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Ever found yourself wondering if your child's comic book obsession actually "counts" as reading? You're not alone. Parents everywhere are questioning whether Dog Man and Captain Underpants are legitimate literature or just a phase to endure.

Comics and graphic novels deserve recognition as legitimate reading material that offers unique cognitive benefits through multimodal storytelling, serving as perfect gateway books for reluctant and proficient readers.

In today's episode, we are delving into the science of reading graphic novels and looking at why comic books and graphic novels have been termed "story-teller quicksand." 

What gateway books sparked your love of reading? Share your story and join our passionate community of readers raising the next generation of book lovers.

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Podcast music by Lundstroem (Episode 1 onwards) and Audionautix (TTAT Trailer). Podcast edited by Timothy Wiggill. 

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Ever felt completely overwhelmed in the library or bookshop when trying to select a good book for your kids? One that they and you will love and that won't sit on a shelf collecting dust after just one read? If you answered yes, this episode is for you. I am talking about prolific authors who write greats stories and whose books are easily available (especially in our part of the world). 

We are on the third and final part of our chat about books to read to our kids in that first year and more importantly, curating shelves in this year that will last a lifetime. In Part 1 we looked at what reading aloud might look like when our children are little more than pooping, feeding, sleeping machines and in Part 2 we went into the “why should we read” to these littlest of humans and I gave some recommendations for books that I believe should be on all shelves because they are truly lifelong reads. In this episode, we are going to explore author collections and boxsets that are great for the first year of reading but that will be a staple in your home for decades to come because these are stories that do not go out of fashion.  

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Podcast music by Lundstroem (Episode 1 onwards) and Audionautix (TTAT Trailer). Podcast edited by Timothy Wiggill. 

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We're continuing our chat today about books to read to our kids in that first year of their lives and curating shelves for a lifetime. This is Part 2 of a 3 part series that is looking at books for your baby's first year. In Part 1 we looked at what we called the extreme baby months and we touched on the touchy feeling books that your child would want to explore, starting at around that 6 week mark. Today I delve deeply into some books that will inspire wonder and magic in you and your child. As always, this episode is proudly brought to you by overwhelmed adults the world over who have no time for judgement but could do with some help in choosing books for the kids in their lives. 

https://teatalesandtomes.wordpress.com/2025/04/01/episode-2-curating-my-babys-bookshelf-in-that-first-year/ 

Find us on Instagram @teatalesandtomes and don't forget to join us next time for more bookish wonder. 

Podcast music by Lundstroem (Episode 1 onwards) and Audionautix (TTAT Trailer). Podcast edited by Timothy Wiggill. 

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We’re kicking off our show with an excellent question, “What books should I read to my baby during their first year of life?” Now, I’m not saying that I got overly excited by the question or anything but I did create a multi-part episode out of it so you be the judge.

Today we are going to talk all about reading to our kids in that first year and curating books that will last a lifetime. We don't only look at the what to read but also how to read and what we should probably not waste our time on. 

Find us on Instagram @teatalesandtomes and don't forget to join us next time for more bookish wonder. 

Podcast music by Lundstroem (Episode 1 onwards) and Audionautix (TTAT Trailer). Podcast edited by Timothy Wiggill. 

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Are you ready? Exciting things are coming! Are you a little bumfuzzled (read: perplexed) in the sea of great books and need some help in choosing books as a reader, raising readers? I got you! 

Find us on Instagram @teatalesandtomes and don't forget to join us next time for more bookish wonder. 

Podcast music by Lundstroem (Episode 1 onwards) and Audionautix (TTAT Trailer). Podcast edited by Timothy Wiggill.