The Tessy & Tab Fan Club

Tommy Loves Bedtime with Tessy & Tab

From Robin, Tommy's mom:

My son Tommy loves his Tessy & Tab books! He looks forward to them all day, and it makes bedtime a more enjoyable experience for both of us!

Plus, it's great because your books combine math and reading in a fun way.

Stay Cool at the Pool like Tessy & Tab...

From Jake and Jenna's mom, Sara:

Jake is a true fan and so we wanted to submit a picture doing what Tessy & Tab like to do: Stay Cool at the Pool!

Jake will be 4 in October.  He loves playing at the pool with his sister, Jenna (now 7 months). Jake can't wait to receive his mail every couple of weeks!  We certainly enjoy this magazine.  It has helped his reading skills develop in a remarkable way!  Thanks so much for such a quality magazine for kids!

She's clapping for the new Syllable activity...

From Marisa, Haley's mom:

I wanted to write to tell you that my daughter, Haley (4yrs), just loves the new syllable section! Her dad caught her pulling out all her back issues of Tessy & Tab and looking through to see which ones had syllable pages. She caught on to the "syllable clapping" concept incredibly quickly, and it's now one of her favorite things to do.  (That's what she's doing in the photo below.)

 

And I'm so happy to report that she's now able to read the Tessy & Tab issues herself (largely due to Tessy & Tab!), though she still prefers us to read them to her.

 

Thanks so much, and keep up the great work!

'Earn Allowance' Works...

From Grace, Keith's mom:

After Keith finished his first reading of "Earn Allowance" yesterday afternoon, he requested I create a job chart for him using the computer. We sat down and talked about what he can do himself and what he can do to help Mom and Dad. Right now, we have 11 tasks (like feed himself, read book to his little brother who is just 6 months old, etc.) and he can earn 5 cents for each task. He really did everything on the chart yesterday! So he earned $0.55. He even asked me to give him some magnets so that he can put the chart on the refrigerator door, just like Tessy and Tab! I hope it works for him (not just for a few days)!! I will let you know how he is doing with his job chart 1 month later.

One month later:

We have been using the weekly job chart for nearly 1 month now. 

On Father's Day, we went cherry picking. He spent $5, for the admission from his allowance.  He was so proud!  We keep his old job chart as keepsake.

For sure, I will keep recommending Tessy and Tab to everyone I know! Below is a photo of Keith with some of his collection spread out on the floor.

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...

A little encouragement from Tessy & Tab

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From Sarah's mom, Missy:

I just had to write!  We ordered a subscription for our daughter Sarah, age 2.  At first I thought she might be a bit young, but wow has she fallen in love with Tessy and Tab.  First, she loves getting "Sarah" mail and second, the pictures are clear and easy for her to understand. She is even starting to talk about big letters and little letters which I did not expect at her age. 

I was raised on the Highlights magazine and loved it and thought Sarah would love it too. Turns out that she has NO INTEREST at all in Highlights but Tessy and Tab are her friends!  I also love the size of the magazine and the quality of the paper, as it can get roughed around a bit and still look great!

I also had to share this quick story with you: Sarah has always LOVED bath time until a few months ago when she had an accident in the tub. Ever since then she would say NO BATH!!! But Tessy and Tab took a bath a few weeks ago and now Sarah loves bath time again. What perfect timing! After this experience, I'm going to see what back issues are available to see if there are other things Tessy and Tab have done that might provide a little encouragement for Sarah!

In this picture Sarah is kissing the peek-a-bug, she LOVES him and kisses him each time she see's him.

Magical Impact on the Mailman...

From Kalia's mom, Diane:

My daughter, Kalia (age 5), has had a blast with your magazine.  She sees a new issue as soon as we pull up to the house because the mailman clips it to the mailbox separate from the rest of the mail -- you have even had a magical impact on him!  He used to just deliver mail and not talk much.  But with time, he has taken to talking to us and even setting out Kalia's mail separate and that all started with Tessy & Tab!

Kalia also loves Tessy & Tab because of the hidden images and words. What fun art in these magazines! Thank you so much.

Reading to his little sister...

From Sue:

My son, now 6, went through a heavy Tessy & Tab phase. He used to love to read the stories along with me, adding in "says Tessy" and "says Tab". He loved the puzzles and games, too. Now he reads the stories to his little sister, who's 2.

Fell asleep reading...

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From her mother, Amy:

I thought you might enjoy the picture of Catarina as she fell asleep "reading" her Tessy & Tab magazine. Her grandmother bought our children, ages 4 and 5, a gift subscription to your magazine. They both enjoy reading Tessy & Tab and doing all the fun activities at the end of the story. Thank you so much for the quality product that you put out and the wonderful experiences with reading it is creating for my children.