Reading out to your baby can begin as early as when the baby is in the womb. The baby has the ability to listen and this would make it even more easier once the baby is born. You can read out or even sing to them so that they get used to it. Listening to your voice has so many positive effects once the baby is out.
As early as two months’ baby can identify black and white so books with images in those colours can make them respond. When they are three months and older who can hold them close and start reading out aloud. Trust me this is a wonderful shared activity and something that can continue for many more years; someday or the other they are thankful to you for cultivating this habit.
Reading out to them is an important form of stimulation and helps them explore. Your child is exposed to words, which makes communication easier. Children who have knowledge of more words at a young age, imitate words from surrounding person have a rich vocabulary, identifying words from pictures makes them a good conversationalist. So let me jot down some of what I’ve read to mine and I hope it helps you too. Raising a little reader can begin any time after you conceive.
TO READ TO YOUR BABY IN WOMB:
The complete tales of Winnie the Pooh by A A Milne, illustrated by E H Shepard
This book is first on my list, mainly cause of the language used by the author. Milne is known for writing great stories for young audience, supportive of illustrations by Shepard. The book is even now handed over to next generations.
The Cazuela that the farm maiden stirred by Samantha R Vamos illustrated by Rafael Lopez
Let me tell you, I love learning and I would really want my child also to explore the world of learning. Especially many languages. This book introduces English and Spanish. The pronunciation guide at the back is a plus. The story is about farm workers and animals bringing in ingredients to make a pudding. The recipe at the back can be tried out to feed your baby when they are old enough. This is such a wonderful gifting option if you know someone who loves reading and is a pregnant or has a baby.
Dr.Seuss’s books
How can you forget Dr. Seuss’s book when you are reading out? The rhyme and tongue twisters give you a whole new experience. Green Eggs and ham is a favourite.
Llama llama red pajama By Anna Dewdney
This is a wonderful bed time story that any kid would love to listen to. How I love those illustrations.
BOOKS TO READ TO YOUR TODDLER:
I will just list them out and you can read them out to your child.
- Brown bear brown bear what do you see by Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle
- The Pout pout fish by Debora Diesen
- Guess how much I love by Sam McBratney
- Giraffes can’t Dance by Giles Andreae
- Bellybutton book by Sandra Boynton
- Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
- If you give a mouse a cookie by Laura Numeroff
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar
- A bear called Paddington
- The giving tree
- The rainbow fish
- The day the crayons quit by Drew Daywalt
- The smartest giant in town
- One mole digging a hole
These are my favourites and my daughter’s too. I hope you enjoy them too.
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I love this post. I have put a habit of reading out to my daughter and she has picked up quite well. Her inclination for books is visible. This is a best way to nurture ❣️
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Thank you so much 🙂 yes that’s a very good way to nurture your kid.
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woow a wonderful post! thank you for the recommendations! My sistas baby is going to arrive soon!! i’ll start collecting these books now !! #Superbloggerchallenge
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Sure you can . Happy reading
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My mom is a bookworm. Our house was always full of books, and our weekly ritual growing up was going to the library to trade in our giant stacks for fresh new ones. It’s not surprising that I was an early reader, snuggling up next to my mom every night on the couch with our books and If I become a parent I will make sure I read to my kid. This is such a lovely post.
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That’s great to hear. Happy reading.
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Habit of reading has been unleashed in this post. Loved the entire idea. Huge respect.
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Thank you so much
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I used to read out from Winnie The Pooh books for my neice when she was a kid of four or five. You know reading out often from those books resulted in me becoming quiet a fan of those books. Your post detailing the benefits of reading out to children at a young age along with the list of books is really a worthy read.
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I am raising a reader. Its never early to start reading. btw, you have mentioned few of our favorites in the list.
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That’s great to hear.
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Loved the recommendations..I would love to buy from the list for my toddler..Great job in coming up with the list ✌️
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Thank you so much
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It’s a very relevant post, I loved going through it. Indeed reading to children equips them with knowledge n imagination.
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Yes it does. Thank you.
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This sounds like an interesting list of books and makes for an amazing list of gifting a new mother.
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Yes it is
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Hi Sindhu! A fabulous read on the benefits of reading to your child. Loved it…especially the list at the end. Great work!
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Thank you Tina.
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Thank you very much for the recommendations! My baby is going to start reading soon. i’ll start arranging these books now.
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That’s great. Happy reading.
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What a lovely post….you must be passionate about it for you to actually list them down for everyone! Thank you for the great list!
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Hi, thank you so much.
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Thanks for sharing this wonderful list. I love reading to my two girls. You have made things easier for me.
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Thank you Neha means a lot. happy reading.
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You have no idea how happy i am to see your post. I have been looking for a list of books I can read to my little one. Thanks so much for sharing..
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Thank you so much
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