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What's Your Favorite Book To Read With Your Child?
What books does your toddler/preschooler/older child ask to hear again and again?
Two books toddlers enjoy hearing from me are P.D. Eastman's Are You My Mother?
What books do your children love? Please share your family's favorites by added a comment below!
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Permalink Reply by Evette Jasper on -
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom was always a big hit with my preschoolers. The rhyme and repetition makes it so fun to participate, that eventually they were reading it to me! It's also a great book for learning the alphabet.
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Permalink Reply by Joel Ballezza on -
I enjoy reading where the wild things are. It is a simple, short book and has great pictures.
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Permalink Reply by Erin Okuno on -
Hi Dr. Anderson,
Thank you for your book selection. Can you tell me why those books are hits with toddlers? Is it the repetition? I have a younger baby and he seems to gravitate to the same book, Freight Train, he also likes to speed through the book.
Thanks for your book selections.
Erin
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Permalink Reply by Jenna Barrett on -
I really, really love reading and singing nursery rhymes with the kids in my life. Ten Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, The Itsy Bitsy Spider- all the classics, really- the Wee Sing books, and Winnie the Pooh all have great sing-along books for kids.
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Permalink Reply by Patricia Nan Anderson on -
Repetition is so important, isn't it? Kids love to hear the same words and phrases repeated!
Evette Jasper said:
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom was always a big hit with my preschoolers. The rhyme and repetition makes it so fun to participate, that eventually they were reading it to me! It's also a great book for learning the alphabet.
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Permalink Reply by Patricia Nan Anderson on
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Oh, yes!! I think I know this one by heart! :-)
Joel Ballezza said:I enjoy reading where the wild things are. It is a simple, short book and has great pictures.
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Permalink Reply by Patricia Nan Anderson on
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Toddlers do love repetition and interesting sounding words. Freight Train is the book with the great black-and-white graphics, too, isn't it? Pictures are important too.... But sometimes it's a mystery why a book is a hit - sooner or later your child will fall in love with a book you really don't like very much!
Erin Okuno said:Hi Dr. Anderson,
Thank you for your book selection. Can you tell me why those books are hits with toddlers? Is it the repetition? I have a younger baby and he seems to gravitate to the same book, Freight Train, he also likes to speed through the book.
Thanks for your book selections.
Erin
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Permalink Reply by Patricia Nan Anderson on
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What fun! And the great thing is that you can use these rhymes as a distraction/entertainment whenever you have some time to fill (waiting for the bus, whatever...). Of course, learning the sequence of a rhyme and appreciating the rhythm and alliteration or logic (of those monkeys who one by one fall off, for example) adds even more literacy goodies to the experience!
Jenna Barrett said:I really, really love reading and singing nursery rhymes with the kids in my life. Ten Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, The Itsy Bitsy Spider- all the classics, really- the Wee Sing books, and Winnie the Pooh all have great sing-along books for kids.
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Permalink Reply by Amy Denham on -
An eternal favorite at my house is "Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present" by Charlotte Zolotow, with exquisite illustrations by Maurice Sendak. My mom used to read it to us when I was young, then I read it to my younger brothers, and now to my own kids. They still consistently giggle at Mr. Rabbit's suggestion of red underwear as a potential gift, and love the gentle repitition of the themes of colors, birds, and fruit. And who wouldn't love to have a giant rabbit who helps you find the perfect gift? The illustrations have a gorgeous, dreamlike quality.
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Permalink Reply by Lura Harrison on -
All of the "Bear" books like The Bear Snores On. :) My six year old checks them out at the library all the time!
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Permalink Reply by Patricia Nan Anderson on
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Great book! I haven't read it in years, though, and will have to find a copy. Thanks!
Amy Denham said:An eternal favorite at my house is "Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present" by Charlotte Zolotow, with exquisite illustrations by Maurice Sendak. My mom used to read it to us when I was young, then I read it to my younger brothers, and now to my own kids. They still consistently giggle at Mr. Rabbit's suggestion of red underwear as a potential gift, and love the gentle repitition of the themes of colors, birds, and fruit. And who wouldn't love to have a giant rabbit who helps you find the perfect gift? The illustrations have a gorgeous, dreamlike quality.
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Permalink Reply by Patricia Nan Anderson on
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Ah, yes!! A fun book. I didn't realize there was a series... I'll have to check that out!
Lura Harrison said:All of the "Bear" books like The Bear Snores On. :) My six year old checks them out at the library all the time!
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