Honey for a Child's Heart by Gladys Hunt.

Everything you need from how to choose good books for your children to encouraging them to be avid readers, this fourth edition also includes an indexed and updated list of the best children’s classics ever.

I purchased Honey for a Child's Heart more than 20 years ago when I first started homeschooling, carried it with me every time I went to the library, and used it to create my wish list of books I wanted for my own personal library.  "A good book is a gateway into a wider world of wonder, beauty, delight, and adventure...Author Gladys Hunt discusses everything from how to choose good books for your chidren to encouraging them to be avid readers."  Our personal library now numbers in the hundreds of books - beautiful classics and modern favorites. Many of my ideas came from Gladys's book lists. Twenty+ years later, our library has a multi-generational purpose as well, as now I have grandkids that can enjoy the great wealth of good books.