There’s one thing I don’t deny my son of — reading time. I can deny him of snacks (“Enough chocolate for the day!”), of toys (“You have enough Cars characters already.”). But when it comes to books, I find it very hard to say no. Read more…
These are twelve signs you’re a book lover: 1. You’d rather read a book than make small talk. 2. If you make small talk, it’s about a book. 3. Your heart breaks a little bit when a good book ends. 4. When that good book ends, you let the book linger in your arms and […] Read more…
Raising a bookworm? This is what happens! On a car ride home with my sister: Timmy: Book! (Pointing out the window) My sister: Where? Timmy: There! (Pointing at the giant Globe Facebook ad outside Trinoma) Ninang: Ah ok. That’s Facebook. Timmy: B-O-O-K spells book! Facebook… Let’s go Facebook! He thought it was a bookstore! He […] Read more…
Bookworm dates: My son and I love spending afternoons at the bookstore. One particular afternoon, he couldn’t wait to start reading his newly owned set of Eric Carle books. Our bookworm date went from bookstore to cafe. It was so much fun! Bookworm dates must-haves: Good food, good reads. Read more…
Read Raising a Happy Reader Part 1 here, Part 2 here. My sisters and I grew up with a reading culture at home: books were in every room, and everyone could easily pick up a book and start reading. It wasn’t unusual to find a family member reading in the kitchen, another reading in the […] Read more…