A For Effort

With summer right upon us it's time to start thinking about how to keep these kids reading! We tried to make it easy for all of us by having the one and only Aimee Smith join us from "Keep A Book Out." Find her on Instagram @keepabookout. You will not regret this follow. This parent knows what she's doing and it was so fun to hear her book recommendations (which we linked below!)

We asked her if she "pre-read" all the books her teenagers read and she said "no! There is no time!" But she did enlighten us by saying she will check out COMMON SENSE MEDIA & AMAZON REVIEWS for info on book content.

Here are the books mentioned in this episode:

- Anything by Kate DeCamillo
- Anything by Dan Santat
- Anything by Mac Barnett
- Anything by Shawn Harris
- The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza 
- Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series

Books for teens:
- Brandon Sanderson
- Hunger Games

Books for tweens:
- Kelly Yang
- The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
- From the Desk of Zoey Washington
- Ella Enchanted
- A Wolf Called Wander
- Bob
- Cranky Chicken
- Wilderwood
- How to Survive Anything

Books for kids:
- Zoey and Sassafras
- Bibi
- Chester Van Chime who Forgot How to Rhyme
- A Dog Named Doug
- When Charlie Met Emma
- The Giggles are Coming & The Yawns are Coming
- What about Worms!?


Other:
- The Eyes and the Impossible
- Stuart Gibbs
- The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
- Kristin Hannah 



 

What is A For Effort?

Hey, it’s us: Amanda and Megan. We’re just two average moms who love their kids so dang much we decided to start a podcast! This is not another mommy podcast, with experts informing you how you can be a better mom/wife/daughter/coworker/best friend in twenty-six sugar-coated steps. What WILL you find in this podcast? Validation? Yes. Laughter? Hopefully. Inspiring advice? Probably not.

Truthfully, no matter how many parenting books we read or conferences we attend, we still find ourselves raising our eyebrows and stifling laughs at our offspring. So, at the end of the day, we just slap each other on the butts (like you did in high school volleyball) and say: “you really tried, and that’s all that matters…”