How to Choose a Good Book

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How to Choose a Good Book
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Tips for Choosing Good Books

• Find out what kind of books interest your child.
• Involve the child in choosing a book.
• Ask your childs teacher for book suggestions.
• Read book reviews.
• Observe your childs reaction to the book.

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• Read the information on the back cover of book.
• Consult list of recommended books
  (www.kidsource.com)
• For beginning readers, choose books with
  repeating patterns.

• Visit libraries and bookstores with your child.
  Read a portion of the book before checking it out
  or buying it. Dont rely solely on the cover.

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Using the Internet

• www.barnesandnoble.com
• www.kidsource.com
• www.amazon.com/childrensbooks
• www.scholastic.com
• www.allaboutbooks.com

• Using the internet is another method that parents
• and their children can use to choosing books. The
• internet offers various websites and links that
• introduce new and exciting titles for lovers of
• reading.

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What Does This Book Have to Offer?
Activities Games Mystery Real Situations Color
Sheets Spelling Patterns Rhyming
Words Educational Information
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Other Reading Activities

• Subscribe to newsletters
• Ask other readers about popular authors
• Make a game out of your book titles
• Write a silly story (The Case of the Fourth Grade
  Superhero)
• Ask other readers about different and/or popular
  book series

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Baby to Preschool Book Titles

• On the Day You Were Born by Debra Frasier
• Carl Goes Shopping by Alexandra Day
• Corduroy by Don Freeman
• No More Diapers by Bonnie F. Wind
• The Foot Book Dr. Seusss Wacky Book of
  Opposites by D. Seuss

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Ages 4 to 8 Book Titles

• Backyard Bugs by Robin Kittrell Laughlin
• Dazzle the Dinosaur by Mark Pfister
• Just Me My Dad by Mercer Mayer
• Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
• The New Baby by Mercer Mayer

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Ages 9 to 12 Book Titles

• The Harry Potter Series
• The Junie B. Jones Series
• The Boxcar Children
• A Wind in the Door by Madeleine LEngle
• Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine LEngle

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Olympic Training
Winter is the time for ______ skating! I
love to put my ______ on my ______ and skate on
the frozen pond near my house. Every year, Im
the ______ skater on the pond. So this year I
decided to try out for the Olympics.
Training has been tough! Early every morning, I
hear my alarm _____. I ______ out of bed to go to
practice at the rink. I skate _____ for at least
ten miles. Ive also been trying to
stay healthy by eating lots of ______. Usually
after a workout Im _____, so I eat a(n) _____.
When I do that at the dinner table, I get _____
looks from my sister! If I win the _____
medal, youll see me on the cover of
_____magazine. Ill be more famous than _____.
But of course, fame will never cause me to _____
all my close friends!
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Questions??

• PARENT INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER
• Vonetta Parham, Parent Educator
• vonettaparham_at_bellsouth.net
• [phone] ext.27
• Shilo Robinson, Programs Director
• shilorobinson_at_bellsouth.net
• [phone] ext.24