Even though I LOVE reading and read voraciously, it didn’t come easy for me when I first started out reading to my toddlers. There is so much science and research to show why reading aloud is so beneficial for our children and probably the one of the best things we can do for them.

We’ll talk about some things I learned from The Read Aloud Family by Sarah McKenzie, and some tips and tricks to help you implement it in your own family, as well as some of our family’s favorite read aloud books!

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Links from this episode:

The Read Aloud Family by Sarah McKenzie

The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease

Read for the Heart by Sarah Clarkson

Book Girl by Sarah Clarkson (for you!)

Honey for a Child’s Heart by Gladys Hunt (On my to read list but heard great things)

Chapter Books

The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S Lewis

The Green Ember series by S.D. Smith

The Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborn

The Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Definitely do the audiobooks narrated by Cherry Jones!!)

The Mouse & the Motorcycle series by Beverly Cleary

Hank the Cowdog series by John R. Erickson (The audio versions read by him are THE BEST! Definitely better for middle to older elementary though)

American Girl series (Felicity, Kirstin, Addy, Samantha, Molly)

Picture Books

The Quiltmaker’s Gift by Jeff Brumbeau Amazing illustrations!!

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathon Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski

Bear series by Karma Wilson

St. George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges

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