About Terry
I'm a Stay-at-Home-Mom who turned her passion for reading and books into something useful ... a non-profit for children's literacy.
Studies keep telling us that kids just don't know how to read. The 25 million adults who are illiterate started out as kids! We have to reach the kids AND their parents ... or who are we writing these great books for?
In the Reading Tub we bring reading... More
Studies keep telling us that kids just don't know how to read. The 25 million adults who are illiterate started out as kids! We have to reach the kids AND their parents ... or who are we writing these great books for?
In the Reading Tub we bring reading... More
Terry's Blog: Scrub-a-Dub-Tub, The Reading Tub® Blog - Recent Posts
| 8/31/2014 | Adult Literacy Crisis in the United States (0 Comments )
There is an adult illiteracy crisis in the United States, and this is not a hidden secret. In the state of Florida alone, there are around 2 million people who do not know how to read or write. Many of them have even graduated from high school and... Read the rest of this post |
| 8/30/2014 | Signs of early literacy difficulties in children (0 Comments )
In nearly every case, it is always the parents or caregivers who first suspect learning disabilities in a child. A person who is close to the child more often will easily find out whether the child has a learning problem or not. Parents are advised... Read the rest of this post |
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Books 1 - 4 of 279 from Terry's bookshelf, View all 279 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Farfallina & Marcel (Hardcover) Author: Holly Keller Illustrator: Holly Keller Publisher: Greenwillow |
Baby to Pre-K |
4/15/2008 Add | |||
| Terry said: A sweet story, with simple toddler-eye-catching illustrations. Clearly, it's a little too wordy, subtle and grown-up for our toddler. We'll try again�the story is too good not to.
To read the ful...more tags: animal-stories picture-books-fiction picture-books-nonfiction , animal-stories fiction picture-books-fiction picture-books-nonfiction | |||||
| 69 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Do the Math #2: The Writing on the Wall (Hardcover) Author: Wendy Lichtman Publisher: HarperTeen |
Ages 9-12 |
4/15/2008 Add | |||
| Terry tagged as: To Read , read | |||||
| 82 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Scepter of the Ancients (Skulduggery Pleasant) (Paperback) Author: Derek Landy Illustrator: Tom Percival Publisher: HarperTrophy |
Ages 9-12 |
4/15/2008 Add | |||
| Terry said: Gordon Edgely, a world-renowned author of mysteries and the macabre, is dead. Uncle Gordon bequeathed his mansion and wealth to his 12-year-old niece, Stephanie. When Stephanie heard rumors that Uncle...more tags: fantasy series-books , To Read , , I read | |||||
| 6,007 Reviews | |||||
| 4. I Love You Like Crazy Cakes (Hardcover) Author: Rose A. Lewis Illustrator: Jane Dyer Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers |
Baby to Pre-K |
4/15/2008 Add | |||
| Terry said: This is a sweet, personal story. The illustrations are bright and colorful, and the narrative is neither extensive nor technical. tags: I read , picture-books-fiction read-aloud-books , 3/5/2008 | |||||
| 219 Reviews | |||||
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Profile Comments
Comment by Kakie Fitzsimmons on 8/16/2009 at 1:30 PM:
Hi Terry, we haven't connected in a while! I am just stopping by to see how you are doing as my JF friend. I hope you have enjoyed this great summer season. I am getting ready to release a new children's book about basketball, should be fun. I look forward to staying connected. Blessings!
Hi Terry, we haven't connected in a while! I am just stopping by to see how you are doing as my JF friend. I hope you have enjoyed this great summer season. I am getting ready to release a new children's book about basketball, should be fun. I look forward to staying connected. Blessings!
Comment by Tom Hannah on 2/27/2009 at 2:22 PM:
Hi Terry-thanks for the nice comment about the illustrations from our book. Tom and Tess
Hi Terry-thanks for the nice comment about the illustrations from our book. Tom and Tess
Comment by Tom Hannah on 11/8/2008 at 10:12 PM:
Hi Terry, Thanks for adding us as friends. Good luck with the Reading Tub. I hope you enjoyed reading about our book The Endless String. Our best to you Tom and Tess
Hi Terry, Thanks for adding us as friends. Good luck with the Reading Tub. I hope you enjoyed reading about our book The Endless String. Our best to you Tom and Tess
Comment by Tracy Grand on 8/20/2008 at 7:36 PM:
Terry, thanks for all your help with our awards section. We're going to be releasing it soon. I hope you're having a great summer!
Tracy
Terry, thanks for all your help with our awards section. We're going to be releasing it soon. I hope you're having a great summer!
Tracy
Comment by Jina Oravetz on 6/28/2008 at 10:10 AM:
One of the reasons I love writing so much is the thought that I may some day turn a child on to reading. I think it's great that you found a way to incorporate that into your life!
One of the reasons I love writing so much is the thought that I may some day turn a child on to reading. I think it's great that you found a way to incorporate that into your life!
Comment by Pat Burns on 4/16/2008 at 1:12 PM:
Hey Terry:
We would love to cross market! I think your site is a really good match for us.
I am attending BEA and actually very involved with helping market BEA to teachers in Orange County.
The Festival will have a dispaly table just our side the Friday morning... more
We would love to cross market! I think your site is a really good match for us.
I am attending BEA and actually very involved with helping market BEA to teachers in Orange County.
The Festival will have a dispaly table just our side the Friday morning... more
Comment by Pat Burns on 4/15/2008 at 9:06 PM:
HI Terry!
Glad to see you’ve joined JackFlap. It looks like we share very similar passions... I think this is a great social network for those of us interested in children’s literacy. I'm glad we connected.
I hope you’ll check out the Orange County Children’s Book Festival ... more
Glad to see you’ve joined JackFlap. It looks like we share very similar passions... I think this is a great social network for those of us interested in children’s literacy. I'm glad we connected.
I hope you’ll check out the Orange County Children’s Book Festival ... more
Comment by Yuyi Morales on 1/16/2008 at 4:40 PM:
Esplendoroso is such a beautiful word. thank you for giving it to me, Terry.
Yuyi Morales
Esplendoroso is such a beautiful word. thank you for giving it to me, Terry.
Yuyi Morales
Comment by Kerry Madden on 12/13/2007 at 2:41 PM:
Thank you so much, Terry. My passion is writing for kids and doing writing workshops with them, so they can write their stories. I am so happy to meet you!
All best
Kerry Madden
Thank you so much, Terry. My passion is writing for kids and doing writing workshops with them, so they can write their stories. I am so happy to meet you!
All best
Kerry Madden
Comment by Eric Hammond on 10/15/2007 at 4:18 PM:
Hello, Terry, & welcome to JacketFlap.
Hello, Terry, & welcome to JacketFlap.
Thanks Terry for inviting me to join you in your JacketFlap community. Looking forward to your blog posts.