There are so many more ideas I could share, and I want to make a huge list of picture books eventually. Please note these are by no means an exhaustive list of our favorites! All of these are books we’ve read aloud or are books I’ve read aloud to a class I taught. Plus, preteens and teens are involved in more activities and utilizing more technology, but all of the benefits I listed above still apply to older kids! Please, please, please keep reading aloud to your teens!ġ00 Best Books to Read Aloud to Kids and Teensīelow, you’ll find 100 of our favorite classic (and not-so-classic) read aloud books. Unfortunately, one thing I often see is that as children grow, books are no longer read aloud to them. (You can see more about that in my post on Raising a Reader here.) In addition to the bonding I shared about above, it:Īll three of my daughters love to read, and I am convinced reading aloud, reading side-by-side, and having a wide variety of books available in our home made all the difference.
Reading aloud is extremely important for children (and teens). Listening to books together builds memories and gives you a shared language, and I can’t tell you how many times someone will quote a line from a book that fits into the moment…and we all know exactly what they mean. There is something about reading aloud a story that knits you together as a family. I recently re-read Jim Trelease’s book, The Read Aloud Handbook, and it inspired me to share some of our favorite read aloud books with you! Through the past twelve years, reading aloud with my girls has been one of my absolute favorite things to do.
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