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How to Raise a Reader 2


Health & Lifestyle
News / TOPICS 04/18/2015
A book does not have to be serious to be good for kids.
Elizabeth Lyttleton says one of her children’s favorite books is called “Four Hens and a Rooster.”
It is a big picture book about hens that must defend themselves against a bullying rooster who is trying to take over the farm.
Ms. Lyttleton says the story is awesome and empowering in a bizarre way.
“It is hilarious and awesome and in a really bizarre way super empowering to little girls.
My oldest now will read it to the youngest.
And … and … she gets it.
She sees the adult humor in it but is also getting the power message in it.”
Amanda Ingram is a fifth grade teacher in Washington, D.C.
She says the book “Hole.”is popular with her students, many of whom are African-American.
She says the book is funny but it also deals with big social issues.
“But the book that I’ve noticed has really made an impact on students is the book ’Holes’ by Lewis Sachar.
The book is really funny but also very serious. It touches on race relations and economic struggles as well as environmental issues. And I’ve noticed that the students really connect with the character and really learn a lot from his experience.”
According to Scholastic, 70% of kids in the U.S. between ages six and 11 want to read books that are funny.
The same study found that 54% of children want books that allow them to use their imaginations, and 41% want to read a book with a good mystery or problem to solve.
Of course, adults can enjoy children’s books, too.
And many adults find that the books they read as children taught them lessons they still remember.
Amanda Ingram, the fifth grade teacher, says her favorite children’s book is “The Little Prince.”
She says it introduced her to big philosophical ideas.
“And my favorite children’s book is ‘The Little Prince’ by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
This book has special meaning to me because my mother was a French teacher when I was growing up and so she read it to me in both English and French and it was the first time that I was exposed to these kinds of bigger ideas of philosophy.
And I think that it just has these great world topics and lessons that kids can learn at a young age but they can also revisit the book at an older age.”
Vera Song is also a teacher in Washington, D.C.
The book “Around the World in 80 Day.”by Jules Verne left a deep mark on her.
She says it taught her she needed to be brave and adventurous if she wanted to travel the world.
She says she thought of this book often as she traveled from China to the United States to become a teacher.
“So, he decides, like, ‘I’m going to do it.”
So, he travels a lot.
And that just inspires me.
Like, it’s time to take the challenge and be open-minded.
The world is large.
So, I think that is a meaningful book to me.”
Did you have a favorite children’s book when you were little?
If you have children in your life, what do they like to read?
Please share in the comments section.
I’m Anna Matteo.
And I’m Kelly Jean Kelly.
 
Reproduced by the courtesy of the Voice of America
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