![]() Recommendations from blogs, family and friends.Ambleside Online’s book lists (by year). ![]() ![]() These titles comprise both picture books and chapter books, due to the young ages of my children, and come from a variety of sources, including the following: “If we want the mind of a child to come alive, we feed him living ideas.” Charlotte Mason, Home EducationĮach year as I prepare for a new school year, I create a list of books for our daily read-aloud time. So as not to discourage her in her efforts to read, I allowed her to check out these books, but I also picked out my own books– those more in line with what I consider “quality literature.” Since then, my daughter has caught on and discovered for herself the authors and books that appeal to her - that stimulate her mind and feed her imagination. Try as I might, my daughter always found Dora or Scooby-Doo books. When I first started teaching my oldest to read, we would bring home dozens of library books. Why? There are lots of options out there but, in my opinion, not all books are created equal. I’ve shared with you previously why you should make read-aloud time a priority in your homeschool, my aim this time is to provide some criteria for choosing good read-aloud books.
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