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Heya <<First Name>>,

So maybe you’re on a bus ride with your child and you forgot to bring a book. (The horror!)

Or maybe the two of you are early for a checkup and you’ve read all the books in the doctor’s waiting room.

Or maybe you want to play with words just because it’s fun.

A new kind of story

Those are some scenarios where I can imagine you might want to read a new story I posted on our site called “Word Tag.”

(It’s free of course.)

Full disclosure, I’m using the word “story” loosely. It’s more of a game where two people read out loud together.

One person reads the words on the left. The other reads the words on the right. They both read the words in the middle.

The idea is to go as fast as you can.

Would you give it a look?

Is it fun?

I’d love to know what you think. Does it make sense? Is it too long? Too short?

And, most importantly, is it fun?

(You can just hit “reply” on this email.)

It’s a new idea, but it may have some potential.

Happy reading,

Jeff, Bob, and Claire …

… who believe that reading with kids can change the world for the better.

PS. Did you see the book recommendations from our friend Dana that we posted last week? There are more than 200 new ones! Check out the Book Recommendations page.

“Moldylocks and the Bear” concludes!

The story goes like this. Illustration by Madeline Barber.

“Moldy” is by far our most ambitious book. It takes place in the zombie town of Plainfield (introduced in “Scar and the Wolf”) and follows Moldylocks LaMort on her quest to win the lead role in the annual town musical. To do so, however, she’ll have to face her arch-enemy, Jeminy Stinkpit, who will stop at nothing to win.

Come meet a whole new cast of characters (and body parts) in the latest Plainfield adventure.

Both “Scar and the Wolf” and “Moldylocks and the Bear” will be available soon. For now, you can read a new installment of “Moldylocks” each week.

Hey, Anagramaniacs!

This is the greatest anagram atlas of the United States ever created. And, as far as we know, the ONLY one. Still, it’s great. We think you’ll like Massachusetts.