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Free Born Reading Newsletter for Parents

Born Reading is a work in progress.

InBorn Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms in a Digital Age, I share hundreds of books and apps that parents can use with kids. Now that the book is published, I still find great new apps and books every week.

To keep parents and kids informed, I am launching a free newsletter for parents. Follow the link below to subscribe for free book, eBook, app and craft recommendations every single week.

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Homemade Digital & Print Books

In Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms in a Digital Age, I included a whole section aboutmaking books and digital books at home. Homemade books will help your kids stay creative for the rest of their lives.

My friend Ethan Minsker is an author and zine maker in New York City. For years, he’s created homemade magazines with other writers, artists, and East Village characters. In Born Reading, he explained how he turned bedtime stories into simple homemade books:

“At bedtime,I make up a story wit...

Join Us at the Santa Monica Library

Nothing is better than sharinga few great books. Over the last few months, I’ve visited libraries and bookstores to illustrate theinteractive reading techniques outlined in Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms in a Digital Age.

On Saturday, September 13 at 10:30 am, parents and kids can join us at Santa Monica Public Library to explore the best books and apps: “In this interactive workshop, Born Reading author Jason Boog helps parents/caregivers and educators discover new ways to engage young c...

Interactive Apps & eBooks for Kids

On Saturday, August 16, I’ll show parents, kids and caregivers to how they can use digital resources at the Palms-Rancho Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library. Below, I’ve linked to all the apps I will share with families at the library.

Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms in a Digital Age illustrates the art of “interactive reading,” simple techniques developed by experts over the last 25 years to maximize the benefits of reading aloud to a child. Nothing can replace the experience of a ch...

How To Get Children’s eBooks At Your Library

Over at The Wall Street Journal, journalist Geoffrey A. Fowler wrote about how many libraries have large collections of digital books for adults. They also have HUGE collections of books for kids as well.

Check it out: “More than 90% of American public libraries have amassed e-book collections you can read on your iPad, and often even on a Kindle. You don’t have to walk into a branch or risk an overdue fine. And they’re totally free.”

Ever since I finished Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms i...

Tablet Toddlers & Math Apps

While writing Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms in a Digital Age, I consulted with Craig Sender, creator ofthe great Tablets Toddlers blog.

Craig wrote about Born Reading recently, so I caught up with him to find out more about his current thoughts on kids and devices. He told me:

“I loved this piece in The New York Times by Farhad Manjoo about not feeling guilty about using your smartphone while parenting in which a father finds a way to spend time with his preschooler and still get his work...

Betsy Bird & Julie Danielson Share Reading Advice

This week, New York Public Library’s Youth Materials Collections SpecialistBetsy BirdandSeven Impossible Things Before BreakfastbloggerJulie DanielsonpublishedWild Things! Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature(co-written withPeter Sieruta).

Betsy wrote a fabulous introduction to Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms in a Digital Age, so I caught up with the two authors to get some interactive reading advice from thesechildren’s book experts…

Q: Betsy, you recommend A Time to Keep by Tasha Tud...

Book Shrines for Children

Over the weekend, we made a very simple “Shrine To Children’s Literature” at home, celebrating some of my daughter’sfavorite books.

In her wonderful book, Happier at Home, author Gretchen Rubin describes how she built a “Shrine to Children’s Literature” in her home. She found joy in seeing “all my beloved titles lined up together” in a proud collection.

Ourshrine also includes my daughter’snearly completed summer reading program progress sheet. I shared stories and advice aboutall these books i...

The Art of Interactive Reading

In Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms in a Digital Age, I help parents and caregivers master the art of interactive reading. By following my simple “Born Reading Playbook,” anyone can turn storytime into a rich, participatory experience.

These techniques are more than 25 years old.

Dr. Grover Whitehurst, a child development expert who would go on to serve as director of the Institute of Education Sciences at the Department of Education, helped develop a program called “dialogic reading” in the...

Best TumbleBooks at Your Library

Does your library have a TumbleBooks account? At both of my local libraries, young readers can tap into this online collection digital picture books for kids. If your library has an account, you can access the program on computers, smartphones and tablets.

To help parents navigate this resource, I’ve included the titles of my ten favorite TumbleBooks below. Simply visit your library’s online page and click the TumbleBooks link to access the collection. You can search for these individual title...