Parent Tip of the Week: Reading Room: Book Suggestions for Janurary

Parent Tip of the Week: Reading Room: Book Suggestions for Janurary

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Gus

 

Gus & Me: The Story 

of My Granddad and My First Guitar

By Keith Richards, Theodora Richards

The source of why one loves music likely came from a family member or friend. In the case of this book, Rolling Stones guitar player Keith Richards provides a look at how his grandfather helped him love the sounds that shaped his career. Available at all major retailers.  

 

 

 

LookLook

By Jeff Mack

Cuyahoga County Library’s “Great Books for Kids” list is a collection of more than 100 newly published titles chosen by the system’s librarians each year. One book highlighted is about a gorilla trying to lure a boy away from the TV to read.
It provides great illustrations and a common household theme. Find this title and more at cuyahogalibrary.org.

 

 

 

LifeinOuterSpaceLife in Outer Space 

By Melissa Keil

Horror movies, World of Warcraft and a crew of misfit friends: these are the things that shy Melbourne teen Sam depends on to help him survive high school. It’s a good system and it’s destroyed by the arrival of tattooed transfer student Camilla Carter.

Recommendation courtesy of Twinsburg Public Library.

 

About the author

Angela Gartner has been the editor at Northeast Ohio Parent Magazine since 2014. She has won local and national awards for her features, columns and photography over the years. Previously, her work appeared in publications including The News-Herald, Sun Newspapers and The Chicago Tribune. She grew up in Northeast Ohio and is a mom of two boys. The whole family is busy every weekend with sports and finding new happenings around the region. She is also a board member and past president at the Cleveland Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. She loves reading, writing poetry and taking the family's Scottish Terrier on walks.

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