Give babies a book they can sink their teeth into.
Board and cloth books are perfect for babies to handle, throw or chew on. They’ll have fun and you can easily clean them.
For young toddlers age 12 to 24 months, try sturdy board
books they can carry, books with photos of children doing familiar
activities,
bedtime-themed stories, and books about saying good-bye and hello.
Find books with only a few words on each page, engaging visuals, and
simple rhymes or predictable text.
For toddlers age 24 to 36 months, consider books that
tell simple stories, rhyming books they can memorize, soothing bedtime
books,
as well as books about counting, the alphabet, and shapes or sizes.
They’ll love animal books, vehicle books,books about playtime, pop-up
books, and pull-the-tab books. Touch-and-feel books and books with
humorous pictures and words will also be a hit.
For preschoolers age three to five, choose books with
simple text that they can
memorize or read, counting books or other "concept" books about things
like size or time, and simple "science" books about things and how they
work. Engage little readers with books about things in which they have
a special interest. Stories about children who are like them and who
are very different, stories about making friends and dealing with the
challenges of friendship, as well as books about going to school will
help them to mentally prepare for entering kindergarten.
