Host, Laura Cunningham, introduces listeners to the Read-Aloud Home and explains how she became a read aloud zealot. She also explains what to expect from this podcast and discusses the research on the benefits of reading aloud.

Books and humans mentioned:

· Reading Magic (2001) By Mem Fox

· The Read-Aloud Handbook (7th Edition) (2013) By Jim Trelease

· Time for Bed (1993) By Mem Fox

· J.R.R Tolkein (author)

· Philip Pullman (author)

· C.S Lewis (author)

· Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) By Lewis Carol