Tag: reading | Apartment Therapy

Book Wallpaper

Even in a small home, creating special areas for things like reading and art is a good idea. It's easy to create a room within a room with accessories like this book wallpaper....

5 Gifts For Your Little Reader

Around our household, it was tradition that we each found a book or two under our Christmas tree each year. They weren't just any book, they were ones full of fabulous illustrations and touching s...

Students Get New Assignment: Pick Books You Like
New York Times

"Choice as a motivator..." Will children who are allowed to pick what they read in school, more likely to become life-long readers and lovers of books than those who are assigned texts? ...

WWMR: What Would Michelle Obama Read?

First Lady, Michelle Obama, spends a good amount of time reading to children and not just her own! From coast to coast she works to engage the young minds of our country and we've noticed she has ...

Audrey and Whitaker's Reading Nook

Proving that you don't need a lot of room to create a special place for enjoying books, Ohdeedoh reader Patti sent us these photos of the sweet reading nook she created using pillows on the floor and ...

Roundup: Side Chairs For Tiny Hineys Ages 1.5 - 6yrs

For the tots who are still in need of a pint size place to park their tiny hineys, we've rounded up 10 fabulous side chairs that could be great additions to your spaces. They'd make a perfect plac...

Flickr Find: The Blybary

Be still our hearts. Flickr member jblyberg's daughter Emma turned a reading nook in her family's home into "The Blybary." If you, like us, are a book-loving parent, then you know this is the kind of ...

Good Reads: Bossy Bear By David Horvath

We're big fans of David Horvath. It's hard not to be with dolls as ugly as these! But one of our favorite things from camp Horvath, is Bossy Bear. Most younger children struggle with being bossy a...

Nursery Tour: Cate Cordelia's Modern Library

Child's name and age: Cate Cordelia, due any day now Location: Redlands, California With a pair of book lovers for parents, as well as a wonderful literary middle-namesake (Anne of Green Gables fans ...

Blogging NYT: LeapFrog Hopes for Next Hit With Interactive Reading Toy

Remember the LeapPad? A phenomenal hit in 1999, it rocketed to the top becoming the number one seller, a rarity for an educational toy. Now its maker, LeapFrog, is back with what it hopes will be ...

How To: Create a Literate Home

It turns out that PBS cares more than if your family watches tv - it cares if your children grow up to be readers. The PBS Parents website has lots of information about reading including suggestion...