Comments on: The Live-in Boyfriend, The Monkey, and The Books

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:36:08 +0000

Love the blog…just stumbled upon it! If video killed the radio star, then tv killed the book. I was an English major in college, so books are essential in my life. As the future stepmom of a new reader, it’s been fun to watch her get excited about reading.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:36:00 +0000

By: Doug @ Daddy's Tired

Doug @ Daddy's Tired — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:04:00 +0000

I loved the book fairs as a kid, I can’t wait to take my little girl to hers (althought we’re still about 4 years out so…).

If you loved comics try the Calvin and Hobbes books, I loved them growing up and they’re still funny now. It kept me interested in reading as a kid even after we got a color TV.

By: Doug @ Daddy's Tired

Doug @ Daddy's Tired — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:04:00 +0000

I loved the book fairs as a kid, I can’t wait to take my little girl to hers (althought we’re still about 4 years out so…).

If you loved comics try the Calvin and Hobbes books, I loved them growing up and they’re still funny now. It kept me interested in reading as a kid even after we got a color TV.

By: carma

carma — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:04:41 +0000

The re-design gets an A+!! So much easier to read the posts and your words stand out a lot more since the format has been simplified. Your writing is very engaging – and now it is front and center. I’m going to check out your tabs up top. Much more navigable.

…and Captain Underpants is an “Epic novel” so you know it has got to be good!! My son has the series, as well as an inflatable Captain Underpants that is in the corner of his room. Even at 13, he is not too old to still appreciate the humor of Captian U P.

Years from now I am expecting to see your son’s name on those wealth-building seminars that travel across the country featuring Rudy Guilani and Zig Ziglar You’ve got a sharp kid there!

By: carma

carma — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:04:00 +0000

Years from now I am expecting to see your son’s name on those wealth-building seminars that travel across the country featuring Rudy Guilani and Zig Ziglar You’ve got a sharp kid there!

By: sara

sara — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:39:56 +0000

Reading this post and comments with great interest, as a mom of a 5 & 8 year old. I had to comment because in reading through all the thoughts & ideas, I kept thinking “Tessy and Tab”! It’s a great kids reading magazine that my daughter is in love with.

It gets her in a reading mode, she waits for it in the mail (addressed to HER), and is a great sort-of starter kit for an engaging “book” to sit down with.

Plus the topics are actually relevant to stuff she has experienced, like Soccer game, going to the Airport, getting hurt, etc. Very well thought out and illustrated. They also have a TV Turnoff kit, so when I saw that I knew this company related to some our “screentime” struggles.

So there’s a recommendation, and thanks again for the great post (& comments!)

By: sara

sara — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:39:00 +0000

It gets her in a reading mode, she waits for it in the mail (addressed to HER), and is a great sort-of starter kit for an engaging “book” to sit down with.

So there’s a recommendation, and thanks again for the great post (& comments!)

By: Mrs4444

Mrs4444 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:18 +0000

P.S. Thanks for the inspiration-I’m linking to you tomorrow….

By: Mrs4444

Mrs4444 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:00 +0000

P.S. Thanks for the inspiration-I’m linking to you tomorrow….