{"product_id":"how-to-grow-a-young-reader-isbn-9780877884088","title":"How to Grow a Young Reader","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn an age of electronic games, TV, videos, and the Internet…You can raise a book lover.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReading opens up a lifetime of learning and delight to children. In \u003ci\u003eHow to Grow a Young Reader, \u003c\/i\u003eKathryn Lindskoog and Ranelda Mack Hunsicker offer suggestions for creating a reader-friendly home, truths about how literature strengthens character development, and helpful strategies for nurturing a love of reading in any child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes a helpful guide to over 1,800 books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“\u003ci\u003eHow to Grow a Young Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is thorough, up-to-date, deeply thoughtful, and thought-generating.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e–Lloyd Alexander, Newbery—award winning author of numerous children’s books, including \u003ci\u003eThe High King\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Kathryn and Ranelda not only tantalize you to read the classics you missed but they analyze contemporary books in ways that help you ‘set your mind on things above.’ Enjoy!”  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e–Jan Johnson, author of \u003ci\u003eGrowing Compassionate Kids\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen the Soul Listens\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“With remarkable breadth and depth, Lindskoog and Hunsicker invite us to the delightful feast of good books, sorting through the classics to the current bestsellers with excellent  insight and taste.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e–John Bibee, author of numerous books including The Spirit Flyer series and The Home School Detectives series\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eHow to Grow a Young Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb introduction and guide through the world of children’s literature.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e–Paul McCusker, executive producer of the Adventures in Odyssey audio dramas and author of numerous books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathryn Lindskoog\u003c\/b\u003e is a prolific writer, teacher, and literary critic. She is probably best known for her book \u003ci\u003eC. S. Lewis: Mere Christian,\u003c\/i\u003e an examination of the work of Lewis, who wrote to her, “You know my work better than anyone else I’ve met: certainly better than I do myself.” Among her twenty-one other books are \u003ci\u003eCreative Writing for People Who Can’t Not Write\u003c\/i\u003e and the three-volume \u003ci\u003eDante’s Divine Comedy: Journey to Joy. \u003c\/i\u003eThe mother of two grown children, she lives in California with her husband.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRanelda Mack Hunsicker\u003c\/b\u003e, a former elementary and high school teacher, is now a freelance writer of books and articles and a staff writer for Chuck Swindoll’s Insight for Living ministry. She has written five books, including \u003ci\u003eIn God We Trust: Stories of Faith in American History \u003c\/i\u003e(with Tim Crater), \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Price of Greatness\u003c\/i\u003e (with Ray Beeson) and a biography of David Brainerd. She and her husband live in California.","brand":"Shaw Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233242558693,"sku":"NP9780877884088","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780877884088.jpg?v=1767729418","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/how-to-grow-a-young-reader-isbn-9780877884088","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}