Honey for a Child's Heart Updated and Expanded

The Imaginative Use of Books in Family Life

By: Gladys Hunt, Mark Hunt

Narrated by: Charity Spencer

A modern classic with over 250,000 copies sold, Honey for a Child's Heart is a compelling, essential guide for parents who want to find the best books for their children ages 0-12. This updated and expanded edition includes a new preface, an updated list of recommended reads for each age group, and audiobook suggestions.

A good book is a gateway into a wider world of wonder, beauty, delight, and adventure. But children don't stumble onto the best books by themselves. They need a parent's help. Author Gladys Hunt, along with her son, Mark, discusses everything from how to choose good books for your children to encouraging them to be avid readers.

Honey for a Child's Heart Updated and Expanded includes completely updated book lists geared to your child's age and filled with nearly one thousand longtime favorites, classics, wonderful new books, and audiobooks that will enrich your child's life. It will also show you how to:

• Understand the importance of being a read-aloud family, enjoying books together by reading aloud
• Give your children a large view of the world, of truth, and of goodness
• Encourage each child's imagination and good use of language
• Find the best books for your children

Thousands of parents have used this guide to furnish their children's inner spirit with the wonder and delight of good reading. Updated and expanded to keep pace with the ever-changing world of children's literature, it is sure to enrich the cultural and spiritual life of your home.

The reading lists are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Great Book to Encourage reading

Really enjoyed this book. I’ve always been an avid reader and now I hope to encourage reading in my children.

Helpful Guide

This book gave lots of useful tips to consider as a parent alongside a plethora of books to look into for building our family library.

Excellent book to inspire and encourage

This book is such a beautiful tool for fostering the love of literature!!


The story about the Harry Potter article in The Onion made me laugh.. because my parents definitely read that story.
They didn’t panic, but they admitted that they didn’t have time to read the books and find out if they were worthy of our time to approve… so my siblings and I didn’t read them until the late teens and twenties. They were just as enjoyable in a later season. 😄

Insightful and encouraging

I love the narration. Keeps you engaged. The book does a great job inspiring new reading rhythms. I feel encouraged on how to introduce books to my kids and ideas for helping them engage more.

Inspiring Parents to Raise Readers

Amazing insight into how we can raise our children rich in literature and how it can change everything. The books in the list have already brought joy to my kids