https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 01:36:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-2028984 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 00:19:22 +0000 jhd 2028984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just hit 500! :) Any updates? Does anyone have any reading goals for the new year?</p> <p>I just want to keep reading &amp; get back in the habit of going to the library. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1794386 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:15:23 +0000 Bao 1794386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jhd: I'm like you, I like to keep track;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1794367 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:07:50 +0000 jhd 1794367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: I'm sure you will definitely get more than 1000 then. I just like tracking things! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1794364 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:06:20 +0000 jhd 1794364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: thanks! You too! 100 is great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1794362 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:05:32 +0000 jhd 1794362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: we are repeating books too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1794351 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:59:58 +0000 Bao 1794351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: @jhd: nice job!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1793989 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 10:46:31 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1793989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was going to keep track, but then I realized that there are 1825 days between birth and their 5th bday....that's like 1 book every other day to get to 1000. So I figured my goal of reading 20 minutes a day will more than get us there, and it's a lot less logging ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1793922 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 10:20:46 +0000 cmomma17 1793922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: we're at 265! but again, I'm tracking repeated books too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1793898 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 10:01:01 +0000 jhd 1793898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: we are at 47 now :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1792861 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 18:44:06 +0000 Bao 1792861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Any updates? Where is everyone at? We have been super busy so we are at just about 100 I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1736195 Wed, 02 Jul 2014 13:39:11 +0000 cmomma17 1736195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jhd: it crashes for me too! Not all the time though. There was an update recently that should have fixed the bug, but it's not 100% yet. I still try scanning first, and then search by title if it won't scan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1736186 Wed, 02 Jul 2014 13:36:49 +0000 LuLu Mom 1736186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like a great idea, however I know I would never keep up with it! I'd do good in the beginning and plus I don't know what she's reading at daycare, and dont' really want them to have to write it down for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1735910 Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:39:10 +0000 jhd 1735910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jmarionsmith: :( I guess it isn't just me then! It really would be so much easier to scan the books!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1735218 Wed, 02 Jul 2014 06:03:19 +0000 jmarionsmith 1735218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jhd: my app does the same thing!! it makes me sad because it would be SO much easier to scan them in... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1735208 Wed, 02 Jul 2014 05:31:04 +0000 lamariniere 1735208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As long as repeats are allowed, I think we've already accomplished this at 3.5. We have about 250 children's books and I'm confident they have all been read at least three times each, and others many many many more! I need to work on it for DD though, but she already gets second hand reading through DS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1735197 Wed, 02 Jul 2014 03:44:47 +0000 Bao 1735197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SugarplumsMom: :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1735170 Wed, 02 Jul 2014 01:01:01 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1735170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was a little turned off when I first read this challenge because I thought repeated books didn't count. But after reading that repeats DO count, it's definitely achievable.</p> <p>Thanks! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1735149 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 23:15:37 +0000 jhd 1735149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have read 8 books so far...LO is 2 months but I love books! </p> <p>@cmomma17: I have tried scanning books with the app but it always causes the app to close on my iPhone. Maybe there's a bug or maybe I'm doing something wrong? :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1735075 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 22:00:57 +0000 Bao 1735075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Running Elley: we are doing it just for fun :)@cmomma17: I didn't know you could scan books, that's easy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1734654 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 16:04:53 +0000 Running Elley 1734654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: Awesome to hear that there's an app!</p> <p>I haven't started this yet but we read a TON! It may be cool to do just for fun :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1734648 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 16:02:45 +0000 cmomma17 1734648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: 1000 Books Before Kindergarten :) You can scan books and create a "library" in the app </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1734233 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:38:42 +0000 Bao 1734233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: I'm actually going to check tonight if our library does it, interested to know!<br /> @jmarionsmith: It's kind of a challenge for me to, and part of it (for me) is to see how many different books we can read, to keep the interest. I like the idea of taking a pic of the books, I'm stealing that idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1734228 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:36:43 +0000 jmarionsmith 1734228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: wow, you're not counting repeats and you have that many books already! you're doing awesome!! i would definitely start recording the repeats! also, when i've read a stack of books to lo i lay them out real fast and take a picture with my phone (since it's never far from me) and that way i don't have to keep up with the books and can record them later. just my little tip! :) </p> <p>@cmomma17: i also use use the app! and i only count the books i read as well, it's kinda my personal challenge! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1734223 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:35:14 +0000 regberadaisy 1734223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: what's the name of the app?<br /> I would so lose the paper log! ;)</p> <p>Does anyone else do it through the library? Wondering how common a built in reward system is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1734205 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:28:14 +0000 Bao 1734205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: haha my husband would be the same way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1734202 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:27:23 +0000 cmomma17 1734202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use the app on my phone and we are at 190! :grin: Repeats are definitely allowed! I am only tracking when I read to LO, but he does get some more from Grandma, Nana, DH, etc. Most of our reading is at bedtime but using the app motivates me to squeeze more books in during the day, especially on weekends! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1734201 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:27:06 +0000 Bao 1734201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: @jmarionsmith: that I did not know! I was just trying to read different books, for added fun! The ones I repeat I didn't list...but I'm sure once we get up there more there will be repeats. I think we have around 250 books, so there is bound to be repeats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1734198 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:25:49 +0000 autumnlove 1734198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: he tried that for a few days but LO moved them so he is over it! He says they read 7-8 books a day....some are board books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1734196 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:25:32 +0000 jmarionsmith 1734196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: we repeat several books over and over. and have a few library books thrown in every week. i think the "rules" said you can read the same book over and over and it counts. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1000-books-before-kindergarten-how-many-books-have-you-read#post-1734191 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:24:17 +0000 regberadaisy 1734191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jmarionsmith: @Bao: does it have to be 1,000 unique books or can they be repeats? </p> <p>I kinda love the idea of doing it through the library because it'll force us to take her to the library! </p> <p>We read 3-4 books every night so this is easily achievable! </p>