read, speak, sing, and chant together. As you talk and sing, your infant hears the sounds of language. These words and sounds eventually become part of their vocabulary. Read to your infant every day, and over time, their attention span will grow, along with an enjoyment of stories and the spoken word. Your infant learns so much as you share books, including how to hold a book and turn pages. Every story, rhyme, song, and chant helps build a solid foundation for a lifetime of literacy.
Infants between four and twelve months are primed and ready to engage and learn. This is a stage of your baby’s life in which fine and gross motor development improve, along with their vision.
…moreReceptive language (understanding what they hear) is better developed than expressive language (being able to respond). Your infant’s social and emotional reactions also blossom as they interact with others. Because infants learn by hearing, watching, and doing, books and songs are a natural pathway for learning.
Title: Touch and Feel: Farm
Illustrator: By the author
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Simple, full color photos of common farm animals with different textured surfaces for touching and stroking make this an interactive delight for …more
Title: Tomi DePaola’s Mother Goose
Illustrator: By the author
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This version of Mother Goose offers plenty of rhythmical and/or rhyming verses so appealing to young children. As you continue to read …more
Title: Night Night, Peter Rabbit
Illustrator: adapted from the author
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Infants enjoy books as much with their mouths and hands as they do their eyes and ears. And this soft cloth …more
Title: Where is Maisy?
Illustrator: By the author
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Infants love lift-the-flap books and Where is Maisy? is one of the best. Lovable Maisy appeals to young children and will have …more
Title: Clap Hands
Illustrator: By the author
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Babies love looking at both babies and faces and this book features both on every page! Helen Oxenbury’s soft round babies might …more
Title: Close Your Eyes
Illustrator: Georg Hallensleben
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Sometimes just getting your child to settle down for the night requires a book like Close Your Eyes. Join Mother Tiger in …more
Because most infants haven’t developed the attention span needed for enjoying entire picture books, choose infant-friendly books that have:
…moreThe types of books infants especially enjoy touching include:
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