Hey parents! What do you think the future of your children’s books looks like? There are quite a few people who have some ideas which you can see in the video above. Check it out!

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The future of children’s books

Hey Jumpiteerz! Have you heard about the iPad? Check out how children friendly it is. Here’s a cute little girl playing with it for the first time, we impressed by how she knows her way with it. Also checkout the Animal game she plays with, it sure looks like fun for the kids!

Are getting an iPad? Do you have one? Let us know in the comments!

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A 2 year olds first encounter with an iPad

1. Read to them regularly, with expression and in different voices.
2. Model reading. Let your child see you read often. It can be cookbooks, magazines, the newspaper, novels or non-fiction.
3. Talk about the books or articles you have been reading.
4. Schedule 30 minutes after dinner or every Thursday evening as “Family Reading Time”.
5. Start your own “Family Book Club” if your children are between 10-18 years old.
6. Buy books where their name appears.
7. Find books that come with a CD either in bookstores or the library so your child can listen and follow along.
8. Always give books as at least one part of a birthday, Christmas, Easter, or holiday gift.
9. Give books “just because” for teamwork tasks (aka chores) being well done or because you noticed them demonstrating a positive virtue like compassion.
10. Take your child to the library regularly.
11. Read aloud books that have been made into movies and then watch the movie and do a comparison about which was better – the book or the movie.

What would you add?

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Hola Hola Jumpiteerz! Do you remember our song The world in Books? It’s one of our favorites because it’s our attempt to speak of the importance of learning new things about the world around and that is something that we want to instill to kids. We found a great resource of free audiobooks for children where you can find some of the all time favorites such as Pinocchio, Tom Sawyer, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Alice in Wonderland and Polyanna just to name a few.

So Jumpiteerz let us know what you think, alright?

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Free audiobooks for your kids

Hola hola Jumpiteerz! Meet Quasi the Robot. A fast speaking witty robot built by students at Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center in Pittsburgh. Quasi can talk and create human-like expressions and body movements, with some human help.

The picture above is from the recent International Toy Fair a few days ago and the video below is from a few years back.

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Meet Quasi the Robot

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