RESOURCE BOOKS FOR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER GROWNUPS IN CHARGE OF READING TO THE 'LITTLE ONES' IN YOUR LIVES…
Here are a few of the many how-to books on the topic of early childhood reading…
most include suggested book lists, arranged by age groups. These are the ones I feel are among the best. But, if you find a treasure of a book not listed here that you think others would find essential, please email your information to me, DianneOchiltree@ochiltreebooks.com and I'll post them ASAP!
THE READ-ALOUD HANDBOOK: 6th Edition (July 2006), by Jim Trelease, the most respected literacy authority. Brand new edition, filled with great ideas and updated reading lists meant to 'hook' beginning readers on books:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143037390/qid=1147011040/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-1120789-8787015?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
HEY! LISTEN TO THIS: Stories to Read Aloud, edited by Jim Trelease.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140146539/qid=1147023642/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/103-1120789-8787015?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
YOU READ TO ME, I'LL READ TO YOU: Very Short Stories to Read Together,
by Mary Ann Hoberman, illustrated by Michael Emberly:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316013161/qid=1147023859/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-1120789-8787015?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
THE LLAMA WHO HAD NO PAJAMA: 100 Favorite Short Poems,
by Mary Ann Hoberman, illustrated by Betty Fraser:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0152055711/ref=pd_cp_b_title/103-1120789-8787015?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155
READING MAGIC: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever, by beloved children's author and literacy expert, Mem Fox:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0156010763/qid=1147107208/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-1120789-8787015?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
HOW TO GET YOUR CHILD TO LOVE READING: For Ravenous and Reluctant Readers Alike, by Esme Raji Codell:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1565123085/ref=pd_sim_b_4/103-1120789-8787015?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155
BEST BOOKS FOR KIDS WHO (THINK THEY) HATE TO READ: 125 Books That Will Turn Any Child into a Lifelong Reader, by Laura Backes:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0761527559/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_1_1/103-1120789-8787015?%5Fencoding=UTF8