Author Archive: Jason Boog
Crafts Based on Children’s Books
September 17, 2014
“Follow the things your child loves” is the foundation of Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms in a Digital Age. When your kid loves a particular book, you should go online and find more activities related to that book. Most authors have websites these days, loaded with free activities, games, crafts and pictures. Below, I made […]
Born Reading Bundle for Disney’s Frozen
September 15, 2014
Is the kid in your life obsessed with Disney’s Frozen? Instead of forcing children to read about something they don’t care about, help them find more books and multimedia materials related to the hit movie. In Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms in a Digital Age, I encourage kids and caregivers to explore all kinds of media: […]
Best Audiobooks for Kids
August 20, 2014
We love listening to audiobooks in my family. My daughter and I play at least one audiobook on the drive to preschool every morning. Every weekend, we visit the audiobook section of the library to find another book and CD to take home for the week’s listening. Even if your library doesn’t have an audiobook section, […]
How To Get Children’s eBooks At Your Library
August 13, 2014
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 […]
Tablet Toddlers & Math Apps
August 12, 2014
While writing Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms in a Digital Age, I consulted with Craig Sender, creator of the 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 […]
Betsy Bird & Julie Danielson Share Reading Advice
August 6, 2014
This week, New York Public Library’s Youth Materials Collections Specialist Betsy Bird and Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast blogger Julie Danielson published Wild Things! Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature (co-written with Peter 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 […]
Book Shrines for Children
August 4, 2014
Over the weekend, we made a very simple “Shrine To Children’s Literature” at home, celebrating some of my daughter’s favorite 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 […]
The Art of Interactive Reading
August 1, 2014
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 […]
Best TumbleBooks at Your Library
July 30, 2014
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 […]
Robert Munsch Born Reading Bundle
July 23, 2014
My daughter and I devoured stacks of books by the great Canadian picture book author, Robert Munsch. I mentioned some of his work in Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms in a Digital Age, You may have read one of his more famous books like The Paper Bag Princess or Love You Forever. Kids love his loopy sensibility, […]