Adios, 2024

+ End of year giveaway! 🎁🎉 + A humble request

See you later, 2024!

With just a few weeks left of 2024, I feel like I’m huffing and puffing my way to the end. For the past 6 months, life has been careening between chaos and mayhem. It’s been dee-lightful.

So while I’m happy to be closing out the year, the year was perfectly banal. And that is a GOOD thing. At this point in life, I welcome banality with open arms. Banal is comforting and reassuring. (Twenties me would be shuddering with horror at this paragraph).

Amid a lot of personal chaos, my actual real-life job changed and I was significantly worried about what that would mean for this newsletter. I’m relieved to say, my commitment hasn’t faltered. It’s reminded me of how much I value this outlet for creativity and childish wonder (both criminally undervalued in my job). So, while there were some weeks where I wondered how the heck I’d hit the “Publish” button on time, I’m happy that I powered through. If anything, I’m reminded why the mission of this newsletter means so much to me.

So when I think back on how this newsletter developed in 2024, here’s a snapshot of what’s going on in my head:

• I published 50 posts and that’s a number I’m super proud of but I’d still have liked to have published more

• I launched the paid tier and I’m so thankful to those supporting me through that tier; it means so much to me to have your support

  • For the paid subscribers, I’m noodling on a few ideas of how I can provide you with more content in 2025. Stay tuned for more info—I’d love to get your feedback on some ideas.

• The list format for book recommendations works well and I don’t see the need to change anything on that front

• The Classics Corner series has been a favorite with you all and I’m excited to keep that going next year

I have some neat book lists planned for next year and I’m excited to get cracking on them.

And of course, this year would not have been possible without your support. Forever and always so grateful for your presence here. Thank you!

Greatest Hits of 2024

The top 3 posts of this year and it includes some of my favorites too!

And now, on to the end-of-year subscriber giveaway!

L to R: The American Heritage Children’s Dictionary / Barn Dance! / First Body Book / Bea and Mr. Jones / Henny, Penny, Lenny, Denny, and Mike / The Max Letters

Woo-hoo, I’m excited to continue the tradition of the Readable Moments’ End-of-Year Giveaway! This $200+ bundle has some great books and letter series that I hope you enjoy reading with the kids in your life:

• The American Heritage Children’s Dictionary*

• Barn Dance!*

• First Body Book

• Bea and Mr. Jones*

• Henny, Penny, Lenny, Denny, and Mike*

• The Max Letters (12-month subscription)

If you’d like to participate, fill out this form—and feel free to provide feedback if you’re so inclined!

I’ll be announcing the winner in my first newsletter of 2025.

P.S. A humble request

I’m so close to hitting the 1,000 subscriber mark and it was a goal I had for this newsletter this year. Please do me a solid and share this newsletter with anyone who enjoys reading to kids!

Thank you!

Readable Moments will return in 2025. Until then, happy reading, happy holidays, happy everything, friends!

*Thank you for using (at no additional cost to you) the affiliate links in this post! :-)