If you know me, you know I love reading. All kinds of reading too, whether it be poems, short stories, blogs, novels, graphic novels, comics, or magazines! I love stories, but I also love information. I’m definitely the type to (accidentally) get stuck in a Wikipedia spiral for an hour just reading up on cases of Folie A Deux…
I think it’s incredibly important to expose your children to a variety of reading material. Not only because it works and stretches their brains in different ways, but because it gives them the opportunity to fall in love with reading. So many people try to impose their reading snobbery on others (especially kids) but all that does is breed resentment. Reading shouldn’t feel like drudgery. Not for kids and not for you! Read the classics, sure, but feel free to read the silly, to read a little trash, to read all of the ones with pictures. The more you explore what’s out there the more you’ll fall in love with reading. And the best part is your kids will SEE you do it.
So in honour of National Family Literacy Day on the 27th, here’s a peak at our bookshelf these days!
J (age 4)
G (age 6)
E (age 8)
(series)
O (age 9)
(series)
C (ahem…)
B (adult-ish)
What will you and yours be reading on National Family Literacy Day?
xxo
C
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Hi Candice.
We are also a big family of readers.
I’ve just finished reading the second of the Jack Reacher series – “Die Trying” by Lee Child. I’ve just started “Gravity” by Tess Gerritsen. As part of my Happiness Project January resolutions I also have BrenĆ© Brown’s “The Power of Vulnerability” (audible) and Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” on the go!
My partner has just finished “The Librarian” by Salley Vickers and is now reading “The Whole Truth” by David Baldacci.
My 9 year old daughter, Bella is a prolific reader and has just finished re-reading the Harry Potter series, and now she has almost finished the Percy Jackson series.
My 8 year old, Tommy is more of a reluctant reader, he will do his school reading and that’s it! He struggled with learning to read as he has autism and some sensory processing issues. However, I read a lot to him as he still enjoys listening to stories. We have just finished “The Snowman” by Micheal Morpurgo and have just started “My Headteacher is a Vampire Rat” by Pamela Butchart.
Happy reading!
Wow! So many great books! I haven’t read any of Brene’s books yet, but I loved her Netflix special, and so many of my friends have suggested her. Definitely on my reading lost this year! I just finished You Are A Badasss by Jen Sincero which I really enjoyed. Her writing is very chill (a few too many unnecessarily made up words for my taste) but she covered a lot of things that spoke to me so she got the job done.
I will have to check out BrenĆ© on Netflix – hopefully they will have it in the UK.