Our second edition of Reading Corner went out to readers bright and early this morning, and in it we asked people to answer a question: What books do you enjoy sharing with kids/grandkids (or students, babysitting charges or anyone else!)?
BookPage recommends. . .
If you’re looking for a book to share with a toddler, try Deborah Underwood’s The Quiet Book, which Nonfiction Editor Kate Pritchard liked so much, she said, “I kind of want to use it for my own bedtime reading!”
Tween readers will enj
oy Jennifer L. Holm’s Turtle in Paradise, a sweet and funny Depression-era story about a girl who goes to live with relatives in Key West.
For teens, you can’t go wrong with Jackson Pearce’s Sisters Red, a spin on “Little Red Riding Hood” complete with werewolves, a memorable sister relationship and plenty of action.
What would you add to this list?
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Charlotte’s Web, The Napping House, T’Was The Night Before Thanksgiving, The Dog Who Wanted A Boy, Peef: The Christmas Bear, Little Women . . . I could go on and on. Reading with your children, no matter what there age, creates such a special bond between you. Even as they get older, reading the same books that they select at the book store and library are golden opportunities to open many lines of communication between you.
There are so many! My favorites include: Where the Wild Things Are, Horton Hears a Who, The Phantom Tollbooth (there is also a great audiobook version put out last year which is read by the very talented and funny David Hyde Pierce), and Wrinkle in Time.
And I have been giving every young person I know the audiobook I produced, which they all really love: Nelson Mandela’s Favorite Folktales. It’s read by noted actors including Sam Jackson, Scarlett Johannson, Alan Rickman, Don Cheadle, and Helen Mirren and it was just selected as Audiobook of the Year.
All the publisher’s proceeds go to helping children in South Africa who are orphaned or impacted by HIV/AIDS. But most importantly it is full of interesting stories read by gifted actors with wonderful African music and a PDF with beautiful illustrations. It works for kids and adults. There is also a book version for reading along.
Now that my grandkids are getting older, I have enjoyed sharing books written by S.E. Hinton: “The Outsiders”, “That Was Then, This is Now”, and “Tex”. They are wonderful coming-of-age books to share with mportant lessons to be shared. For the little ones, you can’t beat “How Much Do I Love You?”, and of course, “Goodnight Moon”. We love to go to the library!
Libba Bray’s books. A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY, REBEL ANGELS, and THE SWEET FAR THING.
THE CATSWOLD PORTAL by Shirley Rousseau Murphy.