rated: 5 out of 5 stars
I bought this book mostly because the back half of it has a long list of recommendations of books to read a loud and each listing comes with an appropriate listening age range. Which is exactly what I've been looking for so I can get some new ideas about which books would be appropriate to read to Lincoln.
And if that were all that was in the book, it would have been well worth the $9 dollars I spent on it. The selections will keep us in reading material for a LONG time. :)
But I also really enjoyed the rest of the book. It's nothing too unpredictable. Mostly he just uses a lot of research and real life experiences to back up his belief that reading aloud to kids is the best, most efficient, and cheapest way to give them an educational boost. And he has tons of stats to back up his claims. Which, I think is pretty cool, because it's something I've always known intuitively, but I had no idea that the actual numbers would stack so highly in favor of reading aloud as a family. Not only does it create positive family bonding time, but across all ages and grades levels, kids who are read aloud to do better in school and on tests than those who aren't.
I've always loved reading, and I was always read to as a child, so this wasn't a very hard concept for me to absorb, but I think everyone, whether they like reading or not, could really benefit from some of the ideas in this book. And like I mentioned earlier, the book is worth it even if you only use it as a reference for it's list of books that make good read alouds.
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