I’ve recently been struggling with my 5-year-old son, trying to get him to spend more time reading books. Well, I take that back since he doesn’t actually read much yet. However, I am trying to get him to at least sit down on his own with a few of his books and just look at the pictures or something. It’s a real struggle, though.
But then last week I had something of a breakthrough. I borrowed the Corduroy DVD from my library, and while we were watching it, my son sat with the book in his lap, pointing at the different illustrations as the matching scenes unfolded on the television. The same thing happened when we watched Curious George, which gave me an idea. Why not get my son as many of these stories on DVD as possible? That way, he’ll be more inclined to open his books as well.
So I started shopping around, and saw this wonderful collection called the Scholastic Treasury of 100 Storybooks over at Buy.com. This is a 16-disc collection that brings to life 100 classic storybook tales that children have loved for ages. The stories include such instantly recognizable titles as Where the Wild Things Are, The Snowy Day, Harry the Dirty Dog, and many, many more. In addition, each one is narrated by celebrities like Sarah Jessica Parker and James Earl Jones. Pretty cool!
The Scholastic Treasury of 100 Storybook Classics usually retails for almost $100, but because it’s one of Buy.com’s Weekly Deals, it’s currently on sale for just $44.99 with free shipping.
That’s definitely a bargain, and I haven’t seen the set offered at a lower price anywhere else, so once again Buy.com proves to be better than the rest. I can’t wait to order this set and finally get my son interested in all the books he has!