Please welcome Sarah Mackenzie of Read-Aloud Revival and Waxwing Books to the podcast. Are you curious if reading aloud to tweens and teens is still important? Do you want to read aloud to your teens, but they aren’t interested? What do you do if you’ve fallen out of the habit and want to re-establish a read-aloud routine with your kids? Plus, get a behind-the-scenes peek into what it’s like to be a children’s author and discover what is coming up for Read-Aloud Revival and Waxwing Books!
The Homeschool Sisters Podcast welcomes Sarah Mackenzie of Read-Aloud Revival and Waxwing Books
Sarah Mackenzie is a homeschooling mama of six. Sarah is the author of Teaching from Rest and The Read-Aloud Family. Sarah has also written two children’s books, A Little More Beautiful and While Everyone Is Sleeping. She has a new book about author Barbara Cooney coming out in 2024.
Sarah is also the founder of Read-Aloud Revival and Waxwing Books. The Read-Aloud Revival podcast has been downloaded over 7 million times in more than 160 countries.
The Homeschool Sisters Podcast [Episode 131]
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Links from this episode:
- Sarah’s books
- Read-Aloud Revival
- Waxwing Books
- Barbara Cooney’s books
- Tomie dePaola’s books
- Never Board Learning
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- The Homeschool Sisters Podcast on YouTube
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