For Parents
Use these resources to encourage your child to read. Learn more about selecting appropriate books, the benefits of reading aloud, and activities that promote reading.
Summer Reading Fun
Learn about the many resources available, both online and in your community, to help you interest your children in reading throughout the summer.
Learn about the many resources available, both online and in your community, to help you interest your children in reading throughout the summer.
Keep Your Children Reading During the Summer
An article by your About Children's Books Guide about using the public library and other resources to encourage summer reading.
An article by your About Children's Books Guide about using the public library and other resources to encourage summer reading.
Share Success in Encouraging Summer Reading for Kids - Summer Reading…
It's important to your kids' reading skills that you encourage summer reading. Share your success in motivating your kids to make summer reading a priority.
It's important to your kids' reading skills that you encourage summer reading. Share your success in motivating your kids to make summer reading a priority.
Summer Reading Lists For Kids and Teens: 2009
Find the best in children's books and young adult books on these 2008 summer reading lists. You'll find children's picture books and books of fiction and nonfiction as well as young adult books of fiction and nonfiction on these 2008 summer reading lists.
Find the best in children's books and young adult books on these 2008 summer reading lists. You'll find children's picture books and books of fiction and nonfiction as well as young adult books of fiction and nonfiction on these 2008 summer reading lists.
Resources for Reluctant Readers
An article by your About Children's Books Guide that provides information about the best ways to assist a reluctant reader.
An article by your About Children's Books Guide that provides information about the best ways to assist a reluctant reader.
10 Resolutions for Parents to Help Them Raise Children Who Love Reading and Books
Children's Books: These 10 resolutions for parents are designed to help them raise children who love reading and books. They include reading children's books aloud, going to the library and borrowing children's books, and encouraging reading.
Children's Books: These 10 resolutions for parents are designed to help them raise children who love reading and books. They include reading children's books aloud, going to the library and borrowing children's books, and encouraging reading.
Ready, Set, Go! Getting Ready for School
Tips and recommended books from your About Guide Liz Kennedy to help your preschool or kindergarten age child prepare for, and adjust to, school.
Tips and recommended books from your About Guide Liz Kennedy to help your preschool or kindergarten age child prepare for, and adjust to, school.
What is the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance
What is the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance, also known as the NCBLA? Learn about the mission and projects of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance (NCBLA), its Web site, and the Our White House book and companion Web site.
What is the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance, also known as the NCBLA? Learn about the mission and projects of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance (NCBLA), its Web site, and the Our White House book and companion Web site.
Childrens Book Week - What and When Is Childrens Book Week
Find out when Children’s Book Week, which is administered by the Children’s Book Council, is celebrated in the United States and what the purpose of Children’s Book Week is.
Find out when Children’s Book Week, which is administered by the Children’s Book Council, is celebrated in the United States and what the purpose of Children’s Book Week is.
Parent's Guides to Childrens Books and Reading Aloud / Read-Alouds - for Parents Librarians Teachers
Parents, librarians, and teachers will find these guides to children's books books very helpful. They include parent's guides to children's books, guides to reading aloud and read-alouds, and much more.
Parents, librarians, and teachers will find these guides to children's books books very helpful. They include parent's guides to children's books, guides to reading aloud and read-alouds, and much more.
Children's Books - Books to Grow With: A Guide to Using the Best Children's Fiction for Everyday Issues and Tough Challenges
"Books to Grow With: A Guide to Using the Best Children's Fiction for Everyday Issues and Tough Challenges" by Cheryl Coon is a helpful guide to children's books,both picture books and chapter books, that parents, teachers, and others can use to select appropriate children's books that deal with a variety of challenges that children cope with, such as bullying, divorce, and death.
"Books to Grow With: A Guide to Using the Best Children's Fiction for Everyday Issues and Tough Challenges" by Cheryl Coon is a helpful guide to children's books,both picture books and chapter books, that parents, teachers, and others can use to select appropriate children's books that deal with a variety of challenges that children cope with, such as bullying, divorce, and death.
Children's Books Guide - The New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books for Children
Learn about the resources that make The New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books for Children such an excellent reference book on children's literature. Resources include information about children's wordless books, picture books, story books, early reading books, middle reading books, and young adult (ya) books.
Learn about the resources that make The New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books for Children such an excellent reference book on children's literature. Resources include information about children's wordless books, picture books, story books, early reading books, middle reading books, and young adult (ya) books.
What the Dormouse Said, Lessons for Grown-ups from Children's Books
If you love children's books, you'll want a copy of "What the Dormouse Said, Lessons for Grown-ups from Children's Books," a collection of quotations from more than 200 children's books that was compiled by Amy Gash.
If you love children's books, you'll want a copy of "What the Dormouse Said, Lessons for Grown-ups from Children's Books," a collection of quotations from more than 200 children's books that was compiled by Amy Gash.
Caution! Your Prejudice May be Showing
An article by Your Guide Liz Kennedy about "Hate Hurts: How Children Learn and Unlearn Prejudice," an excellent guide for children and adults.
An article by Your Guide Liz Kennedy about "Hate Hurts: How Children Learn and Unlearn Prejudice," an excellent guide for children and adults.
Parents' Guides to Children's Books
An article on an excellent book to help you choose appropriate books for your children.
An article on an excellent book to help you choose appropriate books for your children.
Turnoff Week A Good Idea or Turnoff Week A Bad Idea Readers Respond
Turnoff Week, formerly TV Turnoff Week, is a national initiative designed to get families to turn off the TV, Computer, Electronic games, etc. and rather than spending so much time with electronic media, to enjoy time together as a family. What do you think? Is Turnoff Week, formerly TV Turnoff Week, a good idea, or is it a bad idea and what you do and do not turnoff nobody's business but yours?
Turnoff Week, formerly TV Turnoff Week, is a national initiative designed to get families to turn off the TV, Computer, Electronic games, etc. and rather than spending so much time with electronic media, to enjoy time together as a family. What do you think? Is Turnoff Week, formerly TV Turnoff Week, a good idea, or is it a bad idea and what you do and do not turnoff nobody's business but yours?
What does Turnoff (formerly TV-Turnoff) Week have to do with children's books?
TV-Turnoff Week is now Turnoff Week and the sponsor, the Center for Screen-Time Awareness, encourages parents to turn off all electronic media during Turnoff Week. The encourages families to turn off their TVs, computers, electronic game systems, DVD and CD players, PDAs, iPods and cell phones during Turnoff Week, which was formerly known as TV-Turnoff Week. I recommend you fill time during Turnoff Week by reading aloud to your children and encouraging them to do more recreational reading.
TV-Turnoff Week is now Turnoff Week and the sponsor, the Center for Screen-Time Awareness, encourages parents to turn off all electronic media during Turnoff Week. The encourages families to turn off their TVs, computers, electronic game systems, DVD and CD players, PDAs, iPods and cell phones during Turnoff Week, which was formerly known as TV-Turnoff Week. I recommend you fill time during Turnoff Week by reading aloud to your children and encouraging them to do more recreational reading.
Bibliography: Books on Disaster For Kids
A valuable resource for parents and teachers, categorized by age level, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
A valuable resource for parents and teachers, categorized by age level, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Helping Your Child Become a Reader
An online publication from the U.S. Department of Education that includes information for parents and activities for children, from babies through age six.
An online publication from the U.S. Department of Education that includes information for parents and activities for children, from babies through age six.
Family Literacy Tips: From A to Z
Here are 26 tips for parents, one for each letter of the alphabet, to help them encourage and support a love of reading in their children.
Here are 26 tips for parents, one for each letter of the alphabet, to help them encourage and support a love of reading in their children.
Reading Aloud
Information on the benefits of reading aloud to your child, with tips on selecting books, and recommended books.
Information on the benefits of reading aloud to your child, with tips on selecting books, and recommended books.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets is dedicated to providing "information about teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle." It contains downloadable teachers' and family guides, articles, tips, and more.
Reading Rockets is dedicated to providing "information about teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle." It contains downloadable teachers' and family guides, articles, tips, and more.