Jim Trelease
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Sep 29, 2026
Kate MatthewsHOST
But where did you first hear about this?
Sheila BarnesHOST
That was from the James Trelease read-aloud book, handbook.
Sheila BarnesHOST
The read-aloud handbook is in there, and...
Sheila BarnesHOST
Really good write-up on it.
Melissa WileyHOST
They should be able to reread and read picture books as much as they want.
Melissa WileyHOST
One of my favorite stories in the Jim Trelease read aloud handbook is when he talked about how every year when he was a high school teacher, he would read Alexander and the No Good, Very Bad, Terrible, Horrible Day.
Melissa WileyHOST
I know I just got that all out of.
Melissa WileyHOST
Yes.
Bethany MandelHOST
I hit that point with my 11s and 12-year-olds, so I'm not reading as much with them anymore.
Bethany MandelHOST
But there's an amazing book called The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease.
Bethany MandelHOST
If I were to gift anyone a book when they have a child, if I had like a million dollars, and if I was friends with Jim Trelease, which I'm not, so I'm not going to buy a thousand copies of his book and give them as a baby gift.
Bethany MandelHOST
But if I was friends with Jim Trelease or if he sent me a thousand copies of his book, I would give his Read Aloud in a Handbook as a gift.
Bethany MandelHOST
And one of the best pieces of wisdom that he had, as well as Megan Cox Gordon, she wrote The Enchanted Hour, also a fantastic book about reading aloud.
Bethany MandelHOST
And you might be thinking to yourself, why do I need to read two books about reading to my children? You do.
Bethany MandelHOST
You should read both of them.
Bethany MandelHOST
But Jim Trelease makes this... a very obvious argument, but it never occurred to me before that even if my seven-year-old is reading, she's reading at a seven-year-old grade level.
Ann KoffskyGUEST
Right.
Bethany MandelHOST
But I, there's a, an amazing book called The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease.
Ann KoffskyGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Bethany MandelHOST
If I were to gift anyone a book when they have a child, if I had-
Bethany MandelHOST
... like, a million dollars-
Ann KoffskyGUEST
Mm-hmm
Bethany MandelHOST
... and if I was friends with Jim Trelease, which I'm not, so I'm not gonna buy a thousand copies of his book and give them as a baby gift, but if I was friends with Jim Trelease or if he sent me a thousand copies of his book, I would give his Read-Aloud Handbook as a gift.
Bethany MandelHOST
Um, and one of the best pieces of wisdom that he had, as well as Megan Cox Gordon, she wrote The Enchanted Hour-