Comments on: On Reading: Book Recommendations http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/376/recommendations/ 5 Minutes for Books.com We're Reading Into Everything Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:01:20 -0400 hourly 1 By: Alexia http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/376/recommendations/#comment-4715 Alexia Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:48:22 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=376#comment-4715 I never consult awards list when I'm looking for books to read. I've found that many books on award lists aren't really all that great. But if I see a book mentioned alot I may search it out to see if I'm interested in reading it or not. Normally I will read a book based on someone's suggestion of a title or author. I never consult awards list when I'm looking for books to read. I've found that many books on award lists aren't really all that great. But if I see a book mentioned alot I may search it out to see if I'm interested in reading it or not.

Normally I will read a book based on someone's suggestion of a title or author.

]]> By: Jen Robinson http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/376/recommendations/#comment-4683 Jen Robinson Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:48:52 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=376#comment-4683 This is great, Jennifer. Thanks for sharing the Cybils with your readers. I hope that lots of people will choose to come and nominate books! This is great, Jennifer. Thanks for sharing the Cybils with your readers. I hope that lots of people will choose to come and nominate books!

]]> By: reading recommendations « Treasure Seekers http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/376/recommendations/#comment-4679 reading recommendations « Treasure Seekers Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:35:48 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=376#comment-4679 [...] Categories: books and reading Jennifer at 5 Minutes for Books has started a discussion about book recommendations and how parents find books for themselves and their kids to read. She [...] [...] Categories: books and reading Jennifer at 5 Minutes for Books has started a discussion about book recommendations and how parents find books for themselves and their kids to read. She [...]

]]> By: Shauna http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/376/recommendations/#comment-4663 Shauna Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:12:54 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=376#comment-4663 I do seek out Caldecott winners for my daughters, and we've read several Newbery finalists and winners together as read-alouds. I rely more on word-of-mouth referrals than awards lists, though, and I participate in an online forum that has provided me with excellent recommendations for children's literature, both old and new. I've found other recommendations on the reading lists from Five in a Row, Sonlight and Ambleside Online, which might be helpful for finding excellent children's literature even if you don't homeschool. Jim Trelease's The Read-Aloud Handbook is another great resource, as is Gladys Hunt's Honey for a Child's Heart. I do seek out Caldecott winners for my daughters, and we've read several Newbery finalists and winners together as read-alouds. I rely more on word-of-mouth referrals than awards lists, though, and I participate in an online forum that has provided me with excellent recommendations for children's literature, both old and new. I've found other recommendations on the reading lists from Five in a Row, Sonlight and Ambleside Online, which might be helpful for finding excellent children's literature even if you don't homeschool. Jim Trelease's The Read-Aloud Handbook is another great resource, as is Gladys Hunt's Honey for a Child's Heart.

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