I find such joy in getting books for kids. Which is why I was surprised when I overheard quite a few guests at a baby shower confess that they didn’t know what books to get for Baby, either because they didn’t have kids of their own or because their own had grown up years agoContinue reading “Baby Shower Books To Encourage A Love Of Reading”
Author Archives: Swapna
My Reading Journal Format, Including a Free Canva Template!
I’ve been at it for nearly 6 months with my personal reading journal project. I think I’ve finally got a format that I like!
A Must Read for Earth Day + Free Bookmarks!
If you are concerned about the planet, if you garden, if you work in or own a big business, if you like science memoirs, you must read Braiding Sweetgrass. I adored this book. Granted, I am a double major in English and Biology, so science texts with reflections on humanity and our place in theContinue reading “A Must Read for Earth Day + Free Bookmarks!”
My Kid’s Reading Journal, Or How I’m Channeling My Dad and Bribing My Kid to Read More
I have a love/hate relationship with reading journals for kids. As a kid, I hated them. For the most part. My dad made it extra homework for us because he’s one of those immigrant parents who thought American schools didn’t assign enough work. He made us keep a daily journal: 5 sentences to describe ourContinue reading “My Kid’s Reading Journal, Or How I’m Channeling My Dad and Bribing My Kid to Read More”
Read This Before The Next Eclipse!
This essay changed my mind about eclipses Consider this my assigned reading to you for this weekend! Helen Macdonald wrote the essay “How to Stay Sane During a Solar Eclipse” in anticipation of the 2017 eclipse. I remember distinctly and aggressively NOT caring then. My entire school made an event out of it, making solarContinue reading “Read This Before The Next Eclipse!”
NLD x Swapna 