We live in a home full of bibliophiles, from my husband (to a lesser degree) myself, 5, 2 and 6 months old – we all adore the written word.  However, there are many families in which this isn’t the case, and indeed there is a rising number of boy-children who don’t enjoy reading.  To help children engage the written word at a level that won’t be intimidating the website Read Kiddo Read was developed.

Celebrated bestselling author James Patterson recognized the need to reach out to reluctant readers when his own son failed to develop a natural love of reading.  By putting fascinating titles in his hands, Patterson was able to spark the joy of reading in his son.

To help families sort through the 5,000 books published each year and find the coolest, interest-peaking titles for their children Patterson and renowned library consultant (25 years of experience as a school librarian) and book expert have sorted through thousands of titles to compile their short list of titles featured at Read Kiddo Read.  Applying the same concept Patterson used with his own son, titles that tickle the imagination have been carefully selected to spark a life long love of learning in children.

Titles are separated into rough age/reading level categories including: Great Illustrated Books, Great Transitional Books, Great Pageturners and Great Advanced Reads.  The illustrated books are divided into books for babies, storybooks, easy kid reads and jsut the facts.  The other three categories sort books into topical categories: fantasy & other worlds, real world fiction, action/adventure/mystery and just the facts (non-fiction).  So no matter what your child’s reading tastes and skill levels, you’re sure to find some titles here to captivate the imagination.  After going through the titles there are some we’ve known and loved, others new to us that we’d like to try, and some we actively avoid – as always parental discretion is advised with any reading choices for your children.

There is also a community of readers, email newsletter and a list of books specially selected for boys who are difficult to interest in reading.  Even if you have a house full of book-lovers take a peak at ReadKiddoRead.com, you might find some new treasures hidden in plain sight.  Celebrating literacy – always a good thing.

Thanks to Mother-Talk.com for spreading the news about this innovative new site for children and their parents.