Read Them and Eat makes eating fun through creative storytelling. Your child will become the primary illustrator through the use of food.
Eating is an everyday task that adults accomplish without qualm or worry. But when we feed our kids, it can become the single hardest thing we do all day. My son Lucas was a picky eater, so I was challenged to think of fun ways to get him to eat his veggies. After brainstorming, I thought, “What better way to get kids excited about food than by interacting with it through a story!”
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12/26/2016
Creativity may be hard to nurture, but it’s easy to thwart. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/opinion/sunday/how-to-raise-a-creative-child-step-one-back-off.html?_r=0
How to Raise a Creative Child. Step One: Back Off Child prodigies rarely become adult geniuses who change the world. Originality is difficult to encourage but easy to thwart.
11/28/2016
Newborn to 6 year old activities that will encourage speech and language development.
Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 186,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; audiology and speech-language pathology sup...
10/28/2016
Christopher's Books (http://www.christophersbooks.com/) is a quaint, lovable spot in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood. I am honored to have Read Them and Eat Books being sold there. Stop by and say "hi" to Ben and Tee when you are in the area.
10/21/2016
Are you in San Francisco and looking for something to do tomorrow? How about enjoying a bowl of chowder while shopping in the open air?
Read Them and Eat will be selling its books at the 2016 Wharf Fest Chowder Competition & Street Fair. Come by and say "hi"!
Wharf Fest Chowder Competition & Street Fair Wharf Fest, a free Fisherman’s Wharf festival, returns to San Francisco’s iconic neighborhood for the fourth year.
08/08/2016
"...persistent power of words printed on a page to shape children’s lives."
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/08/the-merits-of-reading-real-books-to-your-children/?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0
The Merits of Reading Real Books to Your Children A small child cannot tap the duck in a board book and elicit a quack; for that, the child needs to turn to a parent.
06/11/2016
The books have arrived!
Packaging and sending them out has been become a family affair. :)
From an idea to Kickstarter completion, I've received some amazing help. A special shout-out to some folks that have really played a part in this creation. You've mentored me, encouraged me, and supported me along the way. Naomi Shih, Harris Herman, Alastair Ong, Betsey Lin Tsai, Kaitlin Severini, Cherrie Chen, Daniel Chao, Jeff Wiguna, Andrew Chau, Chris Tsai, Jonathan Li. THANK YOU.
Let's Read Them and Eat!
Our books were sent to the printers! That means in just a few more weeks we will be sending our Kickstarter backers and others that have purchased a copy via our website their own one of a kind books. You can still get yours at readthemandeat.com!
03/26/2016
This is ingenious! We are big fans! http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/are-edible-utensils-best-alternative-plasticware
Are Edible Utensils the Best Alternative to Plasticware? Groundwater researcher Narayana Peesapaty has developed a line of edible utensils called Bakeys.
03/24/2016
To all of the adults: eating chocolate + reading is good! http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/mar/23/ten-reasons-why-you-should-eat-chocolate-while-reading
Ten reasons why you should eat chocolate while reading From improving your vision to preventing memory decline, chocolate has incredible powers. Plus, of course, it tastes amazing! Here are 10 great reasons to make sure your favourite read is always paired with a bar of the dark stuff
03/21/2016
One of my fondest childhood memories was cooking, tasting and assembling dishes I created with my grandmother. She encouraged me to try things out on my own, and I remember loving every single minute of it. "By giving children the opportunity to investigate materials with no preconceived knowledge, you’re helping them develop and refine their cognitive, social and emotional, physical, creative and linguistic skillsets." This article presents other ways to develop these skills. http://www.pbs.org/parents/child-development/sensory-play/developing-and-cultivating-skills-through-sensory-play/
Developing & Cultivating Skills Through Sensory Play . Child Development | PBS Parents Learn why sensory play is important for child development.
03/04/2016
"When you combine activities that require movement, talking, and listening, it activates multiple areas of the brain. "The more parts of your brain you use, the more likely you are to retain information," says Judy Dodge, author of 25 Quick Formative Assessments for a Differentiated Classroom (Scholastic, 2009)." http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751901
Hands-On Is Minds-On | Scholastic.com Students are more engaged and focused when they're working on hands-on projects.
02/21/2016
Day 21 of our Kickstarter campaign: our final full-day. Thanks for making these books a reality. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1879202888/read-them-and-eat-books
Read Them and Eat Books Stories that your child will eat up!