Here are some books about literacy, raising readers, and the love of books that have caught my eye.
- Nancy Atwell: The Reading Zone: How to Help Kids Become Skilled, Passionate, Habitual, Critical Readers. Scholastic Teaching Resources. See a review at Teacherninja.
- Matthew Battles: Library: An Unquiet History. W.W. Norton and Co.
- Nicholas Basbanes: Every Book Its Reader: The Power of the Printed Word to Stir the World. Harper Perennial.
- Bascove: Where Books Fall Open: A Reader's Anthology of Wit and Passion. David R. Godine. Recommended by Linda Sue Park.
- V. Susan Bennett-Armistead, Nell Duke, and Annie Moses: Beyond Bedtime Stories: A Parent's Guide to Promoting Reading, Writing, and Other Literacy Skills from Birth to 5. Scholastic Teaching Resources.
- David Brouchard and Wendy Sutton: The Gift of Reading: A Guide for Educators and Parents and (with Anne Letain and Lucie Poulin-Mackey) For the Love of Reading: Books to Build Lifelong Readers. Orca Book Publishers.
- Maureen Corrigan: Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading. Vintage Books. See this post from my blog about this book - I liked it a lot.
- Esme Raji Codell: How to Get Your Child to Love Reading: For Ravenous and Reluctant Readers Alike. Algonquin Books.
- Anne Fadiman: Ex Libris : Confessions of a Common Reader. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
- Anne Fadiman: Rereadings. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. (Essays about re-reading of old favorites, nostalgia)
- Mem Fox: Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever (Mariner Books) and How To Get Your Child to Love Reading (Alogonquin Books).
- Kelly Gallagher: Readicide: How Schools are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It. Stenhouse. See a review at Teacherninja.
- Mary Lee Hahn: Reconsidering Read-Aloud. Stenhouse Publishers.
- Emma Walton Hamilton: Raising Bookworms: Getting Kids Reading for Pleasure and Empowerment
- Stephen Krashen: The Power of Reading, Second Edition: Insights from the Research. (About literacy, compiles research on the subject, promotes free voluntary reading). 2nd edition published in 2004 by Heinemann.
- Paul Kropp: Raising a Reader: Make Your Child a Reader for Life. Broadway Books.
- Steve Leveen: The Little Guide to your Well-Read Life. Levenger Press. My review.
- Donalyn Miller: The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child. Jossey-Bass. See reviews at The Reading Zone and my own blog.
- Nancy Pearl: Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason, More Book Lust, and Book Crush: For Kids and Teens.
- Toni Raiten-D'Antonio: The Velveteen Principles : A Guide to Becoming Real Hidden Wisdom from a Children's Classic.
- Melanie Rehak: Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her. Harvest Books.
- Melissa Taylor: Book Love: Help Your Child Grow from Reluctant to Enthusiastic Reader
- Jim Trelease: The Read-Aloud Handbook: Sixth Edition. Penguin. See my notes from a talk by Jim Trelease.