There's no dispute; reading out loud to our children from baby-hood through high-school (if they let us) has a huge impact in many ways, including your bond and their love for books.
In the early years, what I found not just enjoyable for myself to read, but what really pulled my toddler boys in to a book, is that wonderful almost sing-song style rhythm.
Whenever I find a particular book or author that has accomplished this beautifully, I like to take note of them so I have a perfect arsenal of book ideas to add to a baby-shower gift bag.
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Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
You truly can't go wrong with a cute little blue pickup truck zooming down the road, saying "hi" with little BEEP's to his farm animal friends. He even gets to help a big dump truck get un-stuck from the mud.
Now this is a book I have to really take my time to brag about. At 4 months old, babies don't spend a lot of time visually-locking in to the books that you're reading to them. I believe because of the big bold lines and clean white background, my 4 month boy absolutely adored this book and seemed to love staring at the illustrations.
As he grew older, this quickly became the favorite to add to our nightly bedtime story list!
Light the Sky Firefly! by Sheri Mabry Bestor
My oldest (4yr old) is obsessed with bugs, so of course getting a book about lightning bugs was a huge hit for his birthday!
Where will you go, Ricky Jo? By Tom Murdoch
A sweet little pup talking to his stuffed animals about the adventures he is going to go on. I absolutely love books with that kind of imagination.
Moon: A Peek-Through Picture Book by Britta Teckentrup
You can see the love on the outer edges of this book. Britta Teckentrup has a poetic way of writing. You naturally want to fall into a calm, dreamy bedtime tone of voice as you read through this beautiful book. Lucky for all of us readers, her collection is quickly growing!
When the Storm Comes by Linda Ashman
An adorable story illustrating what we do during a storm, as well as the animals around us. And of course, the fun we have when the weather clears up!
8 Little Planets by Chris Ferrie
Yes, all of the photos in this article of our very well loved books. This one in particular has almost bit the dust a few times! It's barely hanging on to itself with how many times my eldest has had me read this over and over...and over! Not only is it adorable, but makes learning about the planets a lot of fun.
Waves in the Bathtub by Eugenie Fernandes
Another poetic writer, making bath time as creative and imaginative as children's dreams!
The Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
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Now here's an excellent book to get SILLY as you read it to your children. Get your character voices ready as different friends approach this fish about his attitude. Make the blub-blubbin super animated. Your kids will bring the books to you to read again and again.
Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker
I should let the beaten edges and crease speak for itself with this book. You can get it as a board book or hard cover, as many of Sherri Duskey Rinker's books. I am amazed at how well she rhymes about construction trucks over and over in every book she writes, like she herself speaks in rhymes daily. My secret about her books is I get to learn the names of these vehicles that my boys are obsessed over!
I do hope you've enjoyed this list, as much as my family has enjoyed reading each book individually. #ad The book titles are links; be sure to build up your book wish list!
Dream, play, read and create with your children.
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