A friend of mine is reading books to his 7-year old son. He’s already done ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘Harry Potter’. He complained that ‘The Golden Compass’ was too much because he had to stop too frequently to explain words(’Oblation Board’) for it to work well.
Got me thinking. What books were read to you? What do you think makes a good read-aloud book?
I recall two books, The Book of Three and To Kill a Mockingbird.
The humor in The Book of Three… the sort of rollicking adventure story. Another story in that vein is my read-when-sick book: The Hero and the Crown.
When I mention my mother read me To Kill a Mockingbird I always seem to get a reaction. I might have been nine by then… so not that young. It is hard for me to judge how accessible the story is, because I have read the book more than once since them.
I did have a lot of fun reading the Harry Potter books aloud. Lot of opportunities for acting out.
Do you have any favorites?