Comments on Keeps Me Smiling: Why I (Still) Love Print Books

I have to agree sometimes I just need the book. No...

2011-03-31T04:32:20.892-07:00

I have to agree sometimes I just need the book. Not an ebook or an app. There's a great new children's book called, It's a book. It's very funny and points out how great a book can be in all its simplicity. You should check it out.

Thanks for sharing.
Amy

@Karen, I disagree. If you say that the most impor...

2011-03-30T06:32:12.704-07:00

@Karen, I disagree. If you say that the most important component is the story, then that means we can throw movies into the mix, which is one of the mediums that can deliver a story. Taking in a story can be done via traditional books, audio, apps, movies, or a grandmothers voice at bedtime. But my points are particularly centered on the constructions of literacy, of on LEARNING TO READ. I just

Thanks for an important post, i Like your viewpoin...

2011-03-29T03:19:30.757-07:00

Thanks for an important post, i Like your viewpoint.

I believe both traditional books and digital books...

2011-03-28T15:53:22.749-07:00

I believe both traditional books and digital books play a very important role for kids' literacy.

As an author who has published both, I believe the most important component is story.

I believe that story is more important than the medium it's presented on.

Each format gives kids different ways to interact with story.

What I love about book apps

Let's Go Chipper loves books. We began with pr...

2011-03-28T14:17:02.341-07:00

Let's Go Chipper loves books. We began with printed books, evolved into apps, but always include the opportunity to receive a book when you download. After a weekend of being "Mary Poppins" all over the Bay Area, reading to children excited to touch a book and giggle along - I will never give up that tactile experience and the opportunity to have a child speak directly to me instead

Like your viewpoint on this. Thanks for sharing.

2011-03-28T11:42:17.260-07:00

Like your viewpoint on this. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for an important post. It's been some...

2011-03-28T11:40:31.563-07:00

Thanks for an important post. It's been something that has been in my mind for a while. My son and I are addicted to our weekly library treks, and although I used to see the iPad as the opportunity to have a portable library, I've found that with a good ol' fashion book, Sal can hunker down quietly and escape for a bit. On the iPad, he sometimes gets so distracted trying to find

Look at you, you are there too, ha? Are you actual...

2011-03-28T11:39:00.425-07:00

Look at you, you are there too, ha? Are you actually in Bologna? I love that city but I've never been to the fair. Enjoy and send more reports from there our way! J.

I think of the iPad as just the "bookcase&quo...

2011-03-28T11:18:38.647-07:00

I think of the iPad as just the "bookcase" while the eBook apps are the books. Just like any children's book they are always best shared with others but I do feel they are the wave of the future, and welcome them with open arms.

I have many on my iPad for my 2-yr old granddaughter, and she experiences them both with and without me... but the experience is the main thing.