How Do You Choose?

Big Brother is constantly wowing me with the things he is able to do and the amount that he understands. He will overhear a conversation I have on the phone and be able to put the pieces together and understand it perfectly. He will see something while we are out and make all kinds of conclusions that never cease to amaze me. He and Hubby have begun reading the newspaper together. I am astonished by the fact that he can read it so well. He will come and tell me all about it and read quotes directly out of the newspaper. And he reads like a grown up. It is amazing.

And he loves to read. He reads all the time. Sometimes the pace at which he reads a book simply astonish me. And so we are rolling into a time when he is starting to read books that Hubby and I have never read. He is starting to pick his own books. And this is something I have no idea how to teach him to do. For me I read everything. I read anything that anyone recommends. I read anything that catches my eye at the bookstore. I read anything that is on the sale rack. Big Brother seems to have slightly more selective taste. He seems to really get into something he likes and have a hard time finishing something he doesn't really like.

So, my Aloha Friday question this week is how do you choose books? For yourself or your kids. Do you look up reviews? And if so where do you get the reviews from? Is there some other tip you have for picking a book?