Comments on: For younger kids: Reading!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:32:11 +0000

Great book suggestions.

We (3 yo & 20 mo) love too Little House, Milly-Molly-Mandy, Wizard of Oz, and ‘classic’ children’s stories like Grimm, Aesop, Andersen. All-of-a-kind Family, Paddington Bear, Boxcar Children, In Grandma’s Attic and Peter Pan are on our to-read list.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:48:06 +0000

My 4 1/2 yr old has been loving read-alouds lately. His favorites so far have been Charlotte’s Web and The Mouse and the Motorcycle.
I’m so glad to see all these great suggestions here!

By: Johanna in NZ

Johanna in NZ — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:46:20 +0000

Hi Brea,
I have children similar in age to yours. I don’t homeschool at this stage but am considering it for the future.
About reading, my 5-year-old daughter loves the Winnie the Pooh stories by A.A. Milne. We both find them very funny. She also enjoys listening to A.A. Milne’s poetry and other poems.
One of the best things we can do for our children’s attention spans is LIMIT TV (or eliminate it!)

By: The Happy Housewife

The Happy Housewife — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:40:09 +0000

Great ideas, I heard once that you should read to your kids books above their grade level, they should read books on their grade level by themselves, and they should read books below their grade level out loud.
Blessings~
Toni

By: Tonsofsons

Tonsofsons — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:13:20 +0000

Everything you said is so true. I am a homeschool mom who loves to read to my kiddos. They learn so much. You can never start too early. Reading a loud time is major enjoyment in our house. BTW, I am Charlotte Mason Texan homeschooler to 5 boys. http://tonsofsons.wordpress.com/

By: warillever

warillever — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:36:50 +0000

I posted about the same thing this week. My kids are only 3 and 5 years old, but we have been reading them full-length novels for about two years now.

They loved the EB White books you mentioned above, as well as the Little House series. Their favorite (by leaps and bounds) has been Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting.

By: phyllis

phyllis — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:14:53 +0000

i really like jim trelease’s “the read-aloud handbook”. it has great lists of books divided by age-level and ability. i always turn to it when we are looking for the next book to read. i also ask the librarians a lot. i’ll tell them what we’ve read and they always have a suggestion for what to read next! great post.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:52:11 +0000

We still enjoy reading aloud, and 2 of mine are 13 and 14. I wish that we had started earlier, like you are. I like reading a lot of historical fiction to my kids. It makes history more enjoyable for them. Super Fudge by Judy Blume was one of our favorite (and funniest) books to read aloud.

By: Angie

Angie — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:50:13 +0000

Brea, I totally agree with you on the reading thing. I was not homeschooled (probably because there would’ve been fisticuffs every day!), but my parents read to us from birth! In fact, I learned to read at a VERY early age.

We love to read to our homeschooled son. We are reading a great book called “Wintering Well” by Lea Wait. It’s a great book for boys and for girls.

We also like to read the Little House books, and the Magic Treehouse books. A few years ago, we discovered the book by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson; “Peter and the Starcatchers”. SO GOOD! It’s about how Peter Pan came to be. Just a couple of weeks ago, we discovered another book by the two authors, probably a sequel, but we’re not sure: “Peter and the Secret of Rundoon”. We’re going to take it camping with us in July, and read it by the campfire. I can’t wait!

Oh, and we are regular library patrons, because we LOVE to read!

By: mmclassics

mmclassics — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:56:10 +0000

Don’t forget Mr. Poppers Penguins for some good laughs.

By: Mrs. Fussypants

Mrs. Fussypants — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:04:16 +0000

What a wonderful post! Thank you for joining in!

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:23:08 +0000

Hi, Brea! My husband and I both love to read, and I hope our children do as well. (So far, we have one daughter…and she is turning 1 this month!) I will have to check out “The Charlotte Mason Companion.” When you started talking toward the end about chapter books, the first two that came to my mind were “Charlotte’s Web” and “The Trumpet of the Swan.” I looooooved those books and cannot wait to read them to my kids! I also was young when The American Girls books started. My mother and I would read those at the time. (Now there appears to be a whole empire of that stuff…I was amazed when a friend with older daughters just showed it to me. Anyways…) I liked those becuase they had historical/educational tidbits in them. I also found it encouraging that you teach your children to be still during “storytime.” Thanks, Brea!