Children's Book Reviews
2010 Children’s Choice Book Awards Finalists
The Children’s Book Council, in association with Every Child a Reader, the CBC foundation, announces the finalists for the third annual Children’s Choice Book Awards! Finalists were determined by over 14,000 children and teens. Your child can cast their votes for their favorite book, author, and illustrator at bookstores, schools, libraries and at BookWeekOnline from March 15 to May 3. This...Read Across America Day
March 2nd signified the NEA’s Read Across America Day, as school children all over America celebrated Dr. Suess’ birthday and his famous books. First Lady Michelle Obama helped promoted the special day by reading “The Cat in the Hat” to a group of school children. She also spoke about the importance of reading and how “Horton Hatches the Egg,” by Dr. Seuss is one of the first...Shared Story Book Reading is Priceless
Research has consistently demonstrated the benefits of parents and their children reading together at home. The home is a safe and trusted place in which children are naturally eager to participate in activities with their parents. Children are also particularly responsive to encouragement made by their parents. Furthermore, the emotional closeness that arises as books are enjoyed together, adds an additional...Fun Reading Activities: Write and Illustrate Your Own Book
Illustory: Write and Illustrate Your Own Book! This was a fun activity I did with my first grader. He enjoyed writing the story from beginning to end and illustrating pictures to go along. The finished product has made a wonderful keepsake and recently we have created a few more that we will give as Christmas gifts. This is a great reading activity for 1st graders and up, not only will it exercise their imagination,...Child Development Includes Reading
Reading is vital to the development of children. For nearly every aspect of life, reading is required, whether it be newspapers, computer screens, road signs, instruction booklets, forms to be filled in or even just the TV guide! Reading at a young age will only build a solid educational foundation that can result in success throughout a child’s academic years. First identify the young reader’s...How to Teach a Pre-Schooler to Read
Read, Read, Read with your child daily aloud. It is so true even as little as 15 minutes a day helps and you will see the results. Your child can never get enough of hearing a book read to them. Start with board books and graduate with your child’s age and skill level. For instance you can purchase books that are labeled 1,2,3 to indicate the level of reading needed to read the book with an adult or...Ready Reader Books is a reviewer of children's books and the blog of The Ready Reader, a reading tutoring service.
