Comments on: A New Chapter

By: Marcia Reagan

Marcia Reagan — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:44:00 +0000

Reading to your children is one of the greatest gifts you can give them. I truly believe it makes them better students when they enter school.

I read to my kids all the time when they were little. When we were shopping, I never said no to them when they wanted to buy a book. A new toy I might say no to, but a book, never! They both became avid readers and are now straight “A” high school students.

Keep Reading!

By: Read Aloud Denver

Read Aloud Denver — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:48:20 +0000

Wow! Chapter books at 4 years old. That’s so awesome! Looks like your daughter will be a lifetime reader.

I volunteer with the Arapahoe Library District’s “Begin with Books” program where we read aloud to kids at designated daycares. Since it’s so hard for daycare providers to bring the kids to the library, “Begin with Books” brings the library to the kids.

I’m trying to help encourage moms, dads, and daycare providers to read aloud to kids everyday, starting from birth. I created http://www.ReadAloudDenver.com which lists the Storytimes at libraries and bookstores in the Denver area.

So far, the calendar includes Storytimes at Denver DPL, Arapahoe, Aurora, Englewood, and Litteton and also Borders, Barnes & Noble and Tattered Cover bookstores.

By: Lori in Denver

Lori in Denver — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:24:30 +0000

With two, especially a boy and a girl, we’d need to take turns. So Harry would alternate with Laura.

Time to try again. Thanks for the prompt!

By: Becky Risch

Becky Risch — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:40:30 +0000

Wow – great idea! Sawyer mentioned that she likes the chapter books read to her at school, so I’m absolutely going to try this!

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:54:42 +0000

I still remember my Mom reading one chapter, every night after dinner, to all of us. I have boys but I will definitely be reading them these books. Thanks for bringing back good memories!

By: Aimee

Aimee — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:33:36 +0000

HUGE fan of Little House on the Prairie. HUGE.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:54:45 +0000

Daddy tried to start a chapter book with our 4.5 year old son, but we never made it into a routine, so it hasn’t been read in a while. They were reading The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events) by Lemony Snicket.

We do read a lot of books at our house, right now they kids love Mo Willems and the Critter books by Mercer Meyer.

I *loved* Little House On The Prairie. I always thought Laura could have been my sister because I felt I looked like her. I sadly have never read the books. I better get some out of the library!

By: Amber Johnson

Amber Johnson — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:50:10 +0000

Honestly, I hadn’t even thought of doing this with my daughter because she’s still bringing home regular children’s books from the school library. You’ve inspired me to move to the next chapter.