Title:
Book bonding : building connections through family reading / Megan Dowd Lambert ; illustrated by Mia Saine.
ISBN:
9781623541514
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Publication Information:
Watertown, MA : Imagine!, [2023]
Physical Description:
xiii, 160 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Contents:
Foreword: Roger Sutton, editor emeritus, The Horn Book, Inc. -- Preface: "On children"... and books -- Part one -- Words for Flora's mother (and other imperfect parents) -- Reading about family in my family -- In defense of gentle men -- Drawn together by picture books -- Waiting to see what will happen next -- Part two -- Home security -- How Unidentified suburban object helped my kids claim subjectivity -- Auggie and her; Jess's dad and me -- O, Christmas books! -- The gifts of a not-so-white Christmas -- Part three -- Window reading with Hey Black child -- Dave the potter and Stevie the reader -- Adrian Simcox is NOT a mockingbird (or, empathy for critical readers) -- Alongside, not despite: talking about race and settler colonialism in children's literature -- Reading Last stop on Market Street and other diverse books with children -- Part four -- Treasuring when "nothing happens" -- Loving book conversations -- Crossing bridges, turning pages -- The book of mistakes sets us free -- The boy Ramona -- Drawing comfort from shared reading -- Afterword: Rory Lambert-Wright.
Summary:
"I hope my essays will enrich your family's reading and perhaps inspire you to write down some of the book-bonding memories and connections you've created when you and a child have met in the pages of a book. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and curl up on the couch with children's literature educator and author Megan Dowd Lambert. She's inviting you into her family, her home, and her classroom in essays that include themes of parenting, race, adoption, healing, and more. You're going to laugh, sigh, and tear up as you read this collection about reading and bonding with others through books. How do you bond with children, family, and friends through reading together? What have you learned by reading with others? What connections have you formed? Lambert's experiences as an educator and as a parent of seven children (four of whom came home through adoption) add depth and breadth to her perspective. Dip in and out of this book or read it all the way through -- there's something here for everyone." -- Jacket flap.
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OCLC Number:
on1295618104
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