Honey for a Child's Heart Updated and Expanded: The Imaginative Use of Books in Family Life

Written by Gladys Hunt and Mark Hunt

Narrated by Charity Spencer

A modern classic with over 250,000 copies sold, Honey for a Child's Heart is a compelling, essential guide for parents who want to find the best books for their children ages 0-12. This updated and expanded edition includes a new preface, an updated list of recommended reads for each age group, and audiobook suggestions.

A good book is a gateway into a wider world of wonder, beauty, delight, and adventure. But children don't stumble onto the best books by themselves. They need a parent's help. Author Gladys Hunt, along with her son, Mark, discusses everything from how to choose good books for your children to encouraging them to be avid readers.

Honey for a Child's Heart Updated and Expanded includes completely updated book lists geared to your child's age and filled with nearly one thousand longtime favorites, classics, wonderful new books, and audiobooks that will enrich your child's life. It will also show you how to:

• Understand the importance of being a read-aloud family, enjoying books together by reading aloud
• Give your children a large view of the world, of truth, and of goodness
• Encourage each child's imagination and good use of language
• Find the best books for your children

Thousands of parents have used this guide to furnish their children's inner spirit with the wonder and delight of good reading. Updated and expanded to keep pace with the ever-changing world of children's literature, it is sure to enrich the cultural and spiritual life of your home.

The reading lists are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Release date: Nov 2, 2021
• ISBN: 9780310361862

Gladys Hunt

Gladys Hunt was a well-known author and speaker. Her books include Honey for a Woman’s Heart, Honey for a Teen’s Heart, and Honey for a Child’s Heart. She also wrote numerous Bible study guides for the Fisherman and LifeGuide series. She lived with her husband, Keith, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Reviews for Honey for a Child's Heart Updated and Expanded

[Janelle Martin · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Loved the beginning of this book, but was SO disappointed the realize that it doesn't actually contain any book lists in the audio version! Each of the final chapters is just a short description of various types of books, then, "visit the accompanying pdf for the list of books." ?!? Where can I access that? And why didn't they just include that in the reading?

[drmom62 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Useful books recommended

[cheryl_in_cc_nv · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I'm always looking for more children's book lists. Don't ask me why; I've got a to-read list a mile long already. But I heard of this, and my library had it, so I tried it. As best as I can tell, Part One, the text, is a mix of advice to obvious to bother with (read aloud to your children!) and advice not worth adopting (have your children read The Water-Babies!). Criteria for choosing a good book is too academic for the likely audience. And it's burdened with lauds to God and Christian values. Part Two, the list, is actually several lists, heavy on the picture-books, light on the annotations. I did get a couple of pages of titles I want to investigate that I don't believe are yet on my list, but none of them look so amazing that I'll buy them if they're not at my library. Overall, not recommended, even to Christians.

[jenw1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book is about one-third actual narrative and two-thirds annotated booklists. The first section describes the benefits of reading to children and how to build a family culture of enjoying good books both together and as individuals. The last portion is all booklists divided by age and genre to help the reader find a book to meet a specific need. It's a great mix of story and lists. I have found the lists particularly helpful when my kids wanted a new book to read but had no idea what they were looking for. It has also been helpful when I wanted a book to help mentor them through a specifc situation. The booklists are invaluable!

[embejo_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A great little book full of age appropriate book lists to encourage a love of reading in young children and as a family. I found that the book list contained a lot of American titles which is fine, but a local equivalent or a more universal list would have been helpful.

[dkvietzke_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent book about choosing and reading books for your children, with a Christian flavor. I learned a lot about why humor and fantasy is important to children. Last 1/3 of the book is a bibliography of books suggestions witn reviews based on age and topic. Good ideas for using books to teach about God.