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This article is from the Children's Books
FAQ, by Hilary Morrison, morrison@evol1.mbl.edu with numerous
contributions by others.
Info on reading to children
Reading To Infants - by Laura Dolson
1) They still like just to hear the sound of your voice at this
age, so reading almost anything, especially singsongy/rhymey, is
great. In a few months, they won't want you to read longer things
without pictures as much, but when you get back to it later, there
may be some familiarity with it.
2) Get books with large, clear illustrations/photographs.
Examples:Tana Hoban books like _What Is It_ and _Red Shoe, Blue
Shoe_, and the large Helen Oxenbury Books (All Fall Down, Clap
Hands, etc.) The latter have illustrations of large-headed
children that really capture the young ones, and a short, rhyming
text. All Fall Down and a Sandra Boyton book "Moo, Baa, La La La"
were Emily's clear favorites at two months.
Also, be prepared - many babies go through a period from about 4-5
mo to 8-9 mo where they are more interested in books as
toys/things to "eat" than in reading them. This is a good age for
1 or 2 spiral-bound books - there are several of these in stores
with graded holes in them which make them even more fun. They are
fun to play peek-a-boo games with, and the spiral binding makes
them easier for the baby to manipulate. Also good for this period
are small (3X3) books with colorful illustrations of familiar
objects.
By 8 mo or so, Emily was choosing her own reading material - she
would take my hand and place it on her book of choice!
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