Hi, I’m Tiffa.
Once upon a time I was a Department Chair at a small university. I spent my days writing exams and teaching physics, chemistry, and anatomy in addition to review classes.
Now I am a stay-at-home mom and I spend my days playing, cooking, cleaning, exploring, and reading picture books with my son. I started reading to my son when he was a month old and the habit took. We got rid of our television and we spend a lot of time reading picture books. We’ve read thousands of picture books at this point and there are still so many I’m looking forward to reading with my son.
I’m finally getting around to writing about picture books we’ve read and enjoyed.
I hope you find my recommendations helpful. Thank you for reading!
I like the loog of your site/blog! Looks like we are both just getting started posting. Good luck!
I’m really enjoying reading your blog! You have introduced me to several books that I’d never heard of before!
Thank you so much! It means a lot to me that you’re enjoying my blog.
My kids also love having books read to them and two of the kids are old enough to read for themselves and they plough through the books from the local libraries. I think reading to kids gives them a great start to life.
I love the idea of getting rid of the television though
Thanks for dropping by my blog! I your idea of reading to your child from such a young age. I’ve done the same thing with my kids and they now have a love of reading, and of writing their own stories.
Great blog! I also used to teach and have seen the positive results of reading to my children when they were young and continuing to do so. I am a new follower!
Thank you! I’ve been completely blown away by how much kids absorb from reading — from everything really — but definitely from reading.
This is such a great idea for a blog and although I am a long way off having my own kids I love reading about how great it can be reading with them.
As a result I have nominated you for The Booker Award
http://emilysbooksforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2012/11/12/the-booker-award/
Thank you! I’m so glad you like my blog. I’m having a good time with it. This looks like a lot of fun.
You have a terrific blog going here! I love your enthusiasm for reading with your son. Sharing books is an incredibly sweet bond. Thanks for following Orange Marmalade!
I started reading to my daughter at an early age. She is now in kindergarten and excelling at learning to read on her own. I know that reading and speaking to her at a higher level all these years has helped. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
What a great idea for a blog. I’m always on the hunt for great new books and reliable book reviews; looking forward to future posts!
Thank you! I’m impressed with your blog and I love that you’ve named your third child Ender.
Good luck with this — I started my blog (Kid Book Ratings) for similar reasons and have absolutely enjoyed it!
FYI, I added a link to your site on my new website, For the Love of Picture Books.com, under the picture book reviewers category.
Thank you! I love your site! It’s an impressive amount of information and it is a great resource. You’ve been working hard. Thank you for including me.
Thank you for the follow. What an awesome resource. I would have loved something like this when I was starting out with my son. We are a family of readers so this is great!!
Looking forward to reading more of your recommendations and reviews.
My pleasure! You have a great blog! I hope you enjoy and I’m looking forward to reading about your thoughts and experiences with education and learning.
Thank you!
It’s amazing how much more attractive books become when they’re not competing with the TV!
No kidding! It was a bit of an adjustment for my husband and me, but after awhile we didn’t miss the TV anymore.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I love your book reviews. I can see my wishlist is going to be creeping up again!
My pleasure! You’ve got a great blog! Wonderful! I hope you enjoy. One of the many nice things about picture books is that you can get through a lot of picture books in a short time. (Tends to make me feel guilty that I can read through something in 10 minutes that took people HOURS to create.)
What a wonderful blog. One of the great things about hosting the Carnival of Children’s Lit is that I get to discover great new blogs. Keep up the good work. I too, am an academic-turned-picture-book-crazed mama.
Like Julie (comment above) I’m another post-academic picture book-crazed parent. Look forward to reading more from you!
Thank you so much for stopping by! It’s a lot of fun being us, isn’t it?
I love your blog! You have some great book recommendations that I’m looking forward to reading with my son.