A Few Things We’re Loving Around Here


Welcome to RAR Round-Up, our brand new monthly email featuring our team’s favorite things happening around here—all in one place for you.

Bookish March Madness

Enjoy March Madness with a bookish twist! March Madness is a national tournament where college basketball teams battle to be the last one standing. Here at RAR, we’re doing it with books!

Use our FREE Bookish March Madness to decide which books are champions in your home. Choose any 16 books to fill out your bracket and enjoy voting for your favorite.


The Latest Podcast Episode

Why do we read aloud to our kids? Especially those who can read to themselves?

This is a topic that comes up all the time at Read-Aloud Revival and in this episode, we’re talking about the impact reading aloud has on our children, regardless of their independent reading level. Research shows that there are many benefits to reading aloud to your kids, and we focus on five of the most important ones.


Sarah's Book of the Week

Each week, Sarah shares her current favorite book on Instagram and Facebook. Be sure to follow along to find new gems to add to pick up from your library or local indie bookstore.

What's Happening in Premium

We're thrilled about what's coming to RAR Premium this spring. If you're not a member already, we'd love to have you join us. You can take a peek at our upcoming events below!


Wishing you and yours a joyful, book-filled week.

Happy reading!

-RAR Team

Read-Aloud Revival

For homeschooling mamas who want their whole family to fall in love with books. Join 135,000 email subscribers, and get Sarah Mackenzie's best tips and book recommendations in your inbox each week.

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