Reading Together: Everything You Need to Know to Raise a Child Who Loves to Read by Diane W. Frankenstein is a great resource for parents who aren’t sure what to read next with their children. This book is also great for anyone who needs a starting point for conversations with children about books.
In the introduction of the book, Frankenstein points out that reading is about finding the right book and often children who don’t like to read just haven’t found the right book to read yet. She gives some helpful hints about how to help children love what they read including “help your child find the hook of the story—what taps into their curiosity and captures their interest quickly”. One of the main focuses of the book is conversational reading, starting conversations with children about the books after they are done reading. She also gives helpful hints on how to do that as well.
The rest of the book highlights a book (1 book every 2 pages) with Frankenstein providing a synopsis and pointing out a list of subjects the story explores (friendships, responsibility, perseverance). She also has a list of further suggestions that your child could read if that particular book appealed to her. She has age recommendations on the books as well, both the read together age and the read alone age.
Frankenstein said that she wanted to go beyond just the award winners so within this book I am sure you will come across some old favorites as well as discover some ones you have never heard of.
What questions do you ask your children to get the conversation started?
I did not receive anything for this review.
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