The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections With Your Kids by Sarah Mackenzie
Author:Sarah Mackenzie [Mackenzie, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: parenting
Amazon: B0774ZQZ75
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00
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A book that fails to leave the reader with hope has neglected its most important role: to help the reader see the world afresh.
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BOOKLISTS ARE TRAINING WHEELS
That day in the library, I sat with Audrey on a low plastic chair, reading through a stack of board books someone had left on the kid-sized table. They were boringânot worth bringing homeâso I hoisted Audrey onto my hip and headed back to our car empty-handed. I knew what I needed. I needed that booklist at the back of The Read-Aloud Handbook.
As you set out to become your familyâs literary matchmaker, booklists are your training wheels. They are invaluable to the parent who is learning how to put good books into the hands of her childrenâto spur a love of reading and fill a home with the best books that can be found. Think of a good booklist as a sturdy set of training wheels. Itâll help you ride successfully before you can do it on your own. Itâll become a trusted companion to steer you in the right direction.
In the third part of this book, youâll find a booklist that I hope will become a trusted companion on your own read-aloud journey. Iâve read every single book on the list, many of them out loud. But youâll also find wonderful recommendations in books like Honey for a Childâs Heart and Give Your Child the Worldâbooks where the authors have done the hard work of pre-reading, thinking through, sorting, categorizing, and eventually recommending.
A good booklist is my love language, and if youâre ready for a more nuanced list than the one included here, you can find a collection of all my booklists at ReadAloudRevival.com.
Booklists, of course, are always created by a person with unique literary taste, and you donât want to supplant your own opinions and tastes for a booklist, no matter how reputable it might be. Use booklists as your training wheels, but once youâve acquired enough speed and ability to ride on your own, you can rely on your God-given intuition and the 3 Question Test (up next) to decide which books should make it onto your own familyâs unique list of favorites.
No booklist can be the be-all and end-all, because just as the members of your family are singular and unique, so will your book choices be. Your list should reflect the beautiful quirks, likes, and dislikes of the people in your family.
HOW TO CHOOSE BOOKS WITHOUT A BOOKLIST: THE 3 QUESTION TEST
What if you donât have a booklist handy? Or what if you are trying to decide on a book you havenât seen on any trusted booklist? What to do then?
Itâs easy to conduct the 3 Question Test. First, flip open the book to the first few pages and read (youâll need to make use of the sample if youâre perusing online). Read a few paragraphs (or a few pages if itâs a picture book). Now skip to further inside the bookâmaybe one third or halfway throughâand read a few more paragraphs or pages.
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