kalphs Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 I am in the process of planning for the 2011-2012 term for the mother's homeschooling group I facilitate. This coming year I will be doing a broader range of advertisement, opening the group up to a wider range of membership with a non sectarian focus. The topic the group will be focusing on is "the imaginative use of books in family life" using "Honey for a Child's Heart" as the text. Although the author is a Christian, do you think this book has "non sectarian" appeal? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevilla Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 No I don't. I received the book as a gift and while I enjoyed parts of it, it is very Christian in much of its focus IMO. A better non-sectarian choice would be Jim Trelease's "The Read Aloud Handbook" IMO. (And I say that as a Christian - if your group is mostly Christian or doesn't mind a book with a Christian focus, then it would be a great choice - but not if you're looking for something more secular). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Not particularly, at least not for a sustained focus. I'm Jewish and looked through it a while back at the library -- worth a quick skim, but I agree with the suggestion for The Read-Aloud Handbook as much better suited to a nonsectarian audience. I also really like Esme Codell's How to Get Your Child to Love Reading. Lots of great and very creative suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 How about Emma Walton Hammilton's "Raising Bookworms?" www.emmawaltonhamilton.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 I liked Book Crush. If part of your focus is on reading to younger kids, you might check out motheread (it's a program through public libraries and such, it's a really good program). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jld Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I liked Book Crush. If part of your focus is on reading to younger kids, you might check out motheread (it's a program through public libraries and such, it's a really good program). MM, how would you say Book Crush compares to The RA Handbook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 I liked Book Crush. If part of your focus is on reading to younger kids, you might check out motheread (it's a program through public libraries and such, it's a really good program). Thank you Mrs. Mungo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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