The Tessy & Tab Fan Club

The Great Big Coloring Page...

From Kariane, Grace's mom:

My daughter Grace, 3, has loved getting her Tessy and Tab in the mail.  One of her favorite things to do is color the back page.  After she rips open the envelope, we sit down and read it right away.  As soon as we are done, she gets her crayons out of her art drawer and colors the coloring page.  When the new issue came with the new format, she was a little confused.  But after I explained the new way to get coloring pages online she was very excited to have such a great big coloring page that was separate from the story.  She colored and cut it until it was “perfect”. Thank you for giving us so many new and fun options to learn and create!  Tessy and Tab are here to stay in our house! I've included a photo of Grace's first "big" coloring page project...

From a former English teacher...

From Kathleen, Reagan's mom:

Each day, no matter if we've just received our latest issue or if it's been over a week, Reagan joins us at the mail box and says, "Maybe my Tessy and Tab has arrived?"  She's really taken to this magazine much more so than the Highlights High Five magazine (the new version that's made for 2-5 year olds.)  She is 3 1/2 and LOVES to 'read'....and thanks to your booklet, is truly finding success in word identification!  As a former English teacher, I've enjoyed having something meaningful and useful to share with Reagan as we teach her to read and write!

Raising a reader on Tessy & Tab...

From Robin, Autumn's mom:

Autumn has been receiving Tessy and Tab since before she was able to read and it has remained among her favorites.  She just turned 5 in April and began reading on her own earlier in the year so it is an exciting time for her and Tessy and Tab magazines/books are wonderful.  We just put them right on the bookshelf and keep them all, so it adds to our at-home library and Autumn gets to read them again and again.  Recently, she pulled out one of the issues where Tessy and Tab make masks and decided to do it herself too.  It was fun.

Her favorite thing, lately, has been to recreate Tessy and Tab adventures with her own animals and figurines.  She usually begins with a story line from one of the issues and then weaves in her own details and ideas and ends up with quite an adventure and attentively playing for 20-30 minutes. 

To say that we enjoy Tessy and Tab and find them useful and valuable, especially now that Autumn is a beginning reader, is an understatement and the excitement goes well beyond Autumn enjoying getting her own mail.  We were delighted to send a gift subscription to one of our nieces for her birthday in February and hear that she's enjoying them too.

Oh, and I think we'll enjoy the questions more than the coloring page.  Autumn never wanted to color hers because she views them as books rather than magazines so I think it was a good and value added move that will benefit all the young minds who enjoy Tessy and Tab.

From a very satisfied and grateful Momma...

From Macki's mom, Randi:

My 2 year old daughter, Mackenzie who we call Macki, received a subscription to Tessy and Tab for her 2nd birthday in February from her Uncle Andy and Aunt Sissy. Since she received her very 1st issue, every time we check the mail she asks, "Mail Momma? Mail for Macki? Mine Tetty n Tab, yes, please?!" She LOVES her "Tetty n Tab" so much and is very excited to find "Pik-a-bee" in each issue!

When we go to the doctor or to church or somewhere shes going to need to sit still and quiet for a while I pack her little backpack with snacks and some quiet things to do. First on the list, after her 2 lovies of course, is at least 5 or 6 of her Tessy and Tab books. So not only is Macki a huge fan, but so am I!

Thank you so much for your wonderful Tessy and Tab books!

Josh Loves to Share with his friends...

From Josh's mommy, Laurie:

I wanted to let you know that I love the new outline of your magazine. I think it will be a lot more educational for my son and we look forward to it coming in the mail every 2 weeks. Thank you for the magazine.

I've attached a picture of my 3 1/2 year old son Josh sharing his book with one of our neighbors who could be a future subscriber!!! He loves his Tessy and Tab books and loves to share them with his friends. Thank you again for this great treat.

Still excited to get mail after 2 years!

From Caroline's mom, Tracy:

My daughter, Caroline, who recently turned 5, absolutely loves her Tessy and Tab books. We have been subscribing for approximately 2 years, and my daughter has grown so much in that time. In the beginning, we read the books to her and she colored the pages. Now, she can read almost the entire book on her own. I love how you repeat words from book to book (for instance, you leave the teacher's name constant). I was excited to hear that your new issue is about money -- my daughter just started getting an allowance about a month ago, so it's very timely for us. As always, she will be excitedly awaiting her next issue!

The "big girl" journey....

From Helena's mom, Shawna:

Tessy and Tab books have been a part of my daughter’s world since she was three. As I send her off to kindergarten this fall, I know that Tessy and Tab have been a part of her preparation for this “big girl” journey. We look forward to receiving Tessy and Tab as she learns to read this year. Thanks so much!

Turning off the TV "just like Tessy & Tab"...

From Abby's mom, Sarah:

My 3 year old, Abby, loves Tessy and Tab! Every time a new issue comes, she saves it for her bedtime story and loves to hear it over and over. Her favorite thing to do is find Peek-a-Bug. She's better at it than I am! We recently got the issue about turning off the TV, and Abby really related to this. She loved the outside activities they did instead, and now when I want her to turn off the TV, she says "just like Tessy and Tab"!

Thanks so much for making reading fun.

Kids help spread the word about Tessy & Tab...

From Nancy, Maren's grandmother:

When I was in Portland in April with my daughter-in-law and her 2 children, two year old Riley (Darcy’s daughter) was excitedly showing two year old Maren (my granddaughter) all her Tessy and Tab books.  I read them all to them both (MANY TIMES) and could see that there was something special about getting your own mail and looking for Peek-a-bug, etc. 

I gladly purchased a gift subscription and now Maren gets her own copy here in Connecticut. I think reading is the most important thing you can do with a child, so this is right up my alley!  Maren feels very special when her copy arrives and can’t wait to tell me about the latest one when she comes to visit.  Two and a half is a tough age in many ways, but sitting still for a story is one of the wonderful milestones.

I've included a photo of Maren showing her little brother Jack her new tote bag from Tessy and Tab complete with a story about the beach. She called me (her grandmother) to tell me how excited she was about receiving her latest book and especially, the bag where she can store the latest copies of Tessy and Tab. 

Thank you so much. Keep up the good work. I know this is a good thing.

Attentive customer service helped me get a gift on time!

From Anna's mom, Jennifer:

Last week I had problems completing my transaction on our website. Thanks to your attentive customer service, I was able to order a Tessy & Tab Reading Club Starter Kit just in time for the birthday of my daughter's schoolmate.

The gift was such a hit that I've ordered 2 more Starter Kits to give as gifts for her schoolmates turning 4 years old.

Thanks again for all of your help! Keep up the good work.

Note: Anna is a current subscriber and Jennifer tells me that if you ask Anna how old she is she will tell you that she is "three-and-a-third"!