Books in To Read Aloud series

Reformatted and redesigned, Read-Aloud Poems collects the most beloved poems of children's literature.Reading to your child is the best way to instill in him or her a lifelong love of reading. Just ten minutes or less, each selection is the perfect length to read-aloud to children at bedtime and puts children on the road to becoming life-long readers. The selections from Read Aloud Poems have been carefully selected to appeal to a child’s sensibility and include work from the world’s greatest poets such as Lewis Carroll, Emily Dickinson, Shel Silverstein, Edward Lear, William Blake, and more. Beautifully illustrated and designed, Read-Aloud Poems includes original artwork specially commissioned for these books.Other titles in the series include Read-Aloud Classics (978-1-57912-920-0) and Read-Aloud African-American Stories (978-1-57912-922-4).

The newest volume in the popular Read-Aloud series, this engaging collection features the best African-American short stories and excerpts to read to children in under ten minutes. The diverse tales, selected for their rich histories, spiritual writings and adventurous characters, offer the perfect bed-time--or any other time--activities for parents, grandparents, siblings or babysitters. The book includes 50 beautiful drawings that capture the spirit of these tales, legends, lore and fables. The narratives are faithful adaptations of the oral and written stories passed down through the centuries. They include Langston Hughes, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington and Paula Fox.

Curling up with a good book is one of life's great joys-and it is never too early to introduce that pleasure to children. The selections in this elegant volume are designed to be read aloud in ten minutes or less, or to be devoured by developing readers on their own. READ-ALOUD CLASSICS includes fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, and selections from The Black Stallion, Kipling's Just-So Stories, The Story of Dr. Doolittle, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Chronicles of Narnia, Little Women, and many more, reflecting a diversity of styles, cultures, and subject matter. Full-color illustrations throughout-many drawn from the original books-enhance reading enjoyment.

Curling up with a good book is one of life's great joys-and it is never too early to introduce that pleasure to children. The selections in this elegant volume are designed to be read aloud in ten minutes or less, or to be devoured by developing readers on their own. READ-ALOUD CLASSICS includes fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, and selections from The Black Stallion, Kipling's Just-So Stories, The Story of Dr. Doolittle, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Chronicles of Narnia, Little Women, and many more, reflecting a diversity of styles, cultures, and subject matter. Full-color illustrations throughout-many drawn from the original books-enhance reading enjoyment.

Following the success of the bestselling Read-Aloud series, comes the newest volume in the series, 101 Read-Aloud Celtic Myths & Legends. These ten-minute or under readings, full of the magical and literary tradition of the Celts, are the perfect way to introduce children to the The enchanting myths and legends in this engaging collection, drawn from Ireland, Wales, England, Scotland, Brittany, Cornwall and the Isle of Man, bring to life ancient heroes and heroines, epic battles, clashes between the underworld and the real world, love, war and extraordinary journeys--conveying the Celtic wit, wisdom and love of storytelling.

Read-Aloud Myths and Legends collects time-honored stories from the Greek, Roman, and Celtic traditions including: "The Adventures of Odysseus," "Pandora's Box," "Psyche and Cupid," "Lugh, the Sun God," "Queen Maeve and the Wild Sow," and much more. Also included are myths from Egypt, Arabia, China, Japan, Hawaii, and Mexico. Thirty full-color illustrations throughout bring the myths to life and further enhance read-aloud enjoyment.

African American Read-Aloud Stories is a classic collection including myths, fables, folk tales, fairy tales, tall tales, and much more. Stories include "Anansi Gets What He Deserves," "Timba," "The Dissatisfied Bird," "Why Hawks Kill Chickens," "The Wonderful Tar Baby," and more. It also includes African American songs, biographies of famous African Americans, and recollections of slavery. Thirty specially commissioned color illustrations by accomplished children's artists enhance reading enjoyment.

The latest addition to Black Dog & Leventhal's successful "illustrated read-aloud" series, An Illustrated Treasury of Latino Read-Aloud Stories is a complete collection of time-honored tales from the Latino storytelling tradition. Included are 40 classic myths, legends, fables, and fairy tales, as well as riddles, history, biographies, and modern-day stories.

Parents, grandparents, babysitters or anyone eager to spend quality time with children will find this book, the newest in the popular Read-Aloud series, an educational and enjoyable way to entertain kids. All the stories are related in both English and Spanish making them accessible to multilingual or ESL kids. The most exciting and charming Latino legends, characters and real-life heroes come to life in these tales, carefully selected to be read aloud in ten minutes or less. Biographies of famous latinos and excerpts from famous novelists will give children of all backgrounds an understanding of the Latino culture. Reading aloud is a great way to introduce the wonderful world of literature to young ones before they can read for themselves.