Your Kid's Next Read With Allison Tait and Megan Daley
Real talk about raising readers from author Allison Tait and educator-author Megan Daley, co-founders of Your Kid’s Next Read. With trusted advice and expert recommendations on books for children and teens, they answer all your BIG questions about getting (and keeping) kids reading and writing. Plus, insightful author interviews and entertaining #qualitywaffle about everything from life and parenting to birds and bees.
Episodes
338 episodes
YKNR 265: Let's Talk YA with Will Kostakis
Award-winning YA author Will Kostakis joins Allison and Megan for a round-table chat about books for teens, trends in YA literature, and the evergreen ‘boys and reading’ debate. Plus, insights into Will's debut middle-grade novel 'Otis Ottley A...
Sarah Armstrong reads 'The Wave'
Sarah Armstrong reads from ‘The Wave’, her suspenseful new middle-grade survivalist novel.00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters02:16 Sarah Armstrong reads 'The Wave'
YKNR 264: 10 minutes with Carla Fitzgerald
Allison chats to author Carla Fitzgerald about her funny new middle-grade novel ‘How To Make The World Cup and Survive Grade Five’, why she’s a ‘reformed lawyer’ and why grade five is a sweet spot for storytellers.00:00 Life, Parenting, ...
A. L. Tait reads ‘The Garden of Lost Girls’
A. L. Tait reads from ‘The Garden of Lost Girls’, her new cold-case crime thriller for readers 10+.00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters02:20 A. L. Tait reads 'The Garden of Lost Girls'
YKNR 263: Books about Families 2.0
From picture books to novels for teens, we look at books that explore the different and diverse facets of family life. Plus, Allison is celebrating the publication of her 13th middle-grade novel, 'The Garden of Lost Girls'.00:00 Life, Pa...
Beverley McWilliams reads 'Bandoola'
Beverley McWilliams reads from her new middle-grade novel ‘Bandoola: Inspired by the true story of a remarkable elephant’. 00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters01:51 Beverley McWilliams reads 'Bandoola'
YKNR 262: 10 minutes with Kate Foster
Allison chats with award-winning, bestselling author Kate Foster about writing ‘A River I Must Be’, why representation matters and why her busy author life is not for everyone. 00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle04:19 New Book...
Ashleigh Barton reads ‘Eighty-Nine Questions For After’
Ashleigh Barton reads from 'Eighty-Nine Questions For After', her wise, thoughtful middle-grade novel about finding answers to life's big questions. 00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters02:36 Ashleigh Barton reads 'Eighty-Ni...
YKNR 261: Books for Sporty Kids
Allison and Megan explore books for sporty kids, from books about sport to books that feature sport to books with enough pace and ‘space’ to appeal to kids who’d rather ‘run than read’.00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle03:41 New B...
John Stanton reads 'The Adventures of Squidape'
John Stanton reads from ‘The Adventures of Squidape’, his debut middle-grade mystery. 00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters01:55 John Stanton reads 'The Adventures of Squidape'
YKNR 260: 10 minutes with Samantha Wheeler
Allison chats with award-winning author Samantha Wheeler about her latest middle-grade novel ‘The Lost Island’, survival stories and connecting adventure and nature in stories kids love. 00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle05:4...
Lucie Stevens reads ‘Nanny Tobbins and the Midnight Plan’
Lucie Stevens reads from 'Nanny Tobbins and the Midnight Plan', book #2 in her funny middle-grade fantasy series.00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters02:14 Lucie Stevens reads ‘Nanny Tobbins and the Midnight Plan’
YKNR 259: Do we have to do Book Week?
Allison and Megan dive into one of the big book questions of our time. Using their perspectives as, respectively, parents, authors, advocates, educator, and journalist to look at why Book Week exists, the role it plays in school and family life...
Rebecca Ahola reads ‘Miles Thorne and The Forbidden Magic’
Rebecca Ahola reads from her debut middle-grade fantasy novel ‘Miles Thorne and The Forbidden Magic’.00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters01:31 Rebecca Ahola reads ‘Miles Thorne and The Forbidden Magic’
YKNR 258: 10 minutes with Maxine Beneba Clarke
Allison chats to award-winning (and awe-inspiring) author Maxine Beneba Clarke about her new junior verse novel ‘Sagittarius Rising’, finding ideas everywhere, and the power and the playfulness of words.00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waf...
Cassy Polimeni reads 'Ella and the Call of the Wild'
Cassy Polimeni reads from her junior fiction novel ‘Ella and the Call of The Wild’, illustrated by Hykie Breeze, book #4 in the 'Ella and The Frogs' series.00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters02:12 Cassy Polimeni reads 'Ella and...
YKNR 257: How to find a great new read for your kid
How do you find the right book for your young reader when there are so many to choose from? Allison and Megan share some tips for unearthing the gems and – in a Bookmail-a-palooza event – recommend 15 recent titles, from picture books to middle...
Vincenzo Perrella and Dan Osborn read 'Old Bertie'
Vincenzo Perrella and Dan Osborn read from ‘Old Bertie’, their new novel for readers 12+.00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters01:15 Vincenzo Perrella and Dan Osborn read 'Old Bertie'
YKNR 256: 10 minutes with Bethany Loveridge
Allison chats to rising author Bethany Loveridge about her new junior fiction novel ‘Josie Mack and the Mega Division’, and encouraging creativity in kids. Plus Megan shares some Book Week tips.00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle04...
Shara Curlett reads ‘Protector of Beyond’
Shara Curlett reads from ‘Protector of Beyond’, the first book in her new middle-grade fantasy series00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters02:05 Shara Curlett reads ‘Protector of Beyond’
YKNR 255: Let's Talk YA with Amie Kaufman
International bestselling author Amie Kaufman joins Allison and Megan for a chat about trends in young adult fiction, why genre fiction works so well for teens, and what makes a book feel quintessentially Australian – even when it’s set in spac...
Jol Temple reads ‘Mega Rich Guinea Pigs: Witless Protection’
Jol Temple reads from ‘Witless Protection’, the second book in the hilarious Mega Rich Guinea Pigs series for readers 8+, written by Kate & Jol Temple.00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters01:53 Jol Temple reads ‘Mega Rich Gui...
YKNR 254: 10 minutes with Sally Rippin
Allison chats to bestselling author Sally Rippin about the latest exciting addition to the incredibly popular Billie B Brown universe. Plus, the Your Next Read series has two new titles and Megan introduces a new family member.00:00 Life...
