"For Better or For Worse" Copyright 1998 Lynn Johnston Productions, Inc.
"For Better or For Worse" Copyright 1998 Lynn Johnston Productions, Inc.
Learning to read is one of the most important - and difficult - tasks a child faces. Fortunately, there are many ways to help them; the easiest, and most overlooked is simply reading aloud to children.
"Reading aloud" means exactly what it says - reading a book out loud. It is an interactive activity. Let the kids look at the illustrations in a picture book while it's being read. Let them ask questions or make comments about the text or illustrations; to adults this is interrupting the story, but to the child, he is creating meaning.
Even toddlers and babies can benefit from being read to; it helps them learn the sounds of language. It also shows how language works. Reading aloud (and even just talking) to small children creates language pathways in the brain which help the child when they learn to speak and eventually read and write.
The purpose of this website is to create awareness for reading aloud to children. To that end, I have compiled a list of recommended picture books, categorized and summarized, as well as chapter books.
Books can also be looked up alphabetically by author or by title.
Animals These stories are about animals. Biographies Picture-book biographies are hard to come by; these are informative as well as entertaining. Caldecotts The Caldecott Award is awarded for outstanding illustration, but the stories are of high caliber as well. Fairy Tales and Fables Typical fairy tales plus fractured fairy tales. Family Stories touching on all aspects of family life. Fearless Females Spunky girls full of verve and fire! Holidays Books about or revolving around holidays. Multi-Cultural Celebrating the many cultures in our community and the world. Poetry & Rhymes "Poetry is a required taste." School Concerning all aspects of school - classroom, teacher, friends... Chapter Books Longer books serialized into chapters, usually with few or no illustrations.
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Books are listed alphabetically by title on each category page.
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