Recommended Reading


While I'm searching for the best web sites for this topic, I come across plenty with lists of recommended books. This prompted me to set up another heading for web pages. All sites with a list of some kind, recommending good books to read, are now under the heading Reading Lists. I've done all the work for you. Where possible, the link will take you straight to each web sites' list. Some of these lists are from sites already used, but I'll add new ones as I find them. Some of the lists are purely promotional, but are worthwhile if you like what you see. Others are less biased and offer a broader range of books for enjoyment by kids of every age.

One good reason to use these lists is quite simple; someone has done all the hard work for you. Take advantage of this. They are there for you and your children. Make a specific file on your computer to copy and paste the lists. Print them off and keep them in a handy clear file for when you visit the library or bookshop. The time you'll save searching for suitable books will be drastically slashed. Everybody wants to save time these days.

Keep an eye out for recommended reading lists by professionals. You know, those people with all those letters at the end of their names. These people have invested a large chunk of their lives in learning their profession. They know what they're talking about. You can count on their opinions to be backed up by plenty of research and, most of all, results. A professional also has a career to look out for. They shouldn't offer any recommendations that might create a backlash. Their book choices are often particularly good for problem readers.

Lists complied by any teacher, librarian or parent are also excellent. These people have seen what works. Teachers working with a class have an opportunity to see crowd reaction and can gauge which books are winners as far as kids are concerned. Many teachers are unable to find exactly what their kids need. Some of them write their own material and test-run them in the class. Librarians know which books are in hot demand. Parents recommend books their kids like. These are usually the ones they find just as much fun. A book might look dull to you, but when you learn the brat next door read it, instead of riding his bike through your garden, surely you'll race out to get a copy for your own reluctant reader.

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