Mothering by the Book: The Power of Reading Aloud to Overcome Fear and Recapture Joy
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- Author：Jennifer Pepito
- ISBN：0764239538
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Reviews
Darlene Messenger
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I received this book from the publisher through Netgalley for review and all thoughts and opinions are my own。Faith based book on mothering， through perilous times。。 Reading aloud to her children helped in various ways。 She is a Charlotte Mason homeschooling parent so books come from that list。 Interesting and helpful for all mothers struggling to do it all or do it well。
Michelle Castaneda
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Mothering by the Book: The Power of Reading Aloud to Overcome Fear and Recapture Joy by Jennifer Pepito is a beautifully written literary memoir。 This book was not exactly what I expected， since it was much more memoir than inspiration for the reader。 Still， it is an interesting and worthwhile read。 Readers who love books will enjoy this book。 I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations。 These opinions are entirely my own。
Ashlea Marshall
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I started this book at a bad time: a couple of weeks before the longest road trip my husband and I have taken with our four children。 This book put fear and anxiety at the forefront of my mind when I struggled with anxiety about this trip。 I wish I could say this book helped me through it， but I just ended up having more panic attacks。 I ended up having to take a break from this book until after our trip。While Mothering by the Book did not help me with my anxiety， I did still learn from it。 This I started this book at a bad time: a couple of weeks before the longest road trip my husband and I have taken with our four children。 This book put fear and anxiety at the forefront of my mind when I struggled with anxiety about this trip。 I wish I could say this book helped me through it， but I just ended up having more panic attacks。 I ended up having to take a break from this book until after our trip。While Mothering by the Book did not help me with my anxiety， I did still learn from it。 This book reiterated the importance of reading aloud。 During my first two years of homeschooling， I have neglected to include reading aloud books to my third child。 She cannot sit through the chapter books her older brothers like to have me read to them。I do like to use literature to teach my children。 However， I think this book neglects to balance fictional role models with flesh and blood ones。 We can learn much from literary heroines， but they cannot replace the role of godly mentors。Overall， I think this book does a good job of portraying the importance of reading aloud for both mamas and children。 However， I recommend The Read-Aloud Family over this book。 。。。more
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Ali Chatham
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As someone who loves to read and as someone who just had a baby， the premise of this book definitely caught my attention！ The author recounts her own experiences as a mother and lessons she's learned throughout motherhood by focusing on one children's book per chapter。 Each of the books she selected， including favorites like Little House on the Prairie， Cheaper By the Dozen， and Charlotte's Web， were books that she read aloud to her children and she encourages her readers to do the same。 Each ch As someone who loves to read and as someone who just had a baby， the premise of this book definitely caught my attention！ The author recounts her own experiences as a mother and lessons she's learned throughout motherhood by focusing on one children's book per chapter。 Each of the books she selected， including favorites like Little House on the Prairie， Cheaper By the Dozen， and Charlotte's Web， were books that she read aloud to her children and she encourages her readers to do the same。 Each chapter closes with a series of questions for reflection as well as recommended reading for the children and for mom。 Overall I enjoyed the book， though it reads more like a memoir than I was initially anticipating， I look forward to reading some of the books that the author recommended！I received a free digital copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Cassie
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I requested this book for review from the publisher who kindly provided me a dARC。 After reading the introduction and the first chapter， I was hooked！ I knew right away that I wanted to make notes in the margin， tab it and be able to refer back to it over and over。 That is difficult to do with a digital copy of a book。So I went and pre-ordered it。 I can't wait for it to arrive and dive even further into this book。From the brief reading， which is my first introduction to Jennifer Pepito， she seem I requested this book for review from the publisher who kindly provided me a dARC。 After reading the introduction and the first chapter， I was hooked！ I knew right away that I wanted to make notes in the margin， tab it and be able to refer back to it over and over。 That is difficult to do with a digital copy of a book。So I went and pre-ordered it。 I can't wait for it to arrive and dive even further into this book。From the brief reading， which is my first introduction to Jennifer Pepito， she seems to have a mothering philosophy that seeks to create a space for her children to thrive。 。。。more
Codi
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It took me a little while to get through this one because I read it devotional style but the title itself is what made me want to pick it up！ Books absolutely have power and they can help change our mindsets positively if we let them。 They are definitely my go-to when facing stress and fear of the unknown so it makes sense that they help us overcome fear and bring joy in the process。 She referenced some fantastic books as part of her read aloud arsenal over the years （several I added to my TBR） It took me a little while to get through this one because I read it devotional style but the title itself is what made me want to pick it up！ Books absolutely have power and they can help change our mindsets positively if we let them。 They are definitely my go-to when facing stress and fear of the unknown so it makes sense that they help us overcome fear and bring joy in the process。 She referenced some fantastic books as part of her read aloud arsenal over the years （several I added to my TBR） and even though I’m not a homeschool momma myself， I still gleaned much wisdom and encouragement from this book。 It’s full of my highlights and I for sure would read it again。 *Advanced Reader Copy provided by NetGalley 。。。more
Helena
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Jennifer takes us through twelve fears she has encountered in her parenting， and how books helped her through。 She reflects on one book per fear， and shows us how it has helped her overcome。 For example: Overcoming the fear of children leaving the faith through family identity， is linked to All-of-a-Kind Family。 I loved the concept of the book， by can't say it quite delivered， or impacted me much。 Jennifer takes us through twelve fears she has encountered in her parenting， and how books helped her through。 She reflects on one book per fear， and shows us how it has helped her overcome。 For example: Overcoming the fear of children leaving the faith through family identity， is linked to All-of-a-Kind Family。 I loved the concept of the book， by can't say it quite delivered， or impacted me much。 。。。more
Gabrielle Baker
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