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Personalized Kids’ Books Pack More Reading Punch

Enrich Your Child’s Reading Experience with Personalized Storybooks 

If you think books about adventures, dinosaurs and princesses make great gifts for kids, then wait till you give a child a book about something(or someone) way cooler …. him!

When I spoke to Maia Haag of I See Me Inc a while ago about personalized books for kids, she brought up an interesting point. [...]

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Dr. Seuss turns 106! How will you celebrate?

March 2nd marks the birthday of one of America’s, and perhaps the world’s, most beloved and charming children’s authors who has captured our hearts with his quirky writing and clever tales for decades.  

Whenever I read his books with my daughter, I am reminded that sometimes, you need no rhyme or reason to enjoy what you’re reading. (Well, [...]

Children’s Books – Why Buy When You Can Rent?

Reading to Kids Doesn’t Have to Cost a Fortune

Let me ask you this. Does a trip to the book store end up lightening your pocket book a little more than you expected it to? 
And do you have a hard time picking the best books to read with your kids or keeping up with age-appropriate titles?

The Dilemma Surrounding Children’s [...]

When Reading to Your Baby Turns Magical(and what John Denver has to do with it)

Has reading to your child ever given you goosebumps? (And I mean in a good way!) It may not happen often. And it probably doesn’t happen to everyone. But if you’ve shared the adaptation of John Denver’s Sunshine on My Shoulders with your little sunshine, you probably know what I’m talking about.

Listening to John Denver’s rendition of the [...]

Reasons to Read to Your Child in Your Mother Tongue

Have you ever read to your child in a language you don’t usually read in?

It’s a parenting experience like none other.  And you shouldn’t miss a chance to try it if you can.

Although my daughter is fluent in our mother tongue( Tamil), we haven’t really read many books written in Tamil with her. We’re teaching [...]

Can a National Read to Kids Campaign Change America?

Have you been following the Ideas for Change in America? One of the ideas proposed under the Education category is to launch a national ‘Read to Kids’ campaign.  Suggested by Everybody Wins! (Boston, MA), an organization that takes early literacy and reading skills very seriously, the idea is now among the top 3 contenders, set to compete in the [...]

How reading to your baby helps with temper tantrums, table manners and more

Children’s Storybooks that entertain and teach

What has reading to your baby got to do with disciplining her or tackling potty training?

A lot more than you might imagine.

Whether you’re dealing with the terrible twos, terrific threes or other stages in between or haven’t yet figured out how to get your picky eater to well…pick [...]

When you read to your baby, is the author in the picture?

Dashka Slater, Nancy Tafuri, Eric Carle, Jim Arnosky, Sheila White Samton, Bob Staake.

I don’t really know them. But I think if my 3 yr old daughter met them on the street, she’d most likely give them a hug. Or two. You see, they’re a part of her life now. She comes across their names [...]

Raising a Generation of Readers 2

Reading to Kids Besides Your Own

(contd from Raising a Generation of Readers 1)

So, we’ve established that reading to kids is important. Not just our own kids, but to those who don’t have the benefit of being raised in an environment which comprises of books and reading.

There is no question – if we want our kids [...]

Personalized Children’s Books – Interview with Maia Haag

You could probably come up with hundreds of reasons why books make the most wonderful gifts.  Classics, picture books, board books, bedtime stories, fairy tales…how great is it that you’ll NEVER run out of choices when picking out a book as a gift?

But if I had the time and was looking for a really special [...]