On this episode, Julie Palazzolo, a mom who is finding her reading life to look differently than it has in the past, talks about how audiobooks have been a huge part of her reading life, the ways she brings reading to life with her kiddos, and how important and amazing children’s books are. Julie also gives a lot of great children’s book recommendations for many difficult topics.

Books mentioned in this episode: 

What Betsy’s reading: 

What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown

The Director by Daniel Kehlmann

Books Highlighted by Julie:

Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block

Never Lie by Frieda McFadden 

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Night by Elie Wiesel

The Invisible String by Patrice Karst

Dog Heaven by Cynthia Rylant

Bodies are Cool by Tyler Feder

I Said No by Kimberly King

Wasteland by Francesca Lia Block 

No Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

Tiny Humans, Big Emotions by Alyssa Blask Campbell & Lauren Elizabeth Stauble 

All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.  

Other books mentioned in this episode:

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld 

Delirium by Lauren Oliver 

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 

Divergent by Veronica Roth 

The Not-So-Friendly Friend by Christina Furnival 

Into the Game! Minecraft Woodsword Chronicles #1 by Nick Eliopulos 

Who Would Win? By Jerry Pallotta 

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 

Necklace of Kisses by Francesca Lia Block 

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix 

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough 

Ghost by Jason Reynolds 

The Invisible Leash by Patrice Karst 

The Invisible String Backpack by Patrice Karst 

The Invisible Web by Patrice Karst 

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein 

The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister 

Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks 

It Happened to Nancy by Beatrice Sparks

A Hug From Above by Pamela Quinn 

On the Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman