BookWorthy
Valerie Fentress
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About This Podcast
Looking for books your kids will love — and you can trust?
The award-winning BookWorthy Podcast is your weekly guide to help Christian parents cut through the noise and find books that actually matter. Each week, award-winning children's author Valerie Fentress chats with authors about stories that help kids process big feelings, grow in faith, and see God’s goodness in everyday life.
Think of it as your trusted book buddy for raising readers who love Jesus.
Full Transcripts available at http://www.valeriefentress.com/blog
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S9E5 Teaching Kids to Love God’s World: Inside ‘Mary the Missionary’ with Yvonne M. Morgan
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S9E4 Exploring 'Smoke and Mirrors' with Jeff Maxim
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S9E3 Finding Harmony and Friendship with Allia Zobel Nolan
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S9E2 Growing Up in Faith with Penny Reeve
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S9E1 Devoted Heroes of Faith with Joshua Cooley
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Teaching Kids to Pray Big Prayers with Kirthana Fanning
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A Gift, a Book, a Blessing with Eric and Meredith Schroedtenbauer
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A Beautiful Earth Day Compilation of Poems with Nancy Tupper Ling
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A Grandpuppy Leaves her mark with author Sandra Kay Chambers
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S8E12 The Power of a Smile with Kat Kronenberg
Send us Fan MailFull Transcripts available at http://www.valeriefentress.com/blogIn this episode of Bookworthy, Valerie interviews Kat Cronenberg, author of the 'Live Big' series. They discuss the…
S8E11 Narwhals Teach Faith and Science with Jennifer Jahn
Send us Fan MailFull Transcripts available at http://www.valeriefentress.com/blogIn this episode of Bookworthy, host Valerie speaks with children's author Jennifer Jahn about her debut picture book,…
S8E10 Discovering Magic in Everyday Creativity with Lara d'Entremont
Send us Fan MailFull Transcripts available at http://www.valeriefentress.com/blogIn this episode of Bookworthy, host Valerie interviews author Lara d'Entremont about her YA fantasy novel, The Painted…
S8E9 The Gift of Diversity and Culture in Stories with Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young
Send us Fan MailFull Transcripts available at http://www.valeriefentress.com/blogIn this episode of Book Worthy, host Valerie speaks with author Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young about her journey as a…
S8E8 Exploring God and the Universe with Mark Wainwright
Send us Fan MailFull Transcripts available at http://www.valeriefentress.com/blogIn this episode of Bookworthy, host Valerie interviews Mark Wainwright, an author and editor with over 18 years of…
S8 Season Eight Bonus with Shaun Stevenson and Brock Eastman
Send us Fan MailFull Transcripts available at http://www.valeriefentress.com/blogIn this Bonus episode of Bookworthy, hosts Valerie, Shaun Stevenson, and Brock Eastman discuss the Parable Port…
S8E7 A Middle-Grade Prankster Helps Readers Explore their hearts with Bonnie Swinehart
Send us Fan MailFull Transcripts available at http://www.valeriefentress.com/blogIn this episode of the Bookworthy Podcast, Valerie interviews children's author Bonnie S. Weinhardt about her Bingees…
S8E6 The Colorful World of Hadley the Hippo with Kayla E. Green
Send us Fan MailFull Transcripts available at http://www.valeriefentress.com/blogIn this episode of Bookworthy, Valerie interviews Kayla E. Green, an award-winning YA fantasy author who has ventured…
S8E5 Growing a Love of God on the Farm with Sarah Philpott
Send us Fan MailFull Transcripts available at http://www.valeriefentress.com/blogIn this episode of Bookworthy, Valerie interviews award-winning author Sarah Philpott, who shares her journey from…
S8E4 Emotional Growth Through Storytelling with Kathleen Davis
Send us Fan MailFull Transcripts available at http://www.valeriefentress.com/blogIn this episode of Bookworthy, host Valerie speaks with children's author Kathleen about her journey as a writer and…
S8E3 A Journey into The Black Cyclone with John Kennedy Howard
Send us Fan MailFull Transcripts available at http://www.valeriefentress.com/blogIn this episode of Book Worthy, Valerie interviews cycling legend John Howard, who discusses his latest book, The…
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BookWorthy has published 140 episodes since June 2023, covering topics in Arts, Books.
BookWorthy is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 24m.
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