{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"From Blue\u2019s Clues to YouTube: Angela Santomero\u2019s Princess Penelope and the Future of Preschool Media","description":"In this episode of Reading With Your Kids, Jed welcomes back one of preschool media\u2019s most influential creators, Angela Santomero, to celebrate her new series, \u201cPrincess Penelope\u2019s Purse of Preposterous Things.\u201d Angela explains that Princess Penelope is a brave, kind-hearted kitten who doesn\u2019t realize how small she is. When Mother Nature grants her a magical purple purse filled with \u201cpreposterous things,\u201d Penelope must use creative and critical thinking\u2014not just magic\u2014to solve problems and stand up for her friends. Angela shares how this \u201cengine\u201d of the series helps kids learn to think, reason, and be kind, skills she believes are essential in an age of AI and constant media. Drawing on her background in child development and her groundbreaking work on Blue\u2019s Clues and Daniel Tiger\u2019s Neighborhood, Angela talks about \u201ccuddle TV\u201d\u2014those precious moments when parents and kids watch or read together, ask questions like \u201cWhat do you think will happen next?\u201d, and model deeper thinking. She highlights research showing that just 15 minutes of daily reading-for-fun can expose kids to a million new words a year and profoundly shape their futures. Angela also compares the Princess Penelope books and YouTube episodes, explaining how each medium deepens the experience in different ways. Later in the episode, Jed chats with David Gillespie, retired Air Force veteran and author of \u201cFloo Flocky Doo to the Rescue.\u201d David shares the 26-year journey from his daughter\u2019s imaginative play to a lively, rhyming picture book that celebrates family stories, risk-taking, and nurturing a lifelong love of reading in young children. ","author_name":"Reading With Your Kids Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/readingwithyourkids.libsyn.com\/site","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41576460\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/202762115"}