Title: The Read Aloud HandbookAuthor: Jim Trelease
Price: $16.99
Pages: 432
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Publishing Date: July 25, 2006
ISBN: 0143037390
Annotation: The who, why, what, how, do’s and don’ts of read-alouds for children. A handbook for parents, teachers, librarians, and care-givers.
Evaluation: I really like how the author looks at read alouds in this book and I think everybody can benefit from reading it. “How old must a child be before you start reading to him? That’s a question I am most often asked by parents. The next is: When is the child too old to be read too? In answer to the first question, I ask one of my own. When did you start talking to the child? Did you wait until he was six months old?” As you can see this classic book, already in it’s sixth edition, is a staple and a mid opener on the topic of reading aloud. Though not exclusively for babies or toddlers, it does address questions such as the one above, as well as, sets a primer for the way we view read-aloud for an entire childhood. And there is nothing wrong about developing ideas about the future and worth of read-alouds. In this book, Trelease covers the why, what, how and do’s and don’ts of read-alouds. He includes current trends, information on libraries of every kind, and a treasury of read-aloud ideas.
Author Website: http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/
