Our Company

The Reading Tub® is yet another example of how nurturing a small idea can lead to big things. A simple comment from Aunt Susie about helping parents pick out books for their kids generated an idea for a website to help them do just that. Within a few weeks, two other families jumped in with their energy and creativity.

In June 2003 we started our brainstorming and building a business plan. By late October 2003, we launched. We created thereadingtub.com to help people with children in their lives (parents, grandparents, godparents, extended family members, and friends) sort through the shelves of children’s books and select the ones that are best for their child(ren). What started as a small group of parents is now a larger group of volunteers. Just like you, we are committed to expanding our children’s world through reading.

Our collection of children's literature and activity books covers all ages and interests for kids 0 to 13. There are a handful of reviews for classics and popular literature, but our emphasis is on the less publicized or hyped. Children’s books with adoption-related themes are a mainstay of our “book bag,” offering adoptive parents and extended families descriptions of books best-suited to their unique family situation. Similarly, we have—and will continue to grow—our collection of foreign-language literature for children.

Our ULTIMATE goal? Get kids excited about reading and learning. We want to help them see that their successes--and the opportunities that create them--are directly tied to their ability to read.

What's in it for me? We read the book for you and answer all your questions. When you spend less time searching for a book you have more time to read. We read every book in our collection (some more than once) to ensure that our profiles are honest, balanced, and appropriately represent the book itself. We help you make more time for your kids by minimizing the time you spend culling through generic booklists. Search our site for the topics that interest you and your kids. It's faster, easier, and just what you are looking for.

Our Vision. Within three years, we want The Reading Tub® to be a first-stop for people who want to find great books to share with children, from infancy to fifth grade.

Yes, there is a Reading Tub.It is the inspiration for our name. THE Reading Tub sits in Mrs. Stoddert's Library at an elementary school in Vermont. It's porcelein, painted yellow and white and outfitted with a pillow. Children select a book, climb into the tub and enjoy their story. One of these days we'll get a picture!

Still want to know more?

Take a moment to register with The Reading Tub® Jump in the Tub, Join Us. Becoming a registered reader keeps you up-to-date on new books, great reviews, articles on literacy, and more. And we promise: We won't fill your Inbox with stuff. If you hear from us once a month, that would be a lot! We're too busy reading to write more often.

Read about literacy and just how important it is. These facts are pretty amazing (in a scary kind of way).

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