Reading

Title: Games for Reading: Playful Ways to Help Your Child Read Author: Peggy Kaye Publication Year: 1984 Website: www.peggykaye.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: This book has a lot of really good ideas to help your child enjoy learning to read. It has so many suggestions that I plan ...

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Title: Best Books for Boys: A Resource for Educators Author: Matthew Zbaracki Publication Year: 2008 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I think this is a really interesting concept for a book, because as the author points out and most people would agree, girls frequently enjoy “boy” ...

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Title: The New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books for Children Author: Eden Ross Lipson Publication Year: 2000 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: Overall, I thought this was a really useful reference, with just the right amount of commentary regarding each selection. The only ...

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Title: What to Read When: The Books and Stories to Read with Your Child--and All the Best Times to Read Them Author: Pam Allyn Publication Year: 2009 Website: pamallyn.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: In my opinion, there are much better resources of great children’s literature, not ...

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Title: The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child Author: Donalyn Miller Publication Year: 2009 Website: bookwhisperer.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: When I checked this book out from the library, I thought it would have useful information for parents interested ...

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Title: Babies Need Books: Sharing the Joy of Books with Children from Birth to Age 6 Author: Dorothy Butler Publication Year: 1998 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I’m sure this was a really awesome book when it was first published. I checked it out because it was recommended by one of ...

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Title: Valerie and Walter's Best Books for Children Author: Valerie V. Lewis and Walter M. Mayes Publication Year: 2004 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I think this book is out of print now, which is unfortunate, because I really think they should update it and come out with a new ...

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Title: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up Author: Julia Eccleshare Publication Year: 2009 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: To be fair, overall this seems like a very good list of books to read "before you grow up". However, I would have been just as happy with a list ...

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Title: The Read-Aloud Handbook Author: Jim Trelease Publication Year: 2013 Website: www.trelease-on-reading.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: Unlike my original assumption, this is not a book that teaches one how to be better at reading stories aloud. The author does have some ...

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Title: 100 Best Books for Children: A Parent's Guide to Making the Right Choices for Your Young Reader, Toddler to Preteen Author: Anita Silvey Publication Year: 2004 Website: www.anitasilvey.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I really enjoyed this book. The introduction makes the ...

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