The Tessy & Tab Reading Club
Parenting Magazine
Ages + Stages for 3-5 year olds: “Get’em reading!”
February 2008
"Kids love getting mail. You love having a smart kid. Subscribe to The Tessy & Tab Reading Club and you’ll both get what you want. Each twice-monthly, ad-free “magazine” tells a story about Tessy, a duck, and Tab, a kangaroo, and includes activities to promote early reading. Your first issue comes with a parents’ guide on how best to use the magazines at each age (2 to 6)."
From Dates to Diapers
December 2007
My kiddos love Tessy and Tab, and the stories told in the mini-magazines. They love to get their magazine in the mail twice a month, and I will often find them curled up on the couch reading them.
City Mama
November 2007
Tessy and Tab is another company that teaches kids to love words early. It's more than just a magazine, it's a fun reading club that teaches literacy skills in a fun way. Bunny likes that mail arrives for her about every two weeks, and I like that there is a parent guide that comes in advance of its arrival via email. Read More...
Ready Set Mom
November 2007
I like that the Tessy & Tab illustrations tell the story as much as the words do. I also appreciate that the pictures are detailed and current (if you look carefully you'll notice that the computer looks like a Mac, or that the charity addressed on an envelope is a real one: CARE).
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Mom Central
October 2007
Your child will equally enjoy thumbing through them with you or on his own. The magazines are small and printed on heavy stock paper so they’ll fit easily in your purse or bag for reading opportunities in the car or while waiting at the doctor’s office.
Tot Trends
October 2007
"Your child will love getting Tessy & Tab magazine in the mail each month and you will love their excitement for reading."
Laura Williams' Musing
October 2007
My 5 year old immediately started picking up and was "reading" the story. Sure she wasn't reading the words as they were written, but she was telling about it as if she was... that leads into her fully reading.
Preschool Rocks
October 2007
The magazine is ad-free and in picture book format; it is not the typical magazine that you find on newsstands.
Plain Jane Mom
October 2007
"My kids — even the 2.5 year old — really enjoy these magazines, and they do feel quite special when I announce that they have gotten mail."
Urban Mamas
September 2007
“Tati gets excited when she sees her preschool magazine in the mail pile waiting for her. More than that, she loves when the Tessy & Tab adventures are stories that she can completely relate to, at that moment, in her life. She lights up and gets so excited to be able to connect with Tessy & Tab.”
Classy Mommy
August 2007
“Another Classy Mommy favorite! At nearly 2, Mackenzie is a SUPER fan of her membership to the Tessy & Tab Reading Club. Tots like Kenzie, ages 2-5 will be thrilled with their 2X per month mail delivery of a lively and colorful magazine.”
A Moms Review
August 2007
“AmomsReview.com gives the Tessy & Tab Reading Club Magazine the highest rating, a 4 thumbs up! The Tessy & Tab Reading Club gets kids excited about reading and few things are better than this!”
OregonLive.com
August 2007
“Owned by two local moms with vivid imaginations and a clear passion for creating a product that strengthens a child's ability and also love of reading, the Tessy and Tab magazines/books are a big hit in our house.”
Boston Mamas
August 2007
“One of the things that we all love about it
is that Elizabeth makes up stories while "reading" the magazine.”
Lil' Punkin
August 2007
“My boys yell when they find out that they have received their "mail!" They open their magazines and sit in the easy chair to read next to one another. They like to pull out their "mail" often during the week and reread the magazines over and over.”
Mom's Favorite Stuff
July 2007
“…The Tessy & Tab Reading Club has really thought this out, and has introduced a reading club especially for 2-6 year olds. This reading program was developed to support the Six Skills for Early Literacy endorsed by the US Department of Education, and as a parent, I think they really have hit the mark on how to introduce reading!”
Mommies with Style
June 2007
“The stories are simple, the words big. The pictures are colorful and it's easy for the kids to "read" the story via the pictures if they can't get the words. This is a great grandparent gift.”
Preschool Money Manager Toolkit
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity
October 2008
I think the money manager kit is a great way to teach kids about money because it lets children act like adults.
Scribbet: Motherhood in Alaska
January 2008
What really caught my eye was the Preschool Money Manager Toolkit they included. It's just what it says: a kit to help teach young children about managing money and I was highly impressed.
MSN: Money
December 2007
The Tessy & Tab Reading Club, a fun reading program for kids ages 2 to 6, has introduced money management to the preschool scene. An educated child will put money to good use and will be prepared to make solid financial decisions later in life.
The Favorite Aunt
December 2007
This kit has everything that you’d need to get your preschooler ready to deal with money.
From Dates to Diapers and Beyond
December 2007
My kiddos love Tessy and Tab, and the stories told in the mini-magazines. They love to get their magazine in the mail twice a month, and I will often find them curled up on the couch reading them.
Investment News
December 2007
"I am amazed how interested little kids are about money and saving money," said Judy Johnston, co-founder and chief executive of Blue Lake Children's Publishing.
Kindergarten Countdown Toolkit
Role Mommy
September 2007
“As my five year old gets ready to start kindergarten, I just found out about a fabulous book, DVD and magazine series that will help my little guy get ready to read! The great thing about this wonderful book and magazine series is that it offers something for every member of the family!”
Clever Parents
August 2007
“We’ll share with you a great video to help prepare your kids for their first day at kindergarten, a magazine for kids you should know about…”
Boutique Mom
August 2007
"This fabulous toolkit has everything parents need to make the transition into kindergarten as smooth as possible. This amazing kit covers everything you need to get your preschooler ready for kindergarten, including some great tips and recommendations."
The Family Groove
August 2007
“Preparing Junior by demystifying the unknown of kindergarten will not only temper any mounting worries or anxieties (his and yours), but will actually serve to get him excited about his new school life.”
Cool Mom Picks
July 2007
"The award-winning Kindergarten Countdown video...uses an upbeat "day-in-the-life" format to show youngsters what they might experience in their own classroom—from spelling and math lessons, to story time and recess."
Blue Lake Children's Publishing
January 2009
"Though she knows most people may not find the decision easy, she says it helps for entrepreneurs to be "addicted" to productivity. "I'm very comfortable with having a long to-do list, which cannot possibly get finished, but that I can attack daily. That makes me feel good."
May 2006
"Johnston's partners wouldn't let her give up, even though they were all working other jobs. Illustrator Rosie Welch, and Johnston's sisters, Jean MacDonald and Peggy MacDonald, had all worked with Johnston on her previous venture, PrintPaks Inc. All of them felt that the advertising-free magazine they had created for preschool children was too good to abandon."