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What kind of tales should I read to my little brother (4 years old) ?
Also, at what age should I introduce him to literature and how?

>> No.6940616

>>6940595
Teach him Greek and Latin and then introduce him to the entirety of classic literature. This is the only path to true patricianhood.

>> No.6940629

>>6940595
My mother read the Chronicles of Narnia to me when I was 4-5. It was probably the best intro to literature I could've had.

Another option would be the Percy Jackson and the Olympian series. Though they may not be true /lit/, they are a lot of fun and do a fair job of teaching kids greek mythology. I know my uncle read those to my cousin when he was 4, and my cousin loved them. It also allows for a pretty natural segway to the Illiad or Odessy, allowing him to "start with the greeks".

>> No.6940643

>>6940595
Four? Not very experienced with that age, but you might be able to push into fiction for the 6-8 year old range if they're a smart kid. I read/had read to me "Spooky Stories for a Dark and Stormy Night" a lot as a kid. (yes, I did just make a thread about it the other day, if you're wondering)

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>>6940595
>>6940595
the great tale of the liberation of women of course

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Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh books, Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories and The Jungle Book, Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows, and Edward Lear's poetry are all good books for young kids. The Chronicles of Narnia are pretty popular and would probably make fine choices as well, though I personally didn't love them that much as a child and they never really grew on me.

When he gets a little older (admittedly all of these will be suitable for several years to come, four is pretty young), you should definitely encourage him to read Lewis Carroll's Alice books. They had a huge impact on me when I read them at the age of nine or ten, and were largely responsible for "getting me into reading" in the first place. It might be worth it to read him some of Carroll's poetry now, too.

>> No.6940717

thank you, guys. I really didn't know what should I read to him given the reason my parents never care about those things and they never read to me at this age. I want( at least in this aspect) that he receive another kind of education. Anyway, thanks, I probably going to buy some kind of books for him tomorrow.

>> No.6940737

>>6940717
good for you. Damn, sometimes it seems like /lit/ really is the only board on here that has real values (sometimes.) You'd think /pol/, with all their talk about degeneracy, would support shit like this.

>> No.6940747

>>6940595
>What kind of tales should I read to my little brother (4 years old)
>should i read to my little brother (4 years old)
>i read to my little brother (4 years old)

Is your brother retarded?

>4 years old
>still having shit read TO THEM


You should probably ask your mom to have your brother tested.

>> No.6940763

>>6940737
I think it could be argued that many of the SFW boards have values. /diy/, /g/, /fit/ and /k/ all look out for their own.

>> No.6940775

>>6940763
no love for /ck/ huh?

>> No.6940800

>>6940775
I don't cook often (or well), so I don't browse /ck/. I wouldn't know. However, given that it's a board about cooking, I would say they probably have values too.

>> No.6940814

>>6940595
buy him cildrens books
i think theyre ranged from 2-6 7-10yo
or introduce him slowly with age appropiate comics
9-12 make him a library card and get books together