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I was torn between giving this 3 and 4 stars. I’m a big fan of the Read Aloud Revival podcast and was excited to check this out.
The good: I think this book does a great job of explaining why reading aloud is great for kids of all ages and how it benefits them long term. The book lists also seem great and I’m looking forward to picking up many of these titles at our local library and book store. I love the idea of creating a book club culture at home (the podcast on that topic was one of my favorites) and I think the 10 book conversation questions will be a great tool for my family moving forward.
The bad: I am not a Christian and the discussion of Jesus and Bible-related topics throughout made me feel like this book wasn’t meant for me. Christianity is not the focus of this book by any means but it was mentioned enough consistently through each chapter that it made me feel like an outsider, intentional or not. I also felt like the section on how to manage the competition of reading aloud with screen time was very glossed over. “Limit screen time” is kind of obvious advice and I did not leave that chapter feeling confident I could overcome my families love of tv and smartphones to make reading aloud part of our day but I’m hoping my kids are young enough that we can make turning off the WiFi a habit early on.
Overall, I finished the book enthusiastic to incorporate reading aloud into our family life.
The good: I think this book does a great job of explaining why reading aloud is great for kids of all ages and how it benefits them long term. The book lists also seem great and I’m looking forward to picking up many of these titles at our local library and book store. I love the idea of creating a book club culture at home (the podcast on that topic was one of my favorites) and I think the 10 book conversation questions will be a great tool for my family moving forward.
The bad: I am not a Christian and the discussion of Jesus and Bible-related topics throughout made me feel like this book wasn’t meant for me. Christianity is not the focus of this book by any means but it was mentioned enough consistently through each chapter that it made me feel like an outsider, intentional or not. I also felt like the section on how to manage the competition of reading aloud with screen time was very glossed over. “Limit screen time” is kind of obvious advice and I did not leave that chapter feeling confident I could overcome my families love of tv and smartphones to make reading aloud part of our day but I’m hoping my kids are young enough that we can make turning off the WiFi a habit early on.
Overall, I finished the book enthusiastic to incorporate reading aloud into our family life.