I'd like to get some stories on CD for my son's 4th birthday coming up at the end of the month. He is getting to be super imaginative and I want to encourage that with visualization stuff as well, not just reading books with pictures all the time. I would like to move towards reading longer chapter books to him too, but I figure listening to stories on CD will help with that transition and we can listen in the car and such. We have one that he has listened to for the last year or so - and it has hansel and gretel, three billie goats gruff, thumbelina, etc. Fairy Tales I guess? It's ok, he likes it, but those stories seem pretty grim and lacking the kind of moral values I'd like to instill anyway.
But, he is into dragons, dinosaurs, deep sea creatures, relationships, and really pretty much likes and follows anything with a good story line.
But, he is into dragons, dinosaurs, deep sea creatures, relationships, and really pretty much likes and follows anything with a good story line.
Subbing for ideas as well! Our library has an amazing selection of audio books for children, but I've been overwhelmed by so many choices. My DS is 4 as well and loves listening to stories, but I don't want to get any that are not age appropriate.
). It's been lots of fun really. The Magic Tree house has been his favourite by far and it's a great transitional book because it has pictures on every page. My school did a play of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, so we've started on that novel and it's been perfect since we had that spring board (otherwise with so few pictures I'm not sure it would have worked so well).
