What Kids Should Read

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer is the fourth and final book and a perfect conclusion to a wonderful series! This book gives you everything that you are looking forward to! It gives you love, happiness, drama, fantasy, and conclusion! It leaves you with all of the answers you are waiting for: What happens to Bella, Jacob and Edward? Is Bella still Human? Can true love overcome all? As I read this book, I was sad because it was coming to an end! I loved this provocative , well written, heart wrenching story of family, lust, and intrigue! This series is truly addictive and wonderful! Read the rest of this entry »

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer, the third book in the Twilight saga, continues the story where New Moon left off. We find out who is after Bella and why. We delve more into the complex relationships between Bella and both Jacob and Edward. We find out just how far the vampires and werewolves are willing to go for a common interest. We learn about enemies, friends and of course about love. This page turner will leave you impatient for the final book! Their is no others words to describe this but utterly fantastic! Read the rest of this entry »

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This second book in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer, called New Moon, follows the story in book one. New characters are introduced and we learn even more about the underworld of the vampires. This captivating second novel begins the build up to a story so irresistible you will not be able to put it down! In this story we learn about Jacob’s true identity and see Bella and Edward Struggle! This book is another fantastic story written by Ms. Meyer! Read the rest of this entry »

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is fabulous! Its such a great read for any young adult that is looking for romance, intrigue, mystery, and suspense! The two main characters are captivating and provide us with an amazing love story that takes your breath away! This book, book the first of four tells us the love story of Edward the Vampire and Bella the human. It is so wonderfully written and captures the essence of teenage angst and true love! Start reading and you will never put it down! Read the rest of this entry »

This book is a wonderful way too teach your children about how mean teasing can be. Many preschoolers are exposed to teasing when they enter school for the first time. They may be teased or engage in teasing themselves. This book really helps to not only open discussion between parent and child, but also shows both sides of teasing. Brother Bear thinks teasing is no big deal until he is being teased. The book explains that most teasing stems from jealousy and shows that being yourself is all that matters. What especially stands out is that when the teasers have moved on to teasing another child and forgotten about brother he stands up for the new child being teased and even finds a way to teach the teasers a lesson. This is a strong and important lesson for every child to know: Stand up for what is right and don’t sit idle by and watch someone get hurt. I highly recommend this book to anyone whose child has been called a name or has heard their child tease.

This story is a look at what is great about being a big brother. While it does not deal with the emotional side of becoming a big brother it does show all of the positive changes that occur when a new baby enters your life. It also takes a look at all of the things anew baby can’t do right now, but will be able to do as the baby gets older. They say that one of the best things that you can do is present a child with a gift when he visits the new baby at the hospital to show them that they are special. This is a great special gift for any new big brother of preschool age. It allows for mommy and me reading time and helps to open discussion about how the new big brother is feeling.

In the world of imagination this story stands out. Children need to grow loving literature and this story will help any child who loves stories about pirates grow to love reading!  The story is full of fun pirate terms and tells the tale of a boy who becomes a pirate for the day. Fun as it is, it also has a great message in that the child explains that even though being a pirate is great he misses being read to and tucked in at night. It subtly shows the love between a child and his caregivers. Their are also fun and interesting lessons that can be taken from this including how to make and read maps, creating  a pirate dictionary, and  learning the parts of a ship just to name a few. If you are looking for a fun and exciting book this is the one for you!

Sometimes we all need a great laugh. Dooby Dooby Moo not only opens our imagination but also delivers that laugh. My son loves this book and constantly asks me to read it over and over to him. In the story the animals on the farm try compete to win a trampoline at the county fair with duck as their ring leader. This story is light and fun and reminds us the fun of being a child. Its also a great early literacy book as it continuously uses repetitive language that makes it easy for the child to retell the story (retelling is the first stage in early literacy). Parents can also focus on the music aspect and get the songs mentioned in the books for some singing fun!

Cleverly written within the Dr. Seuss series this is a wonderful way for a child to use their sense of logic. Logic is extremely important because it helps children learn the rules of reading and enhances math skills. The book describes things as being wacky and on each page the children must find the number of items mentioned in the book as being out of place. The book is written in the classic Dr. Seuss rhyming fashion which also makes it easy for retelling. When a child is able to retell a book he is learning to read it. Children really enjoy hearing the tale and studying the book to find all of the funny and wacky misplaced items. Your child will want to sit with the books for hours!

If your child is extremely inquisitive and  loves to learn this is the book is for them. While you may sensor some of what you want to read the book is interesting and captivating to children. Everything from Ants, barf, leaches,rats to cannibalism is discussed at length. Children will truly get an idea of what these things really mean, My son is only four and he loves hearing about the different topics and has even learned quite a few things that he still remembers. This shows me that not only is he interested in the topics as I am reading them, but he is learning. I love this book and find myself learning things I never knew as well. I do skip certain things while reading, as it is a bit too much knowledge for a four year old, but still find it worth it. Every day he looks forward to me reading about another “nasty” topic.