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Picturebook Pastimes
The mission of Picturebook Pastimes is to empower parents and caregivers to raise readers who love reading.
Let’s turn the page from hours of scrolling, various apps, mile-long booklists, and guesswork in raising readers. Instead, through joining this community, we can integrate developmental learning with early childhood reading for a cohesive, whole-child, and family-focused approach to loving literature.
Take the Becoming a Family Who Reads in 28 Days course, download Developmental Book Recommendations, or follow the blog as we connect books to daily life and learn from experts in child-development fields and authors of some incredible picturebooks.
The Story of Picturebook Pastimes
It’s so wonderful to meet you!
My name is Amanda, and I’m a National Board Certified Teacher in Early and Middle Childhood Literacy, an educator, a Dean of Students, and a mom.
I am passionate about raising lifelong readers.
When I ask my colleagues in education what they wish families knew about reading, the number one answer I get is “I wish they knew how important reading is.” Yet when I surveyed over 100 caregivers, they glowed about the importance of young reading.
So where is the disconnect?
The chasm between what educators see and the caregivers feel about reading truly comes down to the HOW.
…and so a blog I initially started for myself to chronical literacy with my own daughter has become so much more.
Where do we go from here
Your Paths Forward
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Welcome to the most incredible community – people who love sharing the love of reading with children. Join me as I:
- Chronical how I’m bringing reading to life for my daughter
- Share interviews with authors, colleagues, other bloggers, and experts
- Continue to build this awe-inspiring community… with you!
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