early childhood

Today let’s talk about what we should read to our little ones. With thousands of children’s books published each year, choosing can feel overwhelming. Poor quality literature may entertain, but it’s also mind-numbing. High quality literature is thought-provoking as well as entertaining. It inspires greatness and character development, and doesn’t shy away from dealing with [...]

I recently finished The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease, which has sold over one million copies. Amazing! This book furthered my passion for children’s literature, and inspired me to begin a series on the importance of reading with our children. Not that it’s tough to excite me on this topic – as a former English [...]