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For Ages 4–11
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 Chatting About Books:
Recommendations for Young Readers
Emily Manning chats with kids, parents, and teachers about the best in
children's literature for ages 4 through 11. Discussions include reading
tips and fun activities to do with children before, during, and after
reading.
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Episode 18—What Should I Read Aloud?
Book Chat
What Should I Read Aloud? A Guide to 200 Best-Selling Picture Books by Nancy A. Anderson (International Reading Association, 2007)
What Should I Read Aloud? is a helpful resource for parents, caregivers, or teachers who would like guidance in selecting picture books for children. Using research conducted by Publishers Weekly, author Nancy A. Anderson compiled a list of children’s picture books that have made the all-time best-selling list.
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Nostalgia mixes with new discoveries as readers of this book recall their own childhood favorites and learn about the “new classics” that have since been published. Chapters are divided by suggested age levels; within each chapter Anderson further categorizes books by topic or theme and provides a brief summary of each book. If you have ever wondered what you should be reading to your child or felt totally overwhelmed in the children’s books section, this book is a perfect place to start.
Cookies and Milk
Emily lingers over cookies and coffee with her book club (a fabulous group of moms and teachers) as they discuss their book reading venture. The group members each selected one or more chapters from What Should I Read Aloud? that pertained to their children. They then embarked on a month-long quest to read aloud as many of those books as they could with their children. What was a hit and what wasn’t? Listen in as they discuss what they think makes these books memorable best-sellers and which were their favorites to read aloud.
Expert Chat
Emily shares part of her interview with best-selling, award-winning author Jane Yolen. Jane Yolen’s How Do Dinosaur series has become a hit with children and parents and is one of the series listed in Nancy Anderson’s What Should I Read Aloud?
Published September 2, 2009
About the Host
 Emily Manning started teaching first grade in 1999 and is now a reading intervention teacher for third- through fifth-graders. Emily’s passion is reading; she enjoys the challenge each year of finding books that will spark the love of reading in her students. Emily’s favorite books are the ones kids ask to read over and over — the ones that are worn out from so many readings, complete with wrinkled pages and loose bindings.
These include
- Bubba the Cowboy Prince by Helen Ketteman (Scholastic, 1997)
- Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh (Yearling, 2001)
- The Jazz Fly by Matthew Gollub (Tortuga, 2000)
- The Magical, Marvelous, Mystical Coat by Catherine Ann Cullen (Little, Brown, 2001)
- The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (Puffin, 2004)
Emily has a masters degree in Reading Education from the University of North Texas. In addition to classroom teaching and podcasting, Emily also finds time to work as an adjunct instructor at Texas Woman’s University where she teaches reading education classes to future teachers.
Music in this podcast is provided by Freeplay Music.
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