One of the core ways that we teach our children at the Peaceful Press is through reading aloud from life-giving books.
One of my early homeschool mentors Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn, via their book, Teaching the Trivium said that during the early years parents should read aloud for as much as 2 hours a day, but with young children, this can feel overwhelming.
One of the ways we get more reading in as a family is through audiobooks.
I've been a member of
Audible (Amazon link) for a while now, and I'd love to share some of our favorites with you. We spend several hours a month on the road, and with our membership I've been able to listen to books with my children that are entertaining, as well as incorporating some books that I wouldn't enjoy reading aloud. You can also find these titles on your library app, and many are available on Librivox. I've also linked each of these to Amazon for quick shopping.
For Young Children
Winnie the Pooh- One child listened to this at bedtime for several months, replaying favorite stories.
Little House on the Prairie- The entire series is read beautifully by Cherry Jones and I have fond memories of listening to them with my children while doing our watercolor notebook pages during our
Playful Pioneers years. It gave me a chance to explore my own narration abilities.
For Older Elementary
This isn't an exhaustive list of my favorite Audible titles, but as a busy working mom, having audiobook options has helped my children experience more beautiful and classic literature than we could have done without this help.
I hope you enjoy some of these books with your children as well.
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