Listen 🎧 Can we read? just got better
Announcing a partnership with podcast network GoKidGo
Hi there! 👋 It’s me, Sarah Miller, here to share the exciting news that I’ve partnered with GoKidGo, an audio imagination company and top podcast network that produces super fun, compelling, full-cast shows for kids.
I have to admit that when the founders of GoKidGo first approached me, I was skeptical: I’ve listened to a lot of story podcasts and very few of them have ever impressed me all that much, or more importantly, entertained my children. And I’ve been approached by many companies over the years that want to pay me to endorse something, like a reading app (hard no) or a reading program (also a no) or various products I neither believe in nor would use with my own children. My policy is — always has been and always will be — that I will not under any circumstances recommend something to my subscribers that I don’t wholeheartedly enjoy with my own, actual family.
I decided to give GoKidGo a try, enlisting the help of my best critics, the people whose opinions matter the most to me: my 10- and 8-year-old.
We listened to several hours of GoKidGo shows in the car — The Upside Down Story, Bobby Wonder, and our hands-down favorite, Lucy Wow, among others — and were, well, truly wowed. (I pay close attention to anything that makes my kids laugh out loud, but I was surprised to find I was doing the same.)
Not only is there research showing a positive correlation between children who listen to podcasts and children who read, GoKidGo is something special, and I’m so excited to tell you that as of today, paid subscribers to Can We Read? receive FREE premium access to the entire GoKidGo universe.
You can browse all of their awesome shows here.
This add-on can help you:
Enrich your family culture of reading
GoKidGo’s shows offer dynamic, immersive stories that spark creativity, build language skills, and diversify the reading formats you share with your kids. This is not only another way of cultivating a love of stories and supporting literacy skills, it also expands on the rich reading atmosphere you’ve already created.
Save time, energy, and effort
One of the main goals of my newsletter is to save you the often considerable time, energy, and effort it takes to find excellent children’s books. GoKidGo is an extension of that same thoughtful, curated approach — I’ve done the work here for you by finding a high-quality, useful resource that can fit seamlessly into your already busy life.
Offer screen-free entertainment
GoKidGo’s library of captivating stories is available anytime, so when you need a break but don’t necessarily want to rely on a screen, relief is as simple as pulling up a podcast. (I’m not saying an audio story is going to interrupt a toddler’s tantrum, but it might!)
How to access this add-on:
To this add-on, upgrade your subscription to Can we read?, which, just as a reminder, also comes with the following:
Instant downloads that are different than the ones I provide to free subscribers
A book-tracking Notion template I created for you to copy and make your own
Complimentary access to seasonal reading PDFs I release a few times a year
Personalized booklists for your family, classroom, or other group
Directions for how to access the entire GoKidGo universe for free will arrive in your paid subscriber welcome email.
Happy listening!
Sarah