Today is author Beverly Cleary’s birthday and National D.E.A.R. Day, which stands for Drop Everything and Read! We already spend lots of family time reading every day, as I’m sure most of you do as well. I’m planning to make our family reading time extra-special tonight – we’ll be snuggling in bed to read with hot cocoa and flashlights!
Other fun family reading times could involve:
- setting up an outdoor or living room picnic
- building a blanket fort and crawling in with a stack of books
- taking a drive and listening to an audio book together
- fixing a meal or snack that pairs with a favorite book
A few other reading-related sites you might be interested in:
If you are raising boys, you should definitely check out author Jon Scieszka’s site, Guys Read: “Our mission is to motivate boys to read by connecting them with materials they will want to read, in ways they like to read.” Great book lists and resources there!
James Patterson’s ReadKiddoRead.com is full of book lists, author interviews, and tips all geared toward helping kids become lifelong readers. You can find high-interest book recommendations for a variety of ages, as well as a great “If you love this book, then try….” list of books following each review.
I always add books to my library list after reading the wonderful book review posts at The PlanetEsme Plan Blog.
Here are some of the selections from our read-aloud stacks lately. What are you reading and enjoying these days?
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The Guys Read site is great — excellent idea with lots of need behind it. Thanks for turning me on to the Esme blog.
Thanks for the great links!
We’re really enjoying Mo Willems’ books right now. My oldest is also into Flat Stanley’s series!