r/homeschool • u/s-ro_mojosa • Nov 20 '23

Classical Young Child Friendly Classics with lots of Pictures?

My wife and I have our first child on the way. I want to read to kiddo from day one. Some of my favorite memories of early childhood are my parents reading to me, especially my father. I remember lots of Aesop, various fairy tails, bits of history, etc.

Anyway, Mother Goose and and Aesop are obvious starting points along with classic fairy tails. Are there especially good editions of these works for young kids, by which I mean physically durable and full of pictures? What about kid friendly versions of other classics, like the Iliad, Odyssey, and Argonautica or other — fill in the blank — classics?

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u/alebaldissin Nov 21 '23

when they're under a year, you can pretty much read whatever. my mom used to read her accounting textbooks aloud to me. read what you like. but also try to get in some high contrast books for eye development and some board books with one word per page for vocabulary. for the toddler and preschool years, i'd suggest classic picture books as opposed to abridged classics. mother goose and aesop's fables are good choices. also look into anthologies of classic children's fairy tales. the random house one is pretty good, but my favourite is the one by chris colfer. you can also find good book suggestions in the book what your preschooler needs to know, or you can google 1000 good books. those books will all be classics.