We want our future leaders to have unlimited access to a giant library of books that they can enjoy anywhere, anytime through the web or their tablet devices. We also want authors and publishers to have the ability to freely bring those books to you.
Over the first year, we've learned a lot about our customers and authors and we need to renovate our product. We're currently behind the curtain improving the design and flow of our site, building native iPad and Android tablet apps, and improving the content creation process, but we're tight on money and need your help to finish development.
We hope you see our vision and in exchange for helping, we'll reward you. See below for details. Anything helps, so please donate even as little as $1 . The money we raise will help us finish MagicBlox 2.0 and make our library more accessible to kids around the world.
A couple times per year The Lincoln Elementary School Dads Club in Burlingame puts on a movie night, and this year we have been chosen as the pre-show entertainment. If you live in or near Burlingame, CA, come on out on November 18th to enjoy some fun stories and the newest Disney release, Cars 2.
Note: If you want to support Lincoln Elementary School, you can use the coupon code 'LINCOLN' on checkout and they will earn a portion of your annual access pass payment.
Snuggle up after a fun filled day outside or after a busy day at school with a cup of hot chocolate with lots of minature marshmallows and meet some of my friends. Don't forget to let me know how you like them!
Autumn begins on September 23rd, so with just a few more weeks of warm summer nights left, come join us in the park with the city of Burlingame for story time and movie night! Pack up the sleepingbags and roll out the wooly blankets for an evening of entertainment on the grass. We are so proud to be the pre-movie entertainment. We'll read a few short stories and sing some popular songs from some of our audio books while everyone gets settled and ready to watch Toy Story 3 and Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory in the park. It'll be a lot of fun!!
Look Left, Right, then Left Again and be Defensive
Reminding our children (any age) to look “left, right & left again” is extremely important to keep them on the lookout and teaches them to be defensive when they're on the street. There are far more distractions with drivers these days, such as texting, GPS, or talking on the phone. All of these distractions mean less time watching for your kids walking to school. This was apparent to me on the first day back to school earlier this week. Even though we live close to school we stil find ourselves dodging cars while crossing the street, so we continually remind our son about this rule every day. Being defensive is the best way to be safe.
Teach your Children about their Designated "Safe side" Adults
Let your your younger children know who their 3 “designated” adults are. Who will pick them up from school and who can drive them or walk them home. And most importantly, the difference between strangers, "kind a knows", and "safe side" adults. Giving them a practice run at screaming when a stranger tries to grab them is a great way to blow of steam and teaches our children never to be afraid to yell for help when needed. We have been practicing the "Safe Side" yell with our son since he was three. We highly recommend watching the Safe Side DVD created by John Walsh and Julie Clark, with your child and answer questions as they pop up. Our child (6yrs) get’s to yell at the top of his lungs. “Help this is not my mom, Help, this is not my dad!” It’s fun, but we also talk with him about the need for it and how important it is that he use his voice if he feels scared or in danger, even with "kinda knows."
One year may not seem like a huge milestone for most, but it is for Magicblox.
Magicblox has a goal to make tons of colorful, interactive, and fun eBooks available to as many parents, teachers and children as possible through their unique kids eBook library.
Jason Lane - Founder & Chief Executive Officer is a technology veteran who has spent his career building digital media systems and other business applications for the entertainment industry.
He started Magicblox because he enjoys helping kids grow and learn. As a father himself, he loves spending time reading with his son and he also realizes that the kids of today are the leaders of tomorrow so we need to give them great tools and training to make our world a better place.
One year may not seem like a huge milestone for most, but it is for us here at Magicblox.
To begin, our library has grown exponentially and we continue to add new books every week for you to enjoy and the rate is increasing.
We started the library with self-published authors in mind, but we quickly expanded to support all publishing houses who have books that could use a little extra exposure.
Our team has been refining the content loading process to allow our busy authors and publishers to add their books easier and faster.
We've also enabled the iPad, iPhone, and Android mobile platforms, giving you easy portable access to Magicblox almost anywhere.
Lastly, we've also been adding a few new team members to help bring you lots of exciting enhancements we have planned for you in our second year ahead.
We're especially thankful to you, our readers, parents, and fans. It is because of your commitment and dedication that we have adopted the motto "Today a reader, Tomorrow a leader." With every new registered user and Access Pass sold, we've been able to give authors and publishers from around the world an incentive to add their educational, fun and inspirational books to our library for you to enjoy. Schools, homeschoolers, parents and special ed teachers around the world have been using our books to supplement their kids reading goals.
Our Spanish books have also become quite popular with children & adults who are learning a second language.
Thank you to all of our authors & publishers. Your books continue to make a huge difference to families from more than 109 different countries.
