How can we create homes where reading with children happens with ease and enjoyment? How do we know which children's books are good quality? How do we maintain enthusiasm for reading aloud during the early years and beyond? Welcome! It is so great to have you here to join me for this read-aloud revolution. Modern parents are faced with unprecedented levels of technological distractions and endless to-do lists. It is easy to let, days, weeks, months go by without reading to our children. This podcast will give you ideas and inspiration for creating the best possible read-aloud environment in a modern world. You will find tips, tricks and beautiful booklists as well as interviews with literacy experts, authors, illustrators and more to help you cultivate your read-aloud home. Learn how to create a literary feast for the children in your care that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. Whether you are a stay-at-home carer, a working parent or an early childhood worker this podcast has something for you!
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Signup to Generate a PitchHow can we create homes where reading with children happens with ease and enjoyment? How do we know which children's books are good quality? How do we maintain enthusiasm for reading aloud during the early years and beyond? Welcome! It is so great to have you here to join me for this read-aloud revolution.
Recent episodes include "How to make the most of reading aloud (and still have lots of fun) with literacy expert Bill Spence" (26 October 2026, 60 minutes), "How to raise kids who read for pleasure with Jenny McCann" (13 October 2026, 53 minutes), and "Book rotations and building a beautiful home library from secondhand books with Ellie Brooks" (15 September 2026, 63 minutes).
The Read-Aloud Home publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 45 minutes.
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Bill Spence worked as a primary school teacher for 20 years and then as a university lecturer and literacy consultant, he is also a father and a grandfather. Bill is passionate about reading aloud, he read aloud to his...
Mother of 3 Jenny McCann worked as a high school English teacher for 15 years, she then started Bear Bookshop in Birmingham. Jenny came onto The Read-Aloud Home Podcast to talk about creating a home where kids read for...
Episode #1
Ellie Brooks talks us through how she rotates her children's book collection throughout the year. She also shares tips and tricks on how to build up your home library through secondhand shopping and a few thoughts on AI...
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Finding books that are windows for my children has been a priority for me over the past 10 years. In today's episode I share 5 books that are windows in our read-aloud home. Which books are windows for your children and...
Other than using different voices for book characters what else can we do to make reading aloud a little more fun and theatrical? Here are 4 simple ideas that might work for you! People, books, talks, exhibitions...
Too busy to read aloud? This week's episode is for you! Host Laura Cunningham shares a mindset shift as well as some practical solutions to help you find extra time throughout the week to read aloud to your children...
Even if your school doesn't have a librarian you can arrange author/illustrator visits. These visits are a wonderful way to inspire children to read and be creative. In this episode, we share a few very simple ways to...
You want to read to your baby/toddler but they have other ideas. They are on the move, they don't want to listen so you need to get creative! Here are three super simple ideas to help you find the ease and joy in...
Episode #7
<p>"In my home, Charlotte Mason has an afro" - homeschooling mother of four, Amber O'Neal Johnston, talks about how she has adapted the Charlotte Mason philosophy to suit her children. We also talk about books as...
Episode #6
<p>From his childhood to school workshops to a particular Fleetwood Mac album cover, award-winning writer/illustrator Dub Leffler talks to the The Read-Aloud Home about the many things that impact his work. Find some of...
<p>I sat down with fellow zealot Emily Chang from the online secondhand children's book store Little Modern Reader to talk about running a small business, her "past life" as a Chinese antiques specialist, discovering...
Episode #4
<p>Deep dive into the stories behind the picture books with award-winning Australian author/illustrator Zeno Sworder.</p><p>In this conversation with Zeno I do not talk about the experiences of neurodivergent children...
<p>What's in this episode?</p><p>In this week's episode, Australian author/illustrator Max Hamilton takes us through what a typical day of work looks like when she is creating a children's picture book. We also talk...
Episode #2
<p>In this week's episode Phoebe Wahl talks about her unschooled and free-spirited childhood, her studies at Rhode Island School of Design, her picture book creation process and so much more.</p><p>Books and people...
Episode #1
<p>In this week's episode Courtney Adamo talks to the Read-Aloud Home about her new book The Family Home, which explores how your home can help elevate family life and help you spend more quality time as a family...
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<p>Lara talks us through her new book 'A Grown Up's Guide to Picture Books'. We also talk about picture books and why they are important, how we can extend our picture book reading and thinking differently about the...
<p>For many of us, getting through Shakespeare at school was difficult and tedious. Turns out, it doesn't need to be that way. In this episode, actor Isabel Burton shares lots of different ways to make Shakespeare fun...
<p>Antonia Pesenti and Hilary Bell talk about collaborating creatively as longtime friends, We also discuss children's books that are "the whole package", writing in rhyme, appreciating picture books, graphic novels and...
Episode #6
<p>Naz talks about her experience creating a children's book, why you should watch films with your children, what works and what doesn't in film adaptations, Roald Dahl adaptations, films as modern updates on dated...
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