I love to read, and I want my kids to love to read. So far I have a few voracious readers and a few reluctant readers.
Getting my reluctant readers to pick up a book on their own has been a bit challenging. But I've learned that a lot of their wanting to read has to do with the book.
My oldest never liked to read until he found the My Side of the Mountain series. Another child needed the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series to get him motivated to start reading.
This summer I plan on introducing the Junie B. Jones and Ramona series to my daughter. She is a new reader and I think she'll love reading about Junie's and Ramona's adventures. Ramona was a favorite when I was a kid and my oldest loved Junie B. Jones when she was first learning to read.
My five year old (nonreader) likes any book with a pink cover. She assumes if the cover is pink it will be about princesses, ballet, dolls, or castles. In our house that is usually the case, so during reading time I'm almost guaranteed she'll grab a pink book off the shelf!
My toddler (who thinks books are for throwing not reading) is starting to show interest in the I Spy board books so we read those when I think she'll sit still.
What are your kids reading this summer?
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