For two years I’ve been Tweeting the hashtag #bedtimepicks to share the picture books I’m reading to my kids that night. For two years some folks have joined in, yet all have dropped out.
Then I realized: YOU HAVEN’T BLOGGED ABOUT THIS FOR TWO YEARS?
What is wrong with me? (Don’t answer that!)
So I now triumphantly propose we get moving with this hashtag! It’s a simple way to share and discover great picture books. (And if you read chapter books or middle grade novels to your kids, of course, those count, too!)
In the evening, tweet something like this:
Then click on the hashtag to see what other parents and caregivers are reading.
VOILA!
TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING!
If you’re in, let me know in the comments. And please blog about it to spread the word.
Now quick, let’s all play catch-up!
Wonderful blog, Tara!
Oooh- I never see the hashtag because we’re busy going to bed ourselves! Fab idea, Tara!
What a wonderful idea. I may blog about it too and pitch a few favorites.
I have no kids to read to at night, but I may join in at random times when I’m reading something fun. #bedtimepicks Yay!
I’m in, but I promise I will only hashtag when we’re reading something new (to our hash). Lots of repeats for us right now. M is 7-months old, but loves to eat, er, I mean, listen to bedtime stories.
I’ve been meaning to do this but so…tired…by…then…zzzz. Will try to remember tonight!
FINALLY! Yay! My only question is how I can be grammatically correct if we’re only reading one book. I mean, I’ll do it (“Current #bedtimepicks: INVISIBLE INKLING: DANGEROUS PUMPKINS by @elockhart”) but, well, you know.
LOVE this idea, but I have same question Julie has. Will #bedtimepick work as well?
Tara, I love this idea. Starting tonight!
We should stick to the same term because bedtimepick is a different hashtag search than bedtimepicks. So stick with the plural even if you’re reading only one book. Think of it in the collective–”look at all the great reads people are sharing for #bedtimepicks!” So all the tweets put together are definitely plural!