From Books that Build Character (A Guide to Teaching Your Child Moral Values Through Stories) by William Kilpatrick and Gregory and Suzanne M. Wolfe:
If you’re a parent, you’ve got a battle on your hands — a battle with popular culture over your child’s imagination. And like every battle this one has moments when it seems impossible to carry on. But it’s not all grim, because one of the best ways of empowering your child’s imagination is also one of the most enjoyable. The books we’ve listed are stories of virtue and character, but they are many other things as well. Some of them are hilarious, some mysterious, some adventurous, some heart-breakingly poignant, some a combination of all of these.
As a mother and homeschooler, I’m loving this book. From page 60 to 313, it’s lists of picture books, juvenile fiction, YA, fantasy and science fiction, biographies, fairy tales, historical and contemporary fiction, folktales, myths and legends – all with the indent to build into the moral lives of young readers. There is even a small list of sacred texts.
This is the kind of book you want to bring with you when it’s time to go book shopping.
The author’s summarize each book so you can do a quick preview. Good if you are unsure a book is a good match for your reader.
For more about teaching good values using great literature, especially to boys, visit the MOB society blog today.
Disclaimer: Yup, affiliate links. Yet this is a book I purchased, learned to love, and now want to spread the word, just one book-loving, homeschooling parent to another. Hope it helps your homeschooling adventure.
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Well, I think that sounds just about awesome! =D Thanks for pointing out the resource.
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This looks like an excellent resource! Thanks for visiting my blog today, too!
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This looks like an excellent resource! Thanks for visiting my blog today, too!
.-= Page Turner/Heather´s last blog ..Read Aloud Thursday: A Nest for Celeste by Henry Cole =-.
We have this book as well. I use it to request books from the library (which is great when I do requests from home) and my daughter has used it to make a list of books to look for while we are at the library. I make notes in it with her name and the year as a reference for my younger daughter (whom I’m slowly realizing may or may not end up wanting to read the same things.)