Read Aloud America Book List 2009

January, 2009

Dear Parents, Grandparents, Teachers, and all who read to children:

Here is the new Read Aloud America 2009 Reading List of great read aloud books for children of all ages. You will find many new titles and some all-time favorites. I hope that you find the list both a helpful guide of books to read aloud to the children in your lives and a resource when choosing a book to give as a gift.

My sincere thank you to the committee members who read over 100 books. To recommend a book for the 2009 reading list, the committee choose books that have:
• Excellent read-aloud appeal
• Variety of male/female main characters, genres, and popular authors
• Strong development of characters, plot, themes, and subtle moral (character- building) messages, and
• Age group appropriateness.

The committee members and I are interested in your feed-back. Please feel free to email me at read@readaloudamerica.org with your comments as well as your own recommended read-aloud favorites. To obtain copies of previous Recommended Reading Lists (1998-1999, 2000-2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the address below and enclose $.75 postage for each list requested.

Thank you.

Sincerely

Patti Cronin, Executive Director
Read Aloud America

P. S. Previous Recommended Reading Lists are available (1998-1999, 2000-2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008). To obtain copies, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the address below ($.75 for postage for each list).