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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:03:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thebookmama.com/study-links-reading-to-young-children-to-improved-teen-literacy/ http://www.thebookmama.com/study-links-reading-to-young-children-to-improved-teen-literacy/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:03:01 +0000 Lisa http://www.thebookmama.com/?p=3197 Continuing with this month’s theme touting the benefits of reading aloud to your children, a report from the international Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development recently examined the long-term impact of parental support on literacy and found a strong link between reading aloud to young children and later teenage reading abilities.  It also found that things like [...]]]> http://www.thebookmama.com/study-links-reading-to-young-children-to-improved-teen-literacy/feed/ 2 http://www.thebookmama.com/bedtime-reading-promotes-later-literacy/ http://www.thebookmama.com/bedtime-reading-promotes-later-literacy/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:50:41 +0000 Lisa http://www.thebookmama.com/?p=3184 http://www.thebookmama.com/bedtime-reading-promotes-later-literacy/feed/ 2 http://www.thebookmama.com/lost-dr-seuss-stories-hits-shelves/ http://www.thebookmama.com/lost-dr-seuss-stories-hits-shelves/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:20:21 +0000 Lisa http://www.thebookmama.com/?p=3125 http://www.thebookmama.com/lost-dr-seuss-stories-hits-shelves/feed/ 0 http://www.thebookmama.com/my-first-cavity-search/ http://www.thebookmama.com/my-first-cavity-search/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:15:12 +0000 Lisa http://www.thebookmama.com/?p=3118 In the great tradition of “Go the F*#k to Sleep” comes a new informational book for the little ones. *Note — Not an actual book.  Yet.  ]]> http://www.thebookmama.com/my-first-cavity-search/feed/ 0 http://www.thebookmama.com/my-first-review-of-a-parenting-advice-book-how-to-hug-a-porcupine-by-julie-a-ross/ http://www.thebookmama.com/my-first-review-of-a-parenting-advice-book-how-to-hug-a-porcupine-by-julie-a-ross/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:10:48 +0000 Lisa http://www.thebookmama.com/?p=3096 I don’t even have a ‘tween yet and already I’m getting attitude, defiance and what I can only compare to the occasional “toddler-esque” tantrum.  What the heck is going on?  And will we even live to see middle school? Yesterday, my child was a sweet, well-adjusted eight-year-old. Today, a moody, disrespectful ten-year-old. What happened? And [...]]]> http://www.thebookmama.com/my-first-review-of-a-parenting-advice-book-how-to-hug-a-porcupine-by-julie-a-ross/feed/ 2 http://www.thebookmama.com/did-maggie-goes-on-a-diet-go-too-far/ http://www.thebookmama.com/did-maggie-goes-on-a-diet-go-too-far/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:38:24 +0000 Lisa http://www.thebookmama.com/?p=3084 Should girls be dieting? Last month a firestorm of controversy arose over the book “Maggie Goes on a Diet.”  Many were outraged by the book’s topic claiming that it taught children “self-hate” and was “anorexia bait.”   Yet childhood obesity is a real issue in this country.  Of the many articles written on the debate, [...]]]> http://www.thebookmama.com/did-maggie-goes-on-a-diet-go-too-far/feed/ 3 http://www.thebookmama.com/tuck-everlasting-by-natalie-babbitt/ http://www.thebookmama.com/tuck-everlasting-by-natalie-babbitt/#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:39:23 +0000 Lisa http://www.thebookmama.com/?p=3071 “Mommy, would you drink the water?” My daughter has asked this question, in her most thoughtful little voice, at least half a dozen times since we listened to the audio book of “Tuck Everlasting” on a five hour drive during our summer vacation. The “water” to which she is referring is the literal fountain of [...]]]> http://www.thebookmama.com/tuck-everlasting-by-natalie-babbitt/feed/ 0 http://www.thebookmama.com/jasper-jones-by-craig-silvey/ http://www.thebookmama.com/jasper-jones-by-craig-silvey/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 10:34:17 +0000 Lisa http://www.thebookmama.com/?p=3064 Wandering through the library one lazy afternoon, I stumbled up “Jasper Jones.”  Reading the back flap, I thought “eh, sounds okay.”  Little did I know that I would become obsessed with this book, sneaking away to read a few pages here and there, for the next 72 hours. As the story opens, we meet Charlie [...]]]> http://www.thebookmama.com/jasper-jones-by-craig-silvey/feed/ 0 http://www.thebookmama.com/meg-cabot-thinks-vampire-novels-need-new-blood/ http://www.thebookmama.com/meg-cabot-thinks-vampire-novels-need-new-blood/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 01:16:35 +0000 Lisa http://www.thebookmama.com/?p=3054 http://www.thebookmama.com/meg-cabot-thinks-vampire-novels-need-new-blood/feed/ 0 http://www.thebookmama.com/how-to-survive-a-garden-gnome-attack-by-chuck-sambuchino/ http://www.thebookmama.com/how-to-survive-a-garden-gnome-attack-by-chuck-sambuchino/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:34:59 +0000 Lisa http://www.thebookmama.com/?p=3024 If you thought the coming zombie apocalypse was going to be trouble, boy-oh-boy did you have your priorities in the wrong place. Listen up, people!  There’s a new threat in town—and it’s only twelve inches tall. How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack by Chuck Sambuchino is the only comprehensive survival guide that will help you [...]]]> http://www.thebookmama.com/how-to-survive-a-garden-gnome-attack-by-chuck-sambuchino/feed/ 1