A client was struggling with connecting to his children. He just did not know what to do with them, as they were young which confounded him even more. We talked about possibilities. Many children love to sit down and read books with their parents, so I suggested that. The topic came up of what to do when the kids get older; he had "kid books," but given the age difference of his children, he was dubious whether it was sustainable. Thinking about the years and the books we read to our many children, I assured him it was.
Why it is important
to be written
Age appropriateness
to be written
Books and book series we have read to our children
(the original books, not movie versions!)
Stuart Little
Peter Pan
Charlotte's Web
Laura Ingalls Wilder “Little House” books
Little House in the Big Woods.
Farmer Boy.
Little House on the Prairie.
On the Banks of Plum Creek.
By the Shores of Silver Lake.
The Long Winter.
Little Town on the Prairie.
These Happy Golden Years.
Winnie-The-Pooh books
Winnie-The-Pooh
The House at Pooh Corner
When We Were Very Young Now We Are Six
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
The Borrowers
The Trumpet of the Swan
The Cricket in Times Square
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Never-ending Story
The Hobbit
Narnia books
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Horse and His Boy
The Magician's Nephew
The Last Battle
Stephen R. Lawhead—The Dragon King Trilogy
In the Hall of Mountain King
The Warlords of Nin
The Sword and the Flame
Stephen R. Lawhead—The Pendragon Cycle
Taliesin
Merlin
Arthur
Pendragon (never read)
Grail (never read)
Avalon: The Return of King Arthur (never read)
