Entries Categorized as 'Good Read Aloud'
Posted by Jordan
Categories: Animals, Dogs, Fantasy, Fiction, Funny, Good Read Aloud, Picture Books, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Arnold Lobel, Fairies, Giants
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Giant John (Hardcover)
by Arnold Lobel
ISBN: 0805082956
Price: USD 11.53
1 used & new available from USD 11.53
Giant John and his mother have no food except two potato chips, so John goes off to get a job and make some money. What kind of job will he get? And what will happen when his friends the fairies want him to dance?
I was quite pleased to discover that Giant John is coming back into print. The story ends in a fun way that will leave everybody laughing at John’s attempts to help. Arnold Lobel’s pictures may be the best part, and I always get a kick out of the picture of John’s mother when he comes home at the end.
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Posted by Becca
Categories: Animals, Easy Read, Fiction, Good Read Aloud, Picture Books, Quick Read, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Don Freeman, Geese, William Shakespeare
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Will’s Quill (Hardcover)
by Don Freeman
ISBN: 0670036862
Price: USD 13.25
30 used & new available from USD 1.48
Willoughby Waddle is a goose who lives in old England. One day, tired of doing the same things all the time, he decides to go to London. After having several bad, sometimes frightening, experiences, Willowby meets up with a kind man. Later that night, Willoughby is able to repay the man for his kindness in a way only a goose could.
Will’s Quill is a great book to enjoy on your own or to read aloud to someone else. I think that my favorite part has to be when Willoughby tries to “rescue” his friend. The results are quite funny. If you enjoy Will’s Quill, you should check out some of Don Freeman’s other books, several of which are still in print.
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Posted by Jordan
Categories: All Ages, Fiction, Funny, Good Read Aloud, Review
Tags:E. Nesbit, treasure hunting
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The six Bastable children have realized that their father is out of money, and because of this he has no time to spend with them anymore. So they decide to restore their family fortunes by finding treasure. They all sit down in the nursery and brainstorm ideas. Then they start trying them, one by one. Some ideas are reasonable, like going into business. Others a bit more far fetched, such as becoming highwaymen (but not robbing anybody nice).
E. Nesbit wrote this book before any of her other children’s stories. She had just finished writing breezy stories that magazines would print, and the haphazard style lingers here. The Story of the Treasure Seekers is quite enjoyable, but the writing style could turn off some people. However, fans of Nesbit will pick up on her subtle humor, which is absolutely hilarious in this one. I nearly died laughing quite a few times as the Bastables stumbled their way through money-making schemes.
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Posted by Sarah
Categories: Animals, Cats, Dogs, Easy Read, Fiction, Good Read Aloud, Incredibook!, Picture Books, Quick Read, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Birds, P.D. Eastman
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Are You My Mother? (Hardcover)
by P.D. Eastman
ISBN: 0394800184
Price: USD 8.99
573 used & new available from USD 0.10
When a mother bird leaves her egg to look for some food, the baby bird hatches and goes on a search to find his mother, even though he doesn’t know what she looks like. He meets a kitten, then a hen, a dog, a cow, a car, a boat, an airplane, and a big thing. But where is his mother?
This book is fun to read aloud but is also good for beginning readers. A five-star picture book.
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Posted by Jordan
Categories: Fiction, Good Read Aloud, Older Readers, Review
Tags:Natalie Babbitt
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Tuck Everlasting (Paperback)
by Natalie Babbitt
ISBN: 0312369816
Price: USD 6.99
49 used & new available from USD 2.95
Once, eighty-seven years ago, the Tuck family stopped to drink from a spring in the woods. Then they discovered that this spring granted them eternal life, so they have lived unchanging for eighty-seven years. But then, young Winnie Foster sees Jesse Tuck drinking from the spring. The Tucks believe it would be a disaster for the world to know about the spring, and so they are forced to kidnap Winnie and tell her the whole story. And then a man shows up, searching for the Tucks to learn their secret of eternal life.
Would it really be a great thing to live forever in this world, unchanged and unchanging? Tuck Everlasting may change your mind if you think so. This is my favorite of Natalie Babbitt’s books. All of the characters feel very real, and the question that the story revolves around is worth exploring. Every character thinks differently about the spring, some thinking that it’s a gift, others feeling that they have been cursed by the waters. Not to be missed.
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