Comments on: Reading for Pleasure – What are Your Kid’s Favorite Books?

By: S.S.

S.S. — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:39:08 +0000

Some children don’t take to reading as soon as others. When I am working with these students I like to use free audio books and stories I find on the web, like the ones at Inspirewood.com (http://www.inspirewood.com). The children are still learning from the story without the stress of sounding out words.

This is especially good for children who are learning English as a second language.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:39:38 +0000

Excellent post! Especially point #5. I think it’s so important for parents to model good reading habits.

I recently finished “How to Be Like Walt” and “Mom 3.0,” and I am currently reading “Parenting With Love & Logic.” Next on my list? The 3rd book in the Twilight series.

Lately, my 2-year-old and I have been reading “Madeline,” “The Three Bears,” and dozens of other books from her shelves.

By: Linenkids.com

Linenkids.com — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:20:43 +0000

My Mathew loves fairy tails. I am reading for him every evening. Hope he will like books when he grows up.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:17:44 +0000

We love summertime reading, as it’s a chance to read more for fun rather than simply for school. Our boys like mystery and adventure stories and have found several good series in our church library including Daring Adventures (from Focus on the Family) and Illustrated Classics (like Sherlock Holmes and Robinson Crusoe). Though our boys are 12 and 9 now, they still like listening to mom read aloud at night. Our current book is A Father’s Promise. The boys also enjoy reading the Bible a chapter at a time.

By: Pass The Torch » Positively Speaking - Summertime Reading!

Pass The Torch » Positively Speaking - Summertime Reading! — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:06:05 +0000

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By: TopazTook

TopazTook — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:22:46 +0000

My daughter is three, and she has a wide range of favorites. Her favorite authors include Mo Willems (right now she has “Are You Ready to Play Outside” checked out of the library; we’ve also enjoyed “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus”) and Kevin Henkes (“Owen,” about a mouse with an attachment to a favorite lovey, is a perennial favorite).

She also really likes “The Good Humor Man” from the classic Little Golden Books, and magazines like “My Big Backyard” and “National Geographic Little Kids.”

By: Felicia

Felicia — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:22:07 +0000

What a wonderful post! Nice to meet a fellow school counselor as well!

I also attended a wonderful seminar on Early Literacy that I blogged about: http://www.gograhamgo.com/2009/01/early-literacy-help-your-child-start.html

She is right when she says it is important to start early!

By: Jen L.

Jen L. — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:19:11 +0000

My son is 18 months old today and is already a big fan of reading. His favorites are the Sandra Boynton books, with The Belly Button Book being at the top of the list. Right now, as his motor skills improve by the minute, he loves lift-the-flap books. He also enjoys any kind of books about animals (he likes to make the sounds) or with babies in them.

By: Transparent Mama

Transparent Mama — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:58:46 +0000

Diary of A Wimpy Kid are my 8 and 9 year old boys favorite. I could kiss Jeff Kinney for writing them. There are 3 in the series and my boys sat and read through all three.

By: Catherine Way

Catherine Way — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:12:29 +0000

My son’s (who’s 3 y.o.) favourites at the moment are the Hairy Maclary books, by Lynley Dodd. And luckily for me, these are great to read aloud. He also really likes The Waterhole, by Graeme Base (great pictures with hidden animals).
I agree with your comment about reading non-fiction books too. My son is willing to listen to quite long text about things he wants to learn about (eg. volcanoes) but won’t yet listen to longer fiction stories.

By: Catherine Way

Catherine Way — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:58:24 +0000

My son’s favourite books at the moment (he’s 3)are the Hairy Maclary books, by Lynley Dodd – and lucky for me they are great to read aloud. And also a long time favourite is The Waterhole, by Graeme Base (great multi-layered pictures).
And I completely agree about having boys read non-fiction because my son will sit down and listen to large amounts of text about topics he is interested in (eg volcanoes) but is not yet into listening to longer fiction stories.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:43:36 +0000

Great post. My son is four. He has autism. His favorite books are My World, Goodnight Moon (we can’t pull him away from this book), and Dora books. I have a teaching degree and I try to steer him towards quality literature, but even books that I don’t think are great are better than him reading nothing.