GREAT READ ALOUDS

 

Reading to your child not only helps them improve their listening vocabulary, it also helps strengthens the bond between you and your child. There are many ways you can do a read aloud. First of all, you can read the whole thing aloud. You could take turns reading chapters. You could also take turns reading smaller chunks. Whatever you choose, it will provide a special time with your child. Here is a list of some great books.

 

Bad Beginnings by Lemony Snickett

Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech

Sideway Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sacchar

      

Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger and Wayside School is Falling Down by Louis Sacchar

Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff

Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan

Caleb's Story by Patricia MacLachlan

Frindle by Andrew Clements

Janitor Boy by Andrew Clements

School Story by Andrew Clements

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

George Washington's Socks by Elvira Woodruff

Granny Torelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech

A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck

 

A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
 

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

 

           

Percy and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan

Copyright, 2004. Shelly White. All rights reserved.

    Last revised 11/1/2008.

 

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