Last week I posted a list of authors for girls with the promise to post one for boys. Some times, it is harder to cultivate a love for reading in boys. It CAN be done! Boys are more prone to want to get up and go instead of sitting still long enough to enjoy a good book. Reading aloud to your son can really help cultivate that love for reading he so desperately needs. Find out what he is interested in and then find a book on that subject or with that story line. If a mystery interests him then read a Sugar-Creek Gang by Paul Hutchens to him. If he likes dogs then read one of Jim Kjelgaard's animal adventure books with him. If it's horses he likes, definitely read The Black Stallion by Walter Farley. I recently read this entire series and couldn't put them down! If he likes to laugh and joke around then read him Ribsy or Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary. If your little guy is interested in collecting all sorts of odds and ends then read the Eddie series by Carolyn Haywood! There is a book for any interest. These are just a few of the authors for boys. Listed below are a few more. Enticing your son to want to read will be successful if you can match him up with the right type of book.
Happy Reading!
Wilson Rawls Where the Red Fern Grows
Elizabeth George Speare The Sign of the Beaver and many more titles that are excellent
Franklin Dixon The Hardy Boys mystery series
Donald J. Sobol Encyclopedia Brown
Roald Dahl Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and James and The Giant Peach
Jean Craighead George My Side of the Mountain
Childhood of Famous Americans series (Biographies)
Fred Gipson Old Yeller
John Reynold Gardiner Stone Fox
Marguerite Henry Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Robert Lawson Ben and Me; Mr. Revere and I (excellent books!)
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Book Lists
Several people have asked me for some type of book list for all different ages. It has taken me a bit of time to get to it, but I finally have started the process of making up my own book lists. I have begun with Preschool-1st grade. Of course, within that age category, there will be some variance to the level of readers. Some 1st graders may find some of the books to be "babyish" for reading themselves while some may find them to be right on their level. All of the books are excellent for parents to read aloud to preschoolers - 1st grade, which is very important in cultivating a love for reading in your child.
In no way am I implying that this is a complete book list. It is what I have come up with so far and from time to time I will add to it. I hope you enjoy these books and that this list helps you know what to look for when going to the library or local book stores or thrift stores. Many of these authors have several books and I have only listed a few of them. For instance, I did not list every Dr. Seuss book! Jan Brett has many good books and I listed maybe two or three of hers. Learn the authors names as well as the titles and you can recognize their books while you are looking.
Soon, I will come out with an Intermediate list and will keep going until I get all the way through High School level reading. Happy Reading!
Book List
Several people have asked me for some type of book list for all different ages. It has taken me a bit of time to get to it, but I finally have started the process of making up my own book lists. I have begun with Preschool-1st grade. Of course, within that age category, there will be some variance to the level of readers. Some 1st graders may find some of the books to be "babyish" for reading themselves while some may find them to be right on their level. All of the books are excellent for parents to read aloud to preschoolers - 1st grade, which is very important in cultivating a love for reading in your child.
In no way am I implying that this is a complete book list. It is what I have come up with so far and from time to time I will add to it. I hope you enjoy these books and that this list helps you know what to look for when going to the library or local book stores or thrift stores. Many of these authors have several books and I have only listed a few of them. For instance, I did not list every Dr. Seuss book! Jan Brett has many good books and I listed maybe two or three of hers. Learn the authors names as well as the titles and you can recognize their books while you are looking.
Soon, I will come out with an Intermediate list and will keep going until I get all the way through High School level reading. Happy Reading!
Book List
Preschool-1st grade
Billy and Blaze by C.W. Anderson
Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
Little Bear by Else Minarik
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Linda Numeroff
Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Clifford by Norman Bridwell
Curious George by H.A. Rey
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
Is your Mama a Llama? By Deborah Guarino
Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
The Berenstain Bears by Stan and Jan Berenstain
A Bargain for Frances by Russell Hoban
Johnny Lion by Edith Hurd
Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
Corduroy by Don Freeman
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins by Dr.
Seuss
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
Sheep in a Jeep by
Nancy E. Shaw
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Richard Scarry’s Please and Thank you book by Richard Scarry
Big Dog Little Dog by P.D. Eastman
The Little Red Caboose by Marian Potter
Owl at Home by Arnold Lobel
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
Gossie and Friends by Olivier Dunrea
The Happy Lion by Louise Fatio
The Biggest Bear by Lynn Ward
Snow Bear by Piers Harper
The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett
The Hat by Jan Brett
Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
Baby Duck goes to School by Amy Hest
Little Quack by Lauren Thompson
Who Will Tuck Me in Tonight? by Carol Roth
Mama, Do You Love Me? By Barbara Joosse
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
Put Me In The Zoo by
Robert Lopshire
The Cat in the Hat by
Dr. Seuss
Go, Dog. Go! By P.D. Eastman
Flora’s Very Windy Day by Jeanne Birdsall
You Are My I Love You by Maryann Cusimao
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
The Biggest Snowman Ever by Steven Kroll
What Snowmen Do At Night by
Carolyn Buehner
Bear Stays up for Christmas by Karma Wilson
Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree by Robert Barry
A Wish to be a Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe
Llama llama red pajama by Anna Dewdney
Duck and Goose by Tad Hills
Caps For Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
On The Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman
You’re All My Favorites by Sam McBratney
Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Authors for Girls
Recently, as in yesterday, I was at one of my favorite local resale shops and ran into a friend of mine. This resale shop has a great children's book section that is neatly organized and full of great finds. I was looking through the books and my friend asked me how I know what I am looking for at a place like this resale shop. I told her I just know what authors I like or have heard of before and I usually stick with that. Sometimes, I'll venture out and buy a book that just looks good. I know you aren't supposed to judge a book by it's cover, but by doing so, I have found some good ones. On the other hand, I have found some not so good ones!! :)
Her question caused me to think about posting a list of authors I look for while I am out at a resale shop, antique store, or used book store. I rarely pay full price for my books. It has to be one I REALLY want! So, here is a list of authors you may want to keep in mind while out at your local resale shops, etc.
Louisa May Alcott
L.M. Montgomery
Kate Seredy (if you find her books, DO NOT pass them up! They are collectors!)
Carolyn Haywood
E. Nesbit
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Beverly Cleary
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Lois Leppard
Elizabeth George Speare
Scott O'Dell
Jan Brett (Picture books)
Eleanor Estes (especially The Hundred Dresses, which I see often in the resale shops and have a hard time passing it up even though I already have two copies!)
Betty MacDonald (wrote the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series, which I also often see in resale shops)
Jean Fritz (The Cabin Faced West)
These are just a few, but I thought it might be helpful to those of you who may not know many children's authors by name. So many of us shop at the resale shops and I have found books I collect at these stores for $.50 - $1.00. I get so excited!! In my next post, I will list authors for boys. Some of these authors have books that would be suitable for boys as well. Happy Reading!!
Her question caused me to think about posting a list of authors I look for while I am out at a resale shop, antique store, or used book store. I rarely pay full price for my books. It has to be one I REALLY want! So, here is a list of authors you may want to keep in mind while out at your local resale shops, etc.
Louisa May Alcott
L.M. Montgomery
Kate Seredy (if you find her books, DO NOT pass them up! They are collectors!)
Carolyn Haywood
E. Nesbit
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Beverly Cleary
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Lois Leppard
Elizabeth George Speare
Scott O'Dell
Jan Brett (Picture books)
Eleanor Estes (especially The Hundred Dresses, which I see often in the resale shops and have a hard time passing it up even though I already have two copies!)
Betty MacDonald (wrote the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series, which I also often see in resale shops)
Jean Fritz (The Cabin Faced West)
These are just a few, but I thought it might be helpful to those of you who may not know many children's authors by name. So many of us shop at the resale shops and I have found books I collect at these stores for $.50 - $1.00. I get so excited!! In my next post, I will list authors for boys. Some of these authors have books that would be suitable for boys as well. Happy Reading!!
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