I’ve found a Web site I really enjoy so I thought I would share it. It’s called The Literate Mother.
I love to read. My kids love to be read to. They are quite young – 6 and nearly 4 – so our selections are usually Magic School Bus, Dora, Little Bill and other television characters (though I don’t have cable. So the kids know these characters mostly from our readings).
On this Web site, books for kids of all ages are ranked for language, violence and sexual content. It does have some spoilers, but it lets parents know what’s really in the books their kids are reading (especially teens and preteens I would imagine). It includes some books I’ve read personally (not to my kids) – including Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight books.
The books are ranked by grades (starting with grade 4) and type (romance, fantasy, adventure, historical fiction). But there are a few that my kids will probably enjoy (”The Last Dragon” comes to mind). Maybe you’ll find something for your kids (or if you like youth literature like me, something for yourself!) or at least you’ll know what questions to ask your children about their books.
