Marie itibaren Isington, Alton, Hampshire GU34 4PN, UK itibaren Isington, Alton, Hampshire GU34 4PN, UK

I think the title of this book is a bit deceptive. I gathered it would be about finding ways to encourage your child to read and grow to love it. Instead I found a fascinating book chock full of suggestions of wonderful read-alouds and children's books. There are suggestions for Classic literature all the way up to the copyright date of the book. I think what thrilled me the most about this book was that many of the suggested books also included brief biographies about the author. What inspired them to write as well as why they wrote that specific book. In truth I think I find the lives of the authors more intriguing than the actual books they wrote. This book was full of so many great facts that I found myself pausing to read snippets aloud to my kids. For instance, I never knew that Wendy is a name that was entirely conjured up by J.M. Barrie who wrote Peter Pan. Before Peter Pan there is no record of anyone being named Wendy. It is believed that the story of Huckleberry Finn is partly copied from ideas Mark Twain took from his friend, another great author George Macdonald. The Wind in the Willows was actually written as little stories which were to be sent to the authors son when he had to spend a vacation away from him. The book is full of little informative bits like these. I must admit my to-read here on goodreads is a lot longer thanks to this book.