RAR #215: Whimsy and the Power of Childhood Reading

from Read-Aloud Revival ® · host Sarah Mackenzie

Chances are good that you’re already familiar with the picture book sensation turned childhood classic, Bear Snores On.But do you know the woman who wrote it?Karma Wilson has come up with some of her best ideas while eating ice cream or visiting the zoo. She was saved as a child, in a way, by C.S. Lewis’s Narnia. And… she homeschooled her own kids for many years as a way to ensure that they would love reading as much as she felt they deserved to love it.Find the rest of the show notes here https://readaloudrevival.com/215/.

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Chances are, you know of the picture book sensation, Bear Snores On. Today, I want you to meet the woman who wrote it, Karma Wilson.

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