Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise

            I chose to read a book to him titled Good Night Moon. The book was written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. I chose to read him this book because when my little brother was about five, this was his favorite book. The little boy I read to, knows and looks up to my brother. Before we read the book, I told him how that it was once my brother’s favorite book. Hearing that made him more eager to have it read to him being that he thinks so much of my brother, Adam. The book is about a bunny describing the ritual of bedtime and the different things in the room to tell goodnight.

            While I was reading the book, he sat next to me on the couch and leaned up against me. I held the book so that he could see all of the pictures very easily. He pointed to things on the page as I read. I explained the pictures and how they went along with the words I was reading as I read. I applied my class readings to the experience by remembering the different components that are critical to reading aloud. I read slowly and clearly. Also, I remembered to ask questions about what he thought about things in the story. Also, I made sure he saw each picture and knew what it was. I made sure that we were in a quiet atmosphere and there weren’t distractions. All of these factors I learned in class are very important when reading aloud.

            I felt very good about reading to the boy. He listened to the book very well and seemed quite interested. I already knew him so he was comfortable sitting there and letting me read to him. It made me feel good to spend time with the child and I felt like he enjoyed being read to. The experience might have benefited the child by opening his imagination. Having a bunny do a bedtime ritual is pretty far fetched, however, a good thing for a growing imagination. Also, the child was benefited by feeling cared about. He felt excited that I was there just to read to him. I had no problems reading to the child; he was very cooperative as were the parents. Next time, I can’t think of anything I would do differently. It went very smoothly and was a rewarding experience for all parties.