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Hey Sarah, I think this works well as your center piece content in your magazine layout. Have you had any other comments about the concept? I appreciate your comments and opinions!

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Hi Sarah, I'm stuck in my bedroom separated from my wife and 7 month old in the living room looking for things to read because of covid, and I'm really happy that I stumbled on your newsletter!

As someone who didn't grow up reading a lot but who later in life started reading more, I've wondered what I would read to our daughter. I knew intuitively even before she was born that reading with her would do tremendous good for her and our relationship, but since I hadn't read many children's books, I always just chose whatever was convenient and sounded vaguely familiar, downloaded via the Libby app and my local library subscription.

That photo you have on this page of you reading with your children - you had me at that. Read a few of your posts after that and decided to subscribe. Thanks for doing people like me a big favour, and for being generous by sharing much of it for free. Depending on how deeply our daughter and I get into the reading habit, I believe I might become a paid subscriber in the future. Cheers, Sarah. Sincerely, Nick.

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Congratulations for being substack featured! Your blog is so homey, and comfortable to read.

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Apr 9Liked by Sarah Miller

My son, who is 12, recently finished Jennifer Egan's The Keep, which was a book from the parent library shelf. He liked it, so I felt very proud! He is currently reading a book for school, The Egypt Game, which he isn't that into. Then he's going to read Animal Farm. Oh and he read the new Dogman in like 10 minutes, lol.

My eight year old daughter is reading Judy Blume and Babysitter's Club. She loved Otherwise Known as Sheila Great. I just got her It's Not the End of the World but I didn't see that it's about divorce and that makes her anxious. (Her dad and I are not getting divorced but it's a trope that makes her upset!)

My four year old son has been into reading Odd Duck by Cecil Castellucci, various Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle tv-to-book junk, and Press Here.

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Excited to have discovered your corner of the internet. Wanting to prioritize reading more in our home with our four year old, and I'm always so grateful for a well-curated list. Thank you!

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