Read Alouds

Here's a simple "how to" information sheet from your About Children's Books Guide.

I recommend these Mother Goose board books because the nursery rhymes are fun to read aloud and very young children will enjoy hearing, and repeating, the rhymes and looking at the illustrations.

Here's an article from your About Children's Books Guide about Jim Trelease's comprehensive book that covers all facets of reading aloud to your children.

Australian children's author and literacy expert Mem Fox makes a convincing case for the importance of reading aloud to your children from the time they are babies.

This article, with read-aloud recommendations from kindergarten through high school, is from a site very popular with teachers, Carol Hurst's Children's Literature.

Learn all about the benefits of reading aloud to your children from this article.

The librarians at the White Plains Public Library in New York recommend these books for toddlers.

These booklists (ages 4-8, 9-12)were compiled for the Parents' Choice Foundation by "critics, teachers, librarians, moms and dads for help giving families some 'time out' from the world."

An article about one family's experience with the benefits of reading together, from Al Young's Hearth.

This article by educator Carol Otis Hurst explains the importance of reading aloud to children from the time they are babies and provides tips on how to do it effectively.

Here are tips on reading aloud to your child, from the Reading is Fundamental Web site.

Share the titles of your favorite children's books to read aloud and learn about the favorite read alouds of others.