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A review by mnstucki
The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids by Sarah MacKenzie
4.0
Re-Read January 2020:
For some reason this book has been on my mind for the last couple of months, and I finally binge-read it today. My original read was via audiobook and I think this actually hit home better for me this time around, partly because I read it in hard copy and partly because I’ve been thinking more about the things it discusses. I needed a reminder of some of the principles she mentions in this book now that my daughter is older, more mobile, and decidedly more opinionated about what books we read, when we read, and whether she’s willing to sit on my lap. (For those who might be wondering, it basically boils down to this: it doesn’t matter, just keep reading! Simple advice, but I needed the reminder). I’ve also been thinking about reading in the context of family life more recently because I’ve seen a resurgence in my own appetite for reading over the last few months (the number of novels I read in a single day during the first 10 months of 2019? Certainly less than five, if any at all. But in the last three months? At least a dozen) and have sort of dragged my husband along with me by providing him with a steady stream of books. It’s got me really thinking about the influence I have to make reading a priority in my home, and re-reading this book was a perfect way to give that train of thought a little more fuel to run on.
May 2019:
After my favorite blogger RAVED about this book, I had high expectations, and while it didn't blow me away, it does have TONS of helpful information and good advice, including plenty of things I hadn't thought about before. It did reinforce for me all of my efforts to read to my 9-month-old every day, even though she doesn't appear to even notice a lot of the time. I definitely want to re-read this many more times as my daughter (and other kids that come along) grows, as I'm sure I will need reminders of how to take advantage of reading aloud to build family relationships and that kids are never too old to be read to.
For some reason this book has been on my mind for the last couple of months, and I finally binge-read it today. My original read was via audiobook and I think this actually hit home better for me this time around, partly because I read it in hard copy and partly because I’ve been thinking more about the things it discusses. I needed a reminder of some of the principles she mentions in this book now that my daughter is older, more mobile, and decidedly more opinionated about what books we read, when we read, and whether she’s willing to sit on my lap. (For those who might be wondering, it basically boils down to this: it doesn’t matter, just keep reading! Simple advice, but I needed the reminder). I’ve also been thinking about reading in the context of family life more recently because I’ve seen a resurgence in my own appetite for reading over the last few months (the number of novels I read in a single day during the first 10 months of 2019? Certainly less than five, if any at all. But in the last three months? At least a dozen) and have sort of dragged my husband along with me by providing him with a steady stream of books. It’s got me really thinking about the influence I have to make reading a priority in my home, and re-reading this book was a perfect way to give that train of thought a little more fuel to run on.
May 2019:
After my favorite blogger RAVED about this book, I had high expectations, and while it didn't blow me away, it does have TONS of helpful information and good advice, including plenty of things I hadn't thought about before. It did reinforce for me all of my efforts to read to my 9-month-old every day, even though she doesn't appear to even notice a lot of the time. I definitely want to re-read this many more times as my daughter (and other kids that come along) grows, as I'm sure I will need reminders of how to take advantage of reading aloud to build family relationships and that kids are never too old to be read to.