I started reading "grown-up" science fiction to Jacob when he was four. I posted about it in LJ just after he turned five, here: http://hotwire7.livejournal.com/4748.htmlRead more... )
I don't have any suggestions right now. But am thinking of what type of books Liam and I will start reading together when he's old enough, and I appreciate hearing how it's working for you and Jacob.
At 2&1/2 we're not quite there but getting closer.
I wouldn't sweat the choice of books that much. Reading with him is the most important thing.
I mean, he'll understand what he's ready to understand, and what he's not ready for will just go over his head. My mother gave me "Catcher in the Rye" to read when I was in 6th grade. I knew at the time it was a controversial book, but--again, at the time--I didn't understand why.
I read it again when I was an adult, and suddenly the controversy became more understandable.
Reading is a two-way street: there's what the author wrote, but then there's also what the reader brings to the experience. As long as Jacob finds it interesting, it's an appropriate book, IMO. (Imagine trying to read him porn--would he be forever emotionally scarred, or just bored out his skull?)
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At 2&1/2 we're not quite there but getting closer.
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I mean, he'll understand what he's ready to understand, and what he's not ready for will just go over his head. My mother gave me "Catcher in the Rye" to read when I was in 6th grade. I knew at the time it was a controversial book, but--again, at the time--I didn't understand why.
I read it again when I was an adult, and suddenly the controversy became more understandable.
Reading is a two-way street: there's what the author wrote, but then there's also what the reader brings to the experience. As long as Jacob finds it interesting, it's an appropriate book, IMO. (Imagine trying to read him porn--would he be forever emotionally scarred, or just bored out his skull?)
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