At our last meeting, Lynn Custer spoke to us about the importance of reading. She introduced us to many different childrens' books and gave away many of them!
She reminded us that reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Here are some of the titles that Lynn shared with us:
The Merchant and the Thief by Ravi Zacharias
Scarecrow Pete by Mark Molton
Noah's Ark by Peter Spier
Bunny's Noisy Book and Home for a Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
The Very First Easter by Paul Maier
Tony and the Pizza Champions by Tony Gemignani
The Mandie Book series by Lois Gladys Leppard (for elementary school age)
Be Nice to Spiders by Margaret Bloy Graham
The Raft by Jim LaMarche
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle (and all his other books!)
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
James Herriot's Treasury for Children (and other books by James Herriot)
Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran
Harry the Dirty Dog, No Roses for Harry, and Harry by the Sea by Gene Zion
All Aboard! Series of board books
Follow My Leader by James Garfield
Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer
What's Your Angle, Pythagoras? by Julie Ellis
When reading aloud to your children, start with picture books. Read slowly. Involve them - ask questions. Choose a comfortable place. Keep reading aloud even when they can read on their own.
She shared with us about a family who had a dollhouse, and every book they read, they would add a small item to the dollhouse - something that would remind them of the book. What a great idea!
Lynn also told us how sometimes she would take photos of her own child and paste them inside a picture book to make it more personal.
Thank you, Lynn, for sharing with us! Head over to our Facebook group to see other MOPS members' favorite books!
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