Since 2010, Out of Print has had a mission to spread the joy of reading by featuring classic and popular book covers and putting them on clothes, accessories, and office accessories. If you love to read, you need to visit their Amazon store or their Web site. You’ll find old classics like the iconic Great […]
Entries Tagged as 'Literacy'
Walt Disney World 50th Anniverary Books
October 16th, 2021 · No Comments · Literacy
As Disney World celebrates its 50th Anniversary, Disney Editions has released a few amazing books to commemorate the occasion. Art of Coloring Walt Disney World: 100 images of detailed coloring pages. While it’s technically an “adult coloring book”, kids of all ages who can color within the lines will enjoy it. In addition to typical […]
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The Cat in the Hat for President 2016 #catinhat4prez
July 26th, 2016 · No Comments · Children's Charities, Conservation, Literacy, World Hunger
I normally don’t get political on this blog, but I’m going to make an exception in this case, as The Cat in the Hat is running for president! Here are some reasons why The Cat deserves your vote this November: If he can balance a cup and a cake and two books and a fish […]
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Great Gift for iPad owners: The Thai-Pad iPad Stand
December 9th, 2012 · No Comments · Developing Areas, Literacy
This post and the next post are going to focus on some excellent gifts available at Levenger, a company that describes themselves as “Tools for Serious Readers”. Back in the 1980s, Levenger had a lot of products that focused around fine pens, notebooks, and stationery. They still do those things, but what’s cool is that […]
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More Great Gifts for Book Lovers from GoneReading (including the cutest bookmarks on the planet)
April 8th, 2012 · No Comments · Literacy
Since our last post about the great organization GoneReading International, they’ve added a whole new set of products for book lovers. When we last posted about them, they had mostly T-Shirts and mugs. But since then they’ve added a whole bunch of other great gifts that are perfect for the reader (or the person you’re […]
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Library Books on Your Kindle
January 6th, 2012 · No Comments · Literacy
I’ve been an owner of the Kindle Keyboard 3G for years now. There are so many things I love about the Kindle. Perhaps most of all, I love the e-ink technology and how it reads like smooth type on real paper (and how you can read it under direct sunlight). Even though I have an […]
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Book Lover Gifts – Covers of classic paperback books as notecards
December 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Literacy
Now that people are snatching up Amazon’s New Kindle, we keep hearing about the demise of the “real” book at the expense of e-books. Which makes me a bit sad. While I love my Kindle, there’s something to be said about the memories of going to the bookstore, getting a brand new crisp paperback book […]
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Gifts for Book Lovers at GoneReading.com
November 20th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Developing Areas, Literacy
When talking with my sister at dinner a few weeks ago, the subject turned to reading. As kids, we were voracious readers. When the Scholastic Book Club newsletter came to us in our grade schools, we’d circle all the books we could, great books like Encyclopedia Brown, The Cricket in Times Square, The Phantom Tollbooth […]
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
January 19th, 2011 · No Comments · First Book, Literacy
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie has become one of the children’s book classics of our time. It’s a beautifully illustrated children’s book that recounts the amusing story of what happens when a little boy gives a mouse a cookie. It’s sort of like a modern-day “I know an old lady who swallowed a […]
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Soap that helps promote literacy
December 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Literacy
This gift is this beautiful glycerin soap cube from The Literary Site. It’s a soothing, aromatic, Vitamin-E enriched soap available in citrus scent, herbal scent, and cinnamon scent. This is one of those great gifts that “give three times”–you can give one to your recipient; for every soap cube sold, The Literary Site will donate […]
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