wrote this story for middle schoolers, and why she’s counting on them to advance racial justice.
Worried about how to have ‘the talk’ with your kids? Here’s our fave books and websites for getting the conversation going.
Picture book reccos from Sarah Troop, who answered kids’ questions about death in episode 65.
Dan Pashman from The Sporkful tells us his five favorite books to make eating with your kids more FUN.
A starter reading list to help kids sort out mixed ethnicity, and to relate to the diverse kids around them.
Fiction + nonfiction to help pre-schoolers through teens stop worrying (so much).