Welcome to Exquisitely Ever After, a podcast about reading children's literature to cultivate kind, intelligent, and successful kids. Host Christina Phillips-Mattson is a writer, educator, and mother of two little boys who received her Ph.D. in children's and young adult literature from Harvard University. The purpose of this podcast is to help parents, caretakers, and teachers make informed, high-quality book choices for their children by learning how the books we read to our children are affecting their brains, their social-emotional development, and the way they interact with the world around them.
Episode 20: (Special Episode!) Ask Me Anything - Your Questions, Answered!
In this special final episode of Season 2, I answer YOUR questions about children’s literature and reading to children. We cover topics such as the importance of reading in the Early Years; what books will hook an 9-year-old reader; how to prepare a child for the arrival of a new baby; and how to teach your child to read using early reader books. Happy Reading and I’m looking forward to talking to you in Season 3!
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Exquisitely Ever After is a podcast about reading children’s literature to cultivate kind, intelligent, and successful kids. Host Christina Phillips-Mattson is a writer, educator, and mother of two little boys who received her Ph.D. in children’s and young adult literature from Harvard University.
17 Dec 2020
Episode 19: The Twelve BOOKS of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a gorgeous stack of books beneath the tree! We’re counting down to Christmas with 12 of my family’s favorite Christmas books. In this episode, we discuss the best Christmas books for children, from board books for infants and toddlers to picture books preschoolers and kindergarteners. I also recommend a couple of interactive Christmas picture books to read with your child, as well as some classic Christmas picture books—and some twists on classic Christmas picture books—for the whole family to enjoy.
Click HERE for the TRANSCRIPT, the FULL LIST OF BOOKS mentioned in this episode, and all FREE PRINTABLES.
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Get in touch via email: christina@exquisitelyeverafter.com
Get in touch on Instagram: @exquisitelyeverafter
All other information can be found in the blog post for this episode:
https://exquisitelyeverafter.com/episode19/
If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! Happy Reading!
Exquisitely Ever After is a podcast about reading children’s literature to cultivate kind, intelligent, and successful kids. Host Christina Phillips-Mattson is a writer, educator, and mother of two little boys who received her Ph.D. in children’s and young adult literature from Harvard University.
11 Dec 2020
Episode 18: Owl At Home and Good Night Owl (Bedtime Book Series: Part 3)
In this third installment of our Bedtime Book Series, we are discussing two excellent, engaging, brain-building bedtime books in tandem: Arnold Lobel’s Owl At Home and Greg Pizzoli’s Good Night Owl because one has directly influenced the other. We talk about how Greg Pizzoli found inspiration in many of the amusing scenarios, cozy illustrations, and even some of the turns of phrase that are found in Arnold Lobel’s collection of stories about his Owl. Drawing attention to the connection between books is not only interesting and fun to do as a reader, but it’s also a good way to subtly introduce your child to the concept of intertextuality. Demonstrating how stories can relate to each other helps to hone your child’s comparison skills and can also help your child later on when she is asked in school to put a work of fiction in historical, social, or literary context. It’s key for her success as a reader if your child can start seeing the interconnectivity among books, stories, and characters and start discovering how literature works early on in her reading life.
Click HERE for the TRANSCRIPT, the FULL LIST OF BOOKS mentioned in this episode, and all FREE PRINTABLES.
Click HERE to join our mailing list!
Get in touch via email: christina@exquisitelyeverafter.com
Get in touch on Instagram: @exquisitelyeverafter
All other information can be found in the blog post for this episode:
https://exquisitelyeverafter.com/episode18/
If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! Happy Reading!
Exquisitely Ever After is a podcast about reading children’s literature to cultivate kind, intelligent, and successful kids. Host Christina Phillips-Mattson is a writer, educator, and mother of two little boys who received her Ph.D. in children’s and young adult literature from Harvard University.
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