Looking for books to read WITH your child? Reading aloud to your child is a must. Having him or her read to you is also great. But it's also entertaining (and educational) to read together, each reading some of a book aloud. Here are three great ideas for that kind of reading fun:
1. You Read to Me, I'll Read to You by Mary Ann Hoberman. There are at least 3 books in this series--our favorite is the Fairy Tales one. Basically, the stories are told in verse in two voices, one voice on each side of the page and each in a different color. Most lines are read separately and some are read in unison. So pick your character, then take turns reading your parts!
2. Any decent chapter book with lots of dialogue--one series that works well is the "Magic Treehouse" series by Mary Pope Osborne. There are two main characters in each book--Jack and Annie--so each of us takes a character and one of us reads the non-speaking bits as well. You can even stand up and act out your parts as your read--like a mini play! Less experienced readers might enjoy the same type of activity using "easy reader" books. For this age, the "Elephant and Piggie" series by Mo Willems or "Frog and Toad" series by the late great Arnold Lobel would also be good choices.
3. For older readers, poetry collections written in two are more voices are another excellent choice for this type of reading. Paul Fleischman has written two wonderful books for more advanced readers (3rd/4th and up) , one about insects (Joyful Noise) and one about birds (I Am Phoenix). There's also Farmer's Garden: Rhymes for Two Voices by David L. Harrison and Arden Johnson-Petrov.
Hope this inspires you to settle in with your young readers for a joint reading session! If you try any of these titles, or find others that work well for this purpose, let me know!
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