Dianne White

The months since summer’s end have been incredibly full. ReaderKidZ launched the last week of July, school began a mere two weeks later, and ever since, free time has been somewhat elusive.

But the holidays are approaching and, with them, the promise of time off to do some of the things I’ve put on hold; I’m looking forward to catching up on a bit of extra reading.

One book I hope to dive into (it’s been sitting on my bedside table for over a month now) is A FAMILY OF READERS: The Book Lover’s Guide to Children’s and Adult Literature, by Roger Sutton and Martha V. Parravano (editors of The Horn Book Magazine.)

If you love kid’s books, this is certainly a resource you won’t want to miss.

The book is divided into four sections – “Reading to Them,” “Reading With Them,” “Reading On Their Own,” and “Leaving Them Alone,” – each part broken down further into chapters such as, “Books for Babies,” “Girl Books and Boy Books,” “Nonfiction,” and so on.

With essays such as “What Makes a Good Mother Goose?” by Joanna Rudge Long, “Grow Up with Us, You’ll Be Fine” by Mitali Perkins and “Up the Bookcase to Poetry” by Alice Schertle, there’s sure to be plenty of good words, advice, recommendations, and just plain terrific information for each and every book-loving family.