Larry Welch

Read to Me NOW, Grandpa: A Guide for Sharing Books with Grandchildren Larry Welch

Help is here for grandparents wanting to acquaint their grandchildren with exceptional children's books "Read to Me NOW, Grandpa". When a young grandchild wants to be read to, a grandparent does it right then, regardless of whether or not it is convenient at that particular moment. Larry Welch's experience, including 20 years of teaching college-level children's literature courses, has enabled him to write a useful guidebook for grandparents and great-grandparents in Read to Me NOW, Grandpa, A Guide for Sharing Books with Grandchildren. It suggest to grandparents good books that they can share with their grandchildren of many different ages, thereby exposing them to the best in contemporary children's literature. The books and ideas about how to use them cited in this guidebook will help grandchildren build skills- not only in reading, but also in writing, listening, speaking and imagining. Grandparents have a unique opportunity to foster these skills and attitudes.