Reading Tips

When we first heard about the summer slide, our minds went to playgrounds and laughter.

By Amanda Clark-Rudolph

First things first, congratulations on becoming a parent! What an exciting, rewarding—and challenging!—moment.

I was recently at my mom’s house, as we worked together to sort through her children’s book collection pulling out books that belonged to each of us. Some books were sorted into piles based purely on memory, but the vast majority were sorted as we opened the front cover and saw whose name was inscribed inside. Compiling my stack and reading the sweet inscriptions written by (primarily) my grandmothers and mother, brought back a host of warm fuzzy memories, both of the family and friends who had gifted me the books as well as of snuggling up and reading the stories themselves throughout my childhood.

Introducing babies to books during their first weeks and months of life is something all experts agree on. But have you ever pulled a book off the shelf for storytime with your toddler only to see her run off in the other direction?

When your child is struggling with reading, you can feel worried and stressed. Strong reading abilities are not only critical to academic success, but they also have many other developmental benefits.

Sure, we all love a good Netflix binge. I hate to admit it , but I recently watched the entire season of a show in a 36 hour period. But before there was Netflix for bingeing, there were books. And they still make for a great afternoon, evening, or lazy Saturday.

Any time customers cancel their Bookroo subscription, we ask why. We want to know how we can improve our service, and feedback from users provides the most valuable insights. One of the most common responses we get is that subscribers feel they have too many books at the moment.

Sure, we all love a good Netflix binge. I hate to admit it, but I recently watched the entire season of a show in a 36 hour period. But before there was Netflix for bingeing, there were books. And they still make for a great afternoon, evening, or lazy Saturday.