Category Archives: Good Books
Rainy Day Books
With the Easter holidays looming at the end of the month, families budgets tight, and the weather unpredictable: one question on the lips of parents is what can we do on a rainy day at home? Books could be the …
Disney’s Brave and Other Beloved Children’s Stories Model Values: Book Suggestions and Activities
The best stories are the ones which give us an unanticipated and fortuitous glimpse into our own lives through the experiences of another. The best stories are the ones which touch our hearts in a place where a new dream …
The Impact a Dad Can Have on His Children’s Reading Abilities
By Guest Blogger, Jamie Menard, MA in Reading As we celebrated Father’s Day this past weekend, many of us took the time to reflect back on the fond memories we have of our fathers when we were growing up. We …
Take a Bite Out of Evertaster: A Brand New Book Series for Picky Eaters…I Mean Kids
Are you looking for something yummy…to read? A new novel by up-and-coming author Adam Glendon Sidwell will give you just that – a tasty treat for your imagination. Evertaster is set to be released on June 14, 2012, so kids …
5 Ways to Make Literacy a Part of Your Child’s Christmas
1. “A Book on Every Bed” – This campaign was started last year in an effort to get a million books on the beds of a million children. The campaign continues on this year in an effort to foster a love of …
Paper or Electronic Books? Which Should Your Child Use?
With the increasingly popular e-readers (such as Kindle) on the rise, the question arises- are printed books on their way to becoming obsolete? According to American Booksellers Association’s CEO Oren Teicher, “ABA in no way believes that print books are going away. …
Back to School Book Recommendations – Ages 8-12
It’s that time again. Back to School. This is an exciting time of year; new teachers, new classes and new friends. It’s a time to re-establish routines and to re-focus. However, it can bring a lot of uncertainty and anxiety for …
Back to School Book Recommendations – Ages 4-7
It’s that time again: Back to School. This is an exciting time of year; new teachers, new classes and new friends. It’s a time to re-establish routines and to re-focus academically. However, it can bring a lot of uncertainty and anxiety …
Making Connections
It is a proven fact that even struggling readers will do better and work longer with a text they enjoy. The key is to find a text they can connect to. If your children are interested in dinosaurs, then find a book …
10 Tips for Choosing Books for Children of All Ages
Have children choose their own books as soon as they start showing a preference for one over another. Find the children’s section of your local library. Get to know the librarian, who can be a great resource. Find out what …
10 Ways to Make Reading Fun
The self-professed literary guru, Oprah, features an article on her website called “10 Ways to Make Reading Fun”, which provides some hints to help make reading more enjoyable for children. To read the article in its entirety, click here. 1) Get a Gold Star …
Top Children’s Books to Enjoy July 4th with a Bang!
One of our favorite July 4th family traditions is to read a patriotic book while waiting for the fireworks to start. Below are some of our favorites! Apple Pie 4th of July by Janet S. Wong A Chinese-American girl helps …
Guys Read
Jon Scieszka, author of children’s books such as The Stinky Cheese Man and the Time Warp Trio series, created a website called Guys Read, which takes a look at the growing literacy problems among boys in the United States and other developed countries and offers …
Reading Horizons’ 2011 Summer Reading Recommendations, Ages 3-5
Silverlicious by Victoria Cann When Pinkalicious loses a tooth, it’s not just any tooth—it’s her sweet tooth! Suddenly candy no longer tastes sweet! With her pinkatastic pen, Pinkalicious writes a note to the Tooth Fairy and tucks it under her pillow …
Reading Activities: Harvard Professors and a Bedtime Story
What is it about reading a simple children’s bedtime story that can bring a Harvard professor immediately “down-to-earth” and cause us to feel he’s more real, more like one of us than an aloof intellectual? I suspect we easily share …
Reading Horizons’ 2011 Summer Reading Recommendations, Ages 6-8
Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee Meet Bink and Gollie, two precocious little girls — one tiny, one tall, and both utterly irrepressible. Setting out from their super-deluxe tree house and powered by plenty of peanut butter (for …
Reading Horizons’ 2011 Summer Reading Recommendations, Ages 9-12
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger Dwight, a loser, talks to his classmates via an origami finger puppet of Yoda. If that weren’t strange enough, the puppet is uncannily wise and prescient. Origami Yoda predicts the date of …
Make Plans Now for a Great Summer Reading Program
Summertime Favorites, is a list of recommended readings, from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The NEH has an ongoing mission to bring classic literature to children and teens. As I reviewed the list I saw that there were so many …
Reading Activities: Madeline and author Ludwig Bemelmans
What are the circumstances that lead to a fictional character’s conception and life that endear her to millions of fans through generations? Ludwig Bemelmans, author of the children’s books Madeline, was born April 27th, 1898 in Austria and came to the …
How We Learn to Read
Staff members at Reading Horizons reminisce about the hits and misses of learning to read. “My mom taught me to read. She had been a kindergarten teacher. The book she used to start me reading was the same book my dad …
