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I don’t normally do a week-in-review post but this past week was such a celebration of literacy (with Share A Story and World Read Aloud Day), I wanted to highlight some things as well as thank a bunch of people for helping make it a great week.
First off, if you didn’t get a chance to check out Share A Story please visit when you have the opportunity. Thanks to Terry Doherty for helping organize this amazing blog tour. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the posts as well as having the opportunity to serve as one of the hosts.
Thanks also to Dawn Little of Links to Literacy for hosting Book Dads on Day 2: The Gift of Reading. I had so many responses from dads for our post, I had to break them up into three separate ones: Dads Share Their Story Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Thanks to all the dads, authors and bloggers who took the time to share their gift of reading with me.
I’d also like to thank Danielle from There’s A Book for hosting Book Dads on Day 3: Literacy 2.0. This might have been my favorite day of posts. I couldn’t believe the number of resources people shared, and have been waiting for an opportunity to visit those links. Here is our post for that day: Unwrapping Literacy 2.0: The Color Nook with Toddlers.
World Read Aloud Daywas on Wednesday. Check out their appearance on Good Morning America.
6 Comments on A Special Week-In-Review, last added: 3/14/2011
Eric Van Raepenbusch said, on 3/13/2011 6:05:00 PM
You did an awesome job this week with your Dads and Literacy piece, plus keeping everyone informed with all the exciting happenings through Twitter. Thanks so much.
The1stdaughter (Danielle) said, on 3/13/2011 9:57:00 PM
You so totally rock! I loved all of your work this week, and especially the piece you did for the Literacy 2.0 day. Such a fantastic week! Thank you again, I’m SO happy you joined in for the day I hosted.
Chris Singer said, on 3/14/2011 5:26:00 AM
You so totally rock more
Chris Singer said, on 3/14/2011 5:26:00 AM
Thanks Eric – it was a lot of fun!
Terry Doherty said, on 3/14/2011 10:42:00 AM
What makes Share a Story so special is the ensemble cast and how it grows … reminds me of some of those days in gym when we were kids where each of us picked a “movement” and then added on to make a machine!
Now, if only I could stay in my pajamas and read all day!!!
Thank you SO MUCH Chris for making it a truly spectacular week.
Katie Davis said, on 3/14/2011 10:57:00 AM
Thanks for the shoutout! I LOVE that pj shot! TOO cute.
Although I’m very comfortable with and enjoy using new technology and products, I’m not the kind of person who runs out every time a new product is released. I still don’t have an iPad (although the new one about to be released is very tempting). I don’t have a Droid or smartphone. I am a Mac user though and will be forever.
All this being said, I am a book lover and, if you can’t tell from a visit to Book Dads, I’m just a tad book-obsessed as well. When the Color Nook was released I just wasn’t able to resist getting one. However, I wasn’t just going to buy one for myself, but also for my daughter Tessa. Although it didn’t stop me from buying one, I admit I was a little bit worried about Tessa becoming mesmerized with the Nook, and not wanting to look at her picture books any more. In our particular case and I think for other kids as well, it was a needless worry. If anything, Tessa spends even more time now pouring through the books on her shelf, and has developed an even greater love of books. But I believe that doesn’t have anything to do with the Nook — it has to do with me and my wife continuing to make ourselves available to read to her aloud.
So what makes the Color Nook worth getting for toddlers?
First, what I’m not so crazy about:
* The selection of children’s picture books for the Color Nook isn’t great (yet). If you’re looking for a lot of your favorites (for example, we were looking for Mo Willems books), they’re not available yet on the Nook.
* I really like the Read to Me feature which allows a book to be read to the child. It gives me a little break from reading aloud, which is something I sometimes need because I read aloud quite often every day. However, not every book has that feature which, if it’s something you really want to have on your Nook books, can even further trim down your selection choices.
Neither of these are really huge deals to me. I’ve been able to find some good selections at good prices, but I have to spend a lot of time looking. I’m absolutely thrilled to see many Todd Parr books on the Nook and we’ve purchased a few because he is one of our very favorite children’s authors. Plus, his books are available with the Read to Me feature and it sounds like he’s the one reading the books!!
Here’s what I like about using the Color Nook with my daughter:
* The Nook’s portability makes it great for traveling. We used it on vacation and having it on the plane was awesome!
* I really think if you have a child who isn’t as interested in books and reading, the Nook might be a way to spark an interest in book
7 Comments on Unwrapping Literacy 2.0: The Color Nook with Toddlers, last added: 3/9/2011
Either way, print book or Nook, it’s obvious by the pictures that Tessa is engaged and loving the gift of reading and books. What more could we ask for?
Eric Van Raepenbusch said, on 3/9/2011 3:56:00 AM
I would love to see a Nook. We received an iPad as a gift and have purchased many Dr.Seuss books. I still haven’t invested much money into the ebooks as I see the books currently being passed over by my kids because of the abundance of free learning games we have downloaded. Having a dedicated book reader would certainly differentiate itself as for reading books only.
Terry Doherty said, on 3/9/2011 8:36:00 AM
Had I only known the Color Nook was coming so fast on the heels of the Nook.
We got ours for Christmas 2009, thinking it would be a way for my husband and I to read when we travel. Perfect for picking books you WANT to read as opposed to having to live with airport bookstore selections on a layover.
My 9YO loves it and actually has pulled some of the free content (original Wizard of Oz) to read. Now there are three of us vying for it. It’s hard to say “no” when she wants to read!
Chris Singer said, on 3/9/2011 8:41:00 AM
Yes, Tessa loves her books very much and I’m very thankful and thrilled by it!!
Chris Singer said, on 3/9/2011 8:42:00 AM
The Color Nook is great. I’d like an iPad at some point but I’m going to wait until Tessa gets a little older.
Chris Singer said, on 3/9/2011 8:47:00 AM
I didn’t mention it in the post but the Nook comes with Wi-Fi too so it’s pretty handy to have when we’re out and about as well. It’s definitely been worth it!
Holly said, on 3/9/2011 10:46:00 AM
I’m the opposite: I have an iPad (which I love), but I’m very tempted by the Nook. It would be nice sometimes to hand the kids a device that could be used only for books. Plus then I wouldn’t have to share so much.
First off, if you didn’t get a chance to check out Share A Story please visit when you have the opportunity. Thanks to Terry Doherty for helping organize this amazing blog tour. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the posts as well as having the opportunity to serve as one of the hosts.
You did an awesome job this week with your Dads and Literacy piece, plus keeping everyone informed with all the exciting happenings through Twitter. Thanks so much.
You so totally rock! I loved all of your work this week, and especially the piece you did for the Literacy 2.0 day. Such a fantastic week! Thank you again, I’m SO happy you joined in for the day I hosted.
You so totally rock more
Thanks Eric – it was a lot of fun!
What makes Share a Story so special is the ensemble cast and how it grows … reminds me of some of those days in gym when we were kids where each of us picked a “movement” and then added on to make a machine!
Now, if only I could stay in my pajamas and read all day!!!
Thank you SO MUCH Chris for making it a truly spectacular week.
Thanks for the shoutout! I LOVE that pj shot! TOO cute.