The first week of January, 2018, was the start of something new here for grandparents. Weekly Passing the Faith Tips are being shared via several social media channels to support grandparents in their unique role of passing the faith to their grandchildren.
Grandparents have been given a God-ordained role in the church and home that is not interchangeable with any other members. Their responsibility is to pass on a heritage of faith to future generations. #passingthefaith #grandparentingtip
If you have not come across the tips yet, you can click HERE to view them.
Tips for the first seven weeks focused on the necessary preparations for our “grand” role.
Week eight brought a change in focus to our weekly tips, moving us from preparation to connection. For the next few weeks we will consider ways to build deeper relationships with our grandchildren. A strong relationship between grandparent and grandchild is foundational to our success in passing the faith.
This week’s tip was shared on Monday and in response one grandmother quickly asked for book suggestions that would help her in carrying out this tip. What a wonderful question!
I jotted down a few titles I remember from reading to my own children and grandchildren (and a few from when I taught 5th and 6th grade). The titles are listed below. I “starred” a few that were personal favorites of mine or of my audience.
I’m asking for your help. Please use the list as a resource for choosing books for reading to your grandchildren (or children), but don’t stop there. If you have a great title or two to add to our list, please share it in the comments. Let’s help each other build a fabulous resource that can be shared by all in building deeper connection through curling up to read!
My QUICK LIST
Ages 0-3
Where the Wild Things Are – Maurice Sendak
The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Eric Carle
Corduroy – Don Freeman
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? – Bill Martin, Jr.
Are You My Mother? – P.D. Eastman
Goodnight Moon – Margaret Wise Brown
Harold and the Purple Crayon – Crockett Johnson
Ages 4-7
Green Eggs and Ham – Dr. Seuss
*The Giving Tree – Shel Silverstein
The Mitten – Jan Brett
The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh – A. A. Milne
*Animalia – Graeme Base
*Little House on the Prairie books – Laura Ingalls Wilder
*The Lonely Doll – Dare Wright
Ages 8-10
*The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe – C. S. Lewis
*The Tales of Despereaux – Kate DiCamillo
*Anne of Green Gables – L. M. Montgomery
Charlotte’s Web – E. B. White
Where the Sidewalk Ends – Shel Silverstein
The Secret Garden – Francis Hodgson Burnett
Sarah, Plain and Tall – Patricia MacLachlan
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing – Judy Blume
*We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States – David Catrow
Harry Potter series – J. K. Rowling
*Number the Stars – Lois Lowry
Hatchet – Gary Paulsen
*Pictures of Hollis Woods – Patricia Reilly Giff
*From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler – E. L. Konigsburg
Ages 11+
*The Hobbit – J. R. R. Tolkien
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank
*Tuck Everlasting – Natalie Babbitt
Lord of the Rings books – J. R. R. Tolkien
