{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Power Of Encouragement","description":"In this episode of Reading With Your Kids, we welcome back two wonderful creators who are helping families nurture kindness, courage, and curiosity. First, Ruth Maille joins us from Rhode Island to celebrate her new picture book, \u201cThe Power of Encouragement: Turning I Can\u2019t into I Can.\u201d Ruth introduces Orbit, a sweet Earth-shaped character with a bandage on his head, symbolizing both a healing world and the idea that everyone makes mistakes. Orbit travels the globe asking kids thoughtful questions about kindness, gratitude, respect, and encouragement, giving young readers a chance to \u201csee themselves\u201d in the stories. Ruth shares how this book was inspired by Natalie, a spirited nine\u2011year\u2011old former daycare student who suggested that encouragement deserved its own book. Together, they brainstormed real\u2011life examples\u2014from sports to school challenges\u2014that show how encouragement helps kids keep trying, feel proud, and turn \u201cI can\u2019t\u201d into \u201cI can.\u201d Ruth also talks about 35 years of working with children, the importance of boundaries, and how practices like daily gratitude can genuinely transform kids\u2019 outlooks. Then we head under the ocean with Janet Lawler, author of the new lift\u2011the\u2011flap board book \u201cWho\u2019s Hiding Under the Sea.\u201d A nature lover and former lawyer, Janet describes how her early fascination with the shore and ocean life became a playful nonfiction book for the youngest readers. With sturdy flaps, bright, tactile art, short rhyming poems, and simple facts about six sea creatures, her book is designed to be both durable and delightful for curious little hands\u2014and might just spark the next generation of ocean explorers. ","author_name":"Reading With Your Kids Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/readingwithyourkids.libsyn.com\/site","html":"