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We started reading aloud to our children when they were tiny. Little board books were in the car, beside the bed, on the bookshelf, and in every bag. I had several Sandra Boynton and Dr Seuss books memorized.
As my babies grew to be toddlers, we used books to help learn the alphabet and how to use the potty. The favorites would be read over and over again until they had it memorized too and would know when we skipped a page or two… on purpose.
Looking back on our school years and road trips, remembering what we were reading at the time helps me place those memories on a timeline. The Colorado trip we listened to four of the Little House books. Or the road trip to grandma’s house that we listened to Sarah, Plain and Tall and I cried at the sweetness of the story.
Now that the kids are bigger we still make time each week to read aloud although the selections vary widely from Bill Bryson to Mark Twain.
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FAVORITES:
- The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
- Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
- Wonder by R.J. Palacio
- Stuart Little by E. B. White
- Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
- The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
- Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
- Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
I’ve accumulated a more extensive list of tried and true favorites here.
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