Hello and Welcome
Hello and welcome to Reading with M. I decided to start this blog after reading many similar blogs and lists of read-aloud selections for young children. However, I quickly exhausted those lists, and also found that I discovered, through family, friends, the library, and some well-curated independent bookstores, other books that I wanted to share. About us. M. is four years old and our only child. Unfortunately (as of August 2020), due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he is not currently in school, which is one of the reasons that I have been reading to him more than usual. I am a college professor teaching from home, and my spouse has a similarly flexible job. We have thus far been able to juggle childcare and work, though not without significant stress and a bit of drama. Reading together, however, has been a bright spot. M. has always loved to read, and we have been reading to him since he was about 6 weeks old. But, when we received a copy of Dory Fantasmagory: The Real True Friend i...