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Honey for a Child's Heart is a compelling, essential guide for parents who want to find the best books for their children ages 0-12. This edition includes a new preface, an updated list of recommended reads for each age group, and audiobook suggestions. A good book is a gateway into a wider world of wonder, beauty, delight, and adventure. But, children don't stumble onto the best books by themselves. They need a parent's help. Author Gladys Hunt, along with her son, Mark, discusses everything from how to choose good books for your children to encouraging them to be avid readers..
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Zondervan (2002), Edition: Fourth, 256 pages
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English
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9.25 inches
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LibraryThing member dkvietzke
Excellent book about choosing and reading books for your children, with a Christian flavor. I learned a lot about why humor and fantasy is important to children. Last 1/3 of the book is a bibliography of books suggestions witn reviews based on age and topic. Good ideas for using books to teach
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about God. Show Less
LibraryThing member Embejo
A great little book full of age appropriate book lists to encourage a love of reading in young children and as a family. I found that the book list contained a lot of American titles which is fine, but a local equivalent or a more universal list would have been helpful.
LibraryThing member rhonda824
I love this guide for a reading list!
LibraryThing member JenW1
This book is about one-third actual narrative and two-thirds annotated booklists. The first section describes the benefits of reading to children and how to build a family culture of enjoying good books both together and as individuals. The last portion is all booklists divided by age and genre to
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help the reader find a book to meet a specific need. It's a great mix of story and lists. I have found the lists particularly helpful when my kids wanted a new book to read but had no idea what they were looking for. It has also been helpful when I wanted a book to help mentor them through a specifc situation. The booklists are invaluable! Show Less
LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
I'm always looking for more children's book lists. Don't ask me why; I've got a to-read list a mile long already. But I heard of this, and my library had it, so I tried it. As best as I can tell, Part One, the text, is a mix of advice to obvious to bother with (read aloud to your children!)
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and advice not worth adopting (have your children read The Water-Babies!). Criteria for choosing a good book is too academic for the likely audience. And it's burdened with lauds to God and Christian values. Part Two, the list, is actually several lists, heavy on the picture-books, light on the annotations. I did get a couple of pages of titles I want to investigate that I don't believe are yet on my list, but none of them look so amazing that I'll buy them if they're not at my library. Overall, not recommended, even to Christians. Show Less
LibraryThing member drmom62
Useful books recommended
LibraryThing member drmom62
Useful books recommended
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