One Story a day
turns ONE today and just like we find it hard to believe how fast our babies
grow up, I cant believe that it has been a year since I started blogging about
my baby and the books I read to him. It only seems like yesterday when I,
fascinated by the world of picture books, sat curled up in my couch on a chilly
December afternoon in Portland, USA trying to recall the different picture
books I had read to my four year old son. As I began to type out the names and
the authors of the books, I realized that there was no point in creating a word
document that seemed more like a catalogue, if not anything else. What I really
meant to do was somehow find a way to preserve the memories associated with
reading those books to Abhay, record his reactions, share them with friends and
family and create a scrapbook of those wonderful moments we’ve had while
reading them, a kind of time capsule that I can revisit anytime, anywhere,
anyplace – and that’s how One
story a day came about. It has been a wonderful ride all
along, with my blog accompanying us on our travels, on various special
occasions and staying on even after our recent move back to India.When I began
last December, I wasn’t sure if I could keep up with reading one story a day,
every day. As I reached the 100th post this April, I was thrilled to
have done it…at least most of the time. But the major challenge was to keep it
going even after I relocated to Bangalore…..and all thanks to the new age
libraries in my hometown, we could continue our reading journey together. So One story a day,
though now as One story every other day, is still going strong! Thanks to my
family, friends and all my readers for their continued support and
encouragement and most of all thank you to the protagonist of my blog– Abhay!
On
the occasion of completion of first year, I invite all my readers to contribute
to One Story a day
- share yours and your little one's favorite books, books that made both of you
laugh, cry, or that touched your hearts or your soul, books that though meant
for your little one, taught you
something, books that you and your child wanted to read over and over again,
books that your child never forgets and you never forget the response it evokes
....books, books and more books! Share them with the world!
Many congratulations Divya! Can’t believe it has been one year already. Keep up your awesome work. Though your blog was meant for your kid ,it did inspire many people.Generally one can assume that your target audience are young moms or dads who also have this habit of reading to their kids.Speaking for myself,for me reading your blog was nostalgia, it brought back some beautiful memories from my childhood. When I was a lil one,my dad read to me Ramayan comic series among many others which still has a positive influence on me.
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