Title: The Complete Adventures of Curious George with audio CD
Authors and Illustrators: Margret and H.A. Rey
Age Range: ages 4-9
Genre: Fiction, audio book
Over the weekend, my kids and I spent some time at our good friend's house. While there, there was one point where the three older kids disappeared and became completely invisible for a very long stretch of time - almost two hours. I became extremely suspicious, because quiet kids usually mean trouble so I tiptoed my way to the room where I thought they might be. There, crowded around a book were two four year olds and a six year old, completely engrossed in a book and listening to a story. At one point they looked up and realized that I could change the CD for them so they clamored for more. I looked at them quizzically and said, "Umm...don't you guys want to do something ELSE?" to which they replied, "MORE BOOKS! MORE BOOKS! MORE BOOKS!" I turned on the CD and bolted out the door as fast as my legs could go so that I too, could perhaps rest and read. (It didn't happen as there are two younger children who love to bother their mommies.)
Audio CD's are a wonderful way to encourage your child to read. There has been research to support that kids who have fluency issues with reading benefit highly from following along in a book as it is read aloud to them. This particular set offers a "with page turn signals" and "without page turn signals" and is extremely well-read by wonderful actors. It also adds some fun and jazzy music, and elevates the reading experience to something a bit more rich than a harried mother or father trying to stay awake as she or he reads aloud to her children. The selection of audio cds is slowly dwindling as most people use other websites like amazon.com to buy audible books. However your local public library should have a selection, (which I love getting because sometimes I don't want to read aloud to my kids) This particular Curious George Collection, I think is totally worth the money.
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