About the Author

Before retiring from the lecture circuit in 2008, Jim Trelease spent thirty years addressing parents, teachers, and librarians on the subjects of children, literature, and the challenges of multimedia to print. Initially self-published in 1979, "The Read-Aloud Handbook" has had seven American editions as well as British, Australian, Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, and Spanish editions. Trelease is also the editor of two popular read-aloud anthologies for Penguin: "Hey! Listen to This," for grades K-4, and "Read All About It! ," for preteens and teens.In 2010, Penguin Books named The Read-Aloud Handbook as one of the seventy-five most important books it published in its seventy-five-year history.

Reviews

This book is about more than reading aloud. It s about time that parents, teachers, and children spend together in a loving, sharing way. ("The Washington Post") "The Read-Aloud Handbook" promises to give parents, teachers, and all others who care about children, reading, and the pursuit of happiness new inspiration. ("The Denver Post")

This book is about more than reading aloud. Itas about time that parents, teachers, and children spend together in a loving, sharing way. ("The Washington Post") "The Read-Aloud Handbook" promises to give parents, teachers, and all others who care about children, reading, and the pursuit of happiness new inspiration. ("The Denver Post")

This book is about more than reading aloud. Its about time that parents, teachers, and children spend together in a loving, sharing way. ("The Washington Post") "The Read-Aloud Handbook" promises to give parents, teachers, and all others who care about children, reading, and the pursuit of happiness new inspiration. ("The Denver Post")

This book is about more than reading aloud. It's about time that parents, teachers, and children spend together in a loving, sharing way. ("The Washington Post") "The Read-Aloud Handbook" promises to give parents, teachers, and all others who care about children, reading, and the pursuit of happiness new inspiration. ("The Denver Post")