Enriching the Soil of Your Life
Updated 1/2019.
Having been a child myself in the early 50s, there are classic books I feel should never be neglected in a child’s reading repertoire.
Though I don’t have the space to mention them all, these were the stuff of our children’s early homeschool reading aloud experience. They are all still around and available today because they strike a chord in all who read them – parent and child alike….
Dear Mama, if it is difficult for you to find wholesome, engaging books for young boys, look no further. Virginia Lee Burton to the rescue!
Virginia Lee Burton’s children’s books are just the thing to acquaint boys and girls (but especially boys) with the wonderful world of books. And her books seem to not have an set age range…even older boys and every adult I know who has read one becomes engrossed in the pathos of the story and detailed illustrations!
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Updated 8/2018. (Image Source)
The American Library Association’s list of Book and Media Awards winners was recently proclaimed at the Newbery Caldecott Wilder banquet, creating quite a commotion in children’s lit circles.
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Center image: The Little Lame Prince by Jessie Wilcox Smith
The average child asks approximately 300 questions a day. Our little ones asked questions about the natural world around them like these:
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Photo by Alexander Solodukhin on Unsplash
My reading list for 2018 has finally come together! There is something here for almost everyone, with no trashy content surprises (except I may need to do another list for cookbooks, health and gardening books another time)….
I just have to say, we think Richard Scarry books are THE BEST for teaching observation skills.
Little ones gain ability to sit and absorb detail in the old-fashioned way that lights up a child’s brain as they make connections in the world around them.
So much better to start them out with great books in hand than devices that don’t equate to actual processed knowledge!
Studies show that children with as little as two hours of screen time daily got lower scores on tests focused on thinking and language skills.
I attribute these books to our son’s early love of learning that has never waned. Today, he is a pilot for a major airline at 27.
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