This little interlude is a brief “hello!” to let you all know I’m here and thinking of you and still experiencing technical difficulties. I’ll hopefully be back with a full episode next week!

…currently reading…

• What Alice Forgot, by Liane Moriarty

…contact etc…
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It took me a minute, but I had to realize that my kids weren’t going to automatically love books I chose for them just because I, also, love to read. I share about some of that journey, my method for both getting my kids to read what they want and what I want, and (cheating a little) two recommendations for you as you (hopefully) raise readers!

…recommendation(s)…

• How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare, by Ken Ludwig
• Birth of an Island, by Millicent E Selsam

…currently reading…

• The Hidden Lives of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben

…other books & things mentioned…

• The Wingfeather Saga, by Andrew Peterson
• Peter Pan, by JM Barrie
• Dogman, by Dav Pilkey
• The Borrowers, by Mary Norton

…contact etc…
Email - westmorelandpodcast@gmail.com
Instagram - @westmorelandreads
Website - www.westmorelandpodcast.com
Heidi’s Bookstagram - @heidisbooksjustso

To help the podcast find the exact right audience, leave a rating and review on iTunes (or wherever you listen!) or give a shoutout and tag on social media.

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Today’s episode is an amazing story of young Jewish writers and how their work (and much more) was saved during WWII, plus a book recommendation about some very special giraffes. My brain has been so full of these good stories lately; enjoy!

…recommendation…

• West With Giraffes, by Lynda Rutledge

…currently reading…

• Out of the Silent Planet, by CS Lewis

…other books & things mentioned…

• Five articles about the 2017 discovery of Yiddish artifacts: New York Times, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Smithsonian Magazine, The Jewish Chronicle, Narratively Article & Podcast Episode
• When I Grow Up, by Ken Krimstein
• YIVO Online Museum

…contact etc…
Email - westmorelandpodcast@gmail.com
Instagram - @westmorelandreads
Website - www.westmorelandpodcast.com
Heidi’s Bookstagram - @heidisbooksjustso

To help the podcast find the exact right audience, leave a rating and review on iTunes (or wherever you listen!) or give a shoutout and tag on social media.

Theme music is by SergeQuadrado on Pixabay

Links in the show notes support websites and businesses I use and enjoy, but are not affiliate links and I do not receive any compensation for clicks or orders.