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Jim Trelease (born March 23, 1941), also known as James Joseph Trelease, is an educator and author who stresses reading aloud to children as a way to make them love literature. more...

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Trelease was born in Orange, New Jersey to George Edward and Jane (Conlan) Trelease. In 1963 he married Susan Kelleher; the couple has two children: Elizabeth Jane and James Joseph, Jr. Trelease received a BA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1963. He served in United States Army Intelligence from 1964-1966 as a First Lieutenant.

Works

The Read-Aloud Handbook, 1982, The New Read-Aloud Handbook, 1989.
Reading Aloud: Motivating Children to Make Books Into Friends, Not Enemies (film), 1983.
Turning On the Turned Off Reader (audio cassette), 1983.
(Editor) Hey! Listen to This: Stories to Read Aloud, 1992.
(Editor) Read all About It!: Great Read-Aloud Stories, Poems, and Newspaper Pieces for Preteens and Teens, 1993.