tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248183.post7147520664529639420..comments2023-05-20T11:57:14.506-04:00Comments on Smoky Mountain Family Historian: Let's Get Kids Reading AgainLori Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03818111640670098850noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248183.post-75883358782054539232007-12-03T03:43:00.000-05:002007-12-03T03:43:00.000-05:00Hi Lori -Children's literature is a big part of th...Hi Lori -<BR/><BR/>Children's literature is a big part of the world that I live in. Wonderful books reside in every room of the house. <BR/><BR/>As for recommendations - I could write volumes of them. A good start might be the Carnival of Children's Literature (good recommendations there). Also check out www.librarything.com. Try typing in a book that interests you (or a young person in your life) and you'll come back with many, many recommendations by others who have enjoyed that book. <BR/><BR/>Check out my family history blogs for children's books on related topics such as Ellis Island, the lives of coal miners, the railroad, and some good Irish stories. I'll be adding more children's books soon.<BR/><BR/>Happy reading!Lisa / Smallest Leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811771280872197611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248183.post-66162005542402408522007-11-29T10:42:00.000-05:002007-11-29T10:42:00.000-05:00I whole-heartedly agree that we need to get kids r...I whole-heartedly agree that we need to get kids reading early. And put down the video games or better yet don't buy them at all.<BR/><BR/>My mother read to me at a very early age. Then I was able to spell words like xylophone at age 3 and started kindergarten at barely age 5.<BR/><BR/>These were some of my favorites. Admittedly I may have been reading them in 2nd or 3rd grade:<BR/><BR/>Harriet The Spy<BR/><BR/>The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe<BR/><BR/>Charlotte's Web<BR/><BR/>Anything Laura Ingalls Wilder<BR/><BR/>From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankewiler<BR/><BR/>Christmas Carol<BR/><BR/>Black Beauty<BR/><BR/>The HomecomingThomas MacEnteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.com