tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post8691123319039132089..comments2024-03-19T00:15:10.156-07:00Comments on Bloom: Why read with your children? (Plus a giveaway!)Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15483990252015813307noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-10679959297955960292009-09-08T09:23:32.235-07:002009-09-08T09:23:32.235-07:00Why is it that my children are so much more calm a...Why is it that my children are so much more calm and well-behaved when we read together? We would love to have more books to share.Craposhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10970835451814317477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-21896992008548821192009-09-03T21:50:55.108-07:002009-09-03T21:50:55.108-07:00For Jen and Jonesy, and anyone else who needs: to ...For Jen and Jonesy, and anyone else who needs: to add the button, go into your page layout and select "add a gadget." Then choose "html/java script" and paste the html for our button in that content box. Click Save and that should do it. Let me know if you need further help. (And I'll put your name in twice!)<br />--AnneMrs. Cropperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702337677136192157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-60288772076548021132009-09-03T20:40:27.416-07:002009-09-03T20:40:27.416-07:00So I told a parent this last week I was a little c...So I told a parent this last week I was a little concerned about how he only knows one letter and the response was "well yeah, he's never been to school." I was shocked-apparently you can't learn unless you are in school nowadays! This is a great post and I loved it! We are working on putting up the button (it's not working for some reason!). Thanks Anne!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-62536446927543345642009-09-03T20:35:57.131-07:002009-09-03T20:35:57.131-07:00Oh please please please pick me. Please please. ...Oh please please please pick me. Please please. And ditto to everything you wrote. Good job Anne. you rock. And I'm putting up a button.Marlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10506606889898401452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-42954078574193853172009-09-03T19:51:39.928-07:002009-09-03T19:51:39.928-07:00i would love to win these books and have some fun ...i would love to win these books and have some fun new reading material for my boys. And I am adding your button to my blog right after I post this, so enter me twice pretty please ;)Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244270576403119862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-18594209746883167072009-09-03T17:45:37.203-07:002009-09-03T17:45:37.203-07:00So I'm fairly new to blogging and have never a...So I'm fairly new to blogging and have never attempted to add a button--can you tell me how to do it?Jonesyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12524291508991901570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-79598324929529655972009-09-03T12:22:22.461-07:002009-09-03T12:22:22.461-07:00We love reading at our house! I started reading to...We love reading at our house! I started reading to my 22 month old before he was born. He now has a very extensive vocabulary and really does absorb everything we talk or read about. We catch him "reading" some of his favorite books almost word for word because he has them memorized.Nolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10067486795207776017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-27720303660143106902009-09-03T11:57:55.900-07:002009-09-03T11:57:55.900-07:00All these points are so true! Either my husband or...All these points are so true! Either my husband or I have been reading to our 6 year old since about age 3 almost every night out of habit and about age 5 she started begging to listen to WHOLE CHAPTERS AT A TIME of abridged illustrated classic editions (the $1 kind at Walmart). I can't quite believe it myself...me who despised classics because I wasn't introduced to them until it was uncool to like what your parents liked...one of my first grader's favorite books is Little Women. Sometimes I start dreading reading to her when I'm too tired or want time for myself, and then I remember that it won't be too much longer before I'll be begging her to spend time with me. So I push on.<br /><br />I'm putting the button on my blog:<br />http://douglasjournal.blogspot.com/<br /><br />So looking forward to your blog!Nicole Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104282871602988961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-2215435125375737812009-09-03T10:55:43.286-07:002009-09-03T10:55:43.286-07:00I added the button to my blog
getupandplay.blogsp...I added the button to my blog<br /><br />getupandplay.blogspot.comBarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17983045210766395899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-43715334201085074792009-09-03T10:54:53.321-07:002009-09-03T10:54:53.321-07:00I'm loving Bloom!!!I'm loving Bloom!!!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17983045210766395899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-30105291352211391652009-09-03T09:35:29.911-07:002009-09-03T09:35:29.911-07:00I read to my 5 month old and she loves it already!...I read to my 5 month old and she loves it already! <br /><br />And yes... I added your button to my blog!micah folsom photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138019220981717661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-8852110681281015692009-09-03T09:35:29.316-07:002009-09-03T09:35:29.316-07:00I really am enjoying this blog. I've put your...I really am enjoying this blog. I've put your button on my blog so I hope my community will read it too. Thanks for all the good list of why reading is great. I appreciate it a lot!Jami Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377028010991011433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-7165368149118476532009-09-03T08:13:50.659-07:002009-09-03T08:13:50.659-07:00I loved how you thought reading was important, eve...I loved how you thought reading was important, even for infants. I have a 9 month old, and he may only sit through a few pages, but I try to do it at least once a day. What a bonus if it helps improve his attention span. I'm so excited about your new blog!Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12194844217907979352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-2859674016565311082009-09-02T23:02:56.670-07:002009-09-02T23:02:56.670-07:00I totally just love Anne and how much you inspire ...I totally just love Anne and how much you inspire me! I would love to add the button but don't know how. Sad I know!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05779404276392119442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-36750033757349245242009-09-02T21:52:55.483-07:002009-09-02T21:52:55.483-07:00I have been trying to read to my now 16-month-old ...I have been trying to read to my now 16-month-old since she was born and FINALLY, she will sit and read a few books a time. We love it so it would awesome to add more books to our collection, thanks!<br />Tara DodgeTarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307465852259133720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-55336050350079186472009-09-02T19:54:14.109-07:002009-09-02T19:54:14.109-07:00I love reading with my baby. He is a very active ...I love reading with my baby. He is a very active kid but enjoys sitting and reading. He also loves it when I read while he plays. I added a button to my blog: http://acandiedapple.blogspot.comacandiedapplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00764905744942176491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-19788198075512497732009-09-02T18:07:33.912-07:002009-09-02T18:07:33.912-07:00I have been following your blog for a while, thank...I have been following your blog for a while, thanks to a recommendation from Lori - mutual friend and formerly HA associate. I love the premise for the new blog Bloom and completely relate to both your love of literature and the yearning that comes with September for all things school. My 4-year-old is going to preschool this year, and I LOVED buying glue and markers for his classroom.<br /><br />Consider me a follower, and I would love a chance at the giveaway!Marie Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491682995099993014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-2675959532034030242009-09-02T17:41:01.521-07:002009-09-02T17:41:01.521-07:00Excellent post... don't have anything more to ...Excellent post... don't have anything more to add! It's all so true.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338253666992441869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-14478083099970559832009-09-02T17:24:50.140-07:002009-09-02T17:24:50.140-07:00I agree! This is a great blog - I'm looking f...I agree! This is a great blog - I'm looking forward to all the great ideas & information. Thanks!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11869017911719092349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-48990778316996957332009-09-02T16:32:03.428-07:002009-09-02T16:32:03.428-07:00Thanks for this post! Reding is so important. We r...Thanks for this post! Reding is so important. We read lots at our house. When she was a wee babe it was bath, book, bottle, bed. No book, and the routine was shot. I'm glad that no matter what we do each evening a book is factored in to the plan without a doubt.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10093898670210750992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-35862645364675496332009-09-02T16:19:44.600-07:002009-09-02T16:19:44.600-07:00I miss the classroom too. There is something so s...I miss the classroom too. There is something so special about this time of year. We read with Stone every night (and most days too) because he absolutely loves it. He'd rather read than play with toys and for that I am so grateful!<br /><br />We've got a button--does that make us cool?anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997320194070161243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-71439146805528226132009-09-02T15:54:28.550-07:002009-09-02T15:54:28.550-07:00Yay for books! While I completley agree, I cannot ...Yay for books! While I completley agree, I cannot enter this giveaway because one of my children does nothing but tear books apart if left unsupervised. But I love that you are doing this for others and wanted to offer my support!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369697367507464961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-47909593405935961182009-09-02T14:33:35.845-07:002009-09-02T14:33:35.845-07:00I'm so glad I read this post just as we were a...I'm so glad I read this post just as we were about to head to the library! We have been reading tons this summer, and I love to see my little 1 year old flipping through books on the floor as if it's his favorite thing in the world!Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122062643595696331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-33494367235768677502009-09-02T13:53:07.678-07:002009-09-02T13:53:07.678-07:00Oooh, look at all these comments! yay! Thanks for ...Oooh, look at all these comments! yay! Thanks for the reminder of how important reading is. Sometimes I forget that when I have read the same book over and over and over again! (button and shout out on my blog!)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320741825566595821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314654863949920054.post-6015776729016644652009-09-02T13:26:27.283-07:002009-09-02T13:26:27.283-07:00Anne, I have been reading your blog and Emily'...Anne, I have been reading your blog and Emily's for a long time. Thank you for the reminder of why I need to improve my reading time with my 3 year old. BTW, your button is on my blog.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906547574110979085noreply@blogger.com