For Walking stage
This is the hardest stage to attract babies. Even harder to make them sit down for reading.
The best way is to get topics that they favor and plenty of big pictures and less texts. Some kids love animals, some like cars, Barnies etc. Even if you can’t find any good topics they like. It’s ok to let them have a variety of books ready at a corner where they can read it anytime they want.
I’d realized this when i’d gathered all his tiny books and the new books in a big plastic box. I did it for the tidiness as books were scatted everywhere on the floor. The next day, Lun went to the big box and pick out books to read. He will pick out one by one and flip it. The second day, he did it again. So was the third and forth and it had become a habit whenever he sees the box of books, he will go there and pick a book to read.
- Picture books -only 2~3 sentences per page.
- Imaginative books. ( Something that trigger imagination)
- More peek-a-boo books
- Story+ activities book, storybooks that comes with a bit of interaction.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. A book a day keeps the brain awake.
My mother later reinforced the importance of reading, raising me with her own credo to spend as much time at our public library as possible. What she’d say to show me how powerful a building full of books could be was, “The most dangerous place in the world is public library.” That was of course, only if you could go in there and figure anything out. But if you couldn’t read, well….
by Chris Gardner from The persuit of Happyness
Enjoy reading!
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If you haven’t had read my previous post;
How to choose books for todlers 0-2 (Part 1) click here.
I’ve wrote something on Newborns book selection and my experience.
How to choose books for toddlers 0-2 (Part 2) is for 4Months - Early sitting stage.
I had some recommendation that might help~ Check it here.
How to choose books for toddlers 0-2 ( Part 3) Click here.
