HeyJaredBook Party
It's a different kind of newsletter for parents/caregivers about reading! We go beyond the book recommendations and inspire you to make reading and talking about books part of your daily family life during and (well) beyond the picture book years.
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Reading in Real Homes (vol. 1) (opens the original)
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Books for Three-Year-Olds (opens the original)
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I don’t want to be the mom who ignores her second child, so I’m back this week to share books for three-year-olds. My second (and youngest) son turned three a few weeks ago, and his list included a new copy of the Frog and Toad Storybook Favorites (because the copy his brother got for his third birthday had fallen apart from so much love), and a lefty golf club. He then claimed he “didn’t like presents,” which is maybe both true and untrue and definitely connected to the fact that his brother lo
Books for Six-Year-Olds (opens the original)
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My firstborn turned six last month, and his birthday wishlist was made up entirely of books. So, I thought it would be fun to share his deepest literary desires of the moment (no, he didn’t end up getting all of them), what I added to his list (because I can’t help myself), and the books we’ve enjoyed reading together recently. I feel compelled to share this, not because I think your six-year-old will love all of these books (different tastes are good!), but because I feel very strongly about ha
Ways to Book Party in September (opens the original)
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First things first: THANK YOU to those of you who have already purchased your Book Party Decks. I am so honored to have my labor of love in your homes and LOVE hearing how you’re using and connecting with them. If you haven’t gotten your decks yet, we still have some from this limited first run, so grab yours now before we have to wait on the next shipment!Ways to Book Party in SeptemberBecause, believe it or not, that bac
The Book Party Decks (in which I get personal) (opens the original)
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Hi, hi, hi.A few days ago, I found a journal from 2013. I flipped through it and landed on an entry from a particularly low point. I was about to check myself into a treatment facility/hospital (actually, the one that’s fictionalized in THE TOPEKA SCHOOL, which I’m currently reading) for anxiety and depression. I felt completely overwhelmed and incapable. I wrote: “I just want to create something and actually complete it.”Y’all. It took me thirteen years, a master’s degree, years of teaching, a
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