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 …
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The Importance of Reading to Children: Where?
Last week I began a series about reading aloud to children. In my first post I wrote about why we should read to our children. This week I want to discuss where we should read to our little people. Where we read to them? Does it matter -- isn't the sofa a good spot? Yes, of course. In our house …
The Importance of Reading to Your Children
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 …
