Parenting & Relationships, Language Experience Approach, Certification & Development, Elementary Education 

A new edition of the national bestseller that continues to bring parents and children together.

Every child can become a book lover. In this new edition of his classic book, Jim Trelease shows you how you can raise a reader and bring your family closer at the same time. He explains:

- How to begin reading aloud - and which books to choose;
- How reading aloud awakens children's imaginations, improves their language skills, and opens new worlds of enjoyment;
- How to coax children away from the television;
- How time shared reading together is valuable to parents and children;
- How individuals across America have implemented read-aloud programs that have raised reading scores and united communities.

Jim Trelease has made reading aloud a special pleasure for millions of people. Now this new edition offers a chance for you - whether you are a parent, teacher, grandparent, sibling, or librarian - to discover the joys and rewards of reading aloud.

"This book is about more than reading aloud. It's about time that parents, teachers,and children spend together in a loving, sharing way." - The Washington Post

Taken from the back cover.