It is natural to think that children struggling with beginning reading may just need more time to settle in and that they will catch...
You can spark your toddler’s interest in the alphabet simply by talking and pointing to letters while you share a cozy reading session!
This board book for young children uses repetitive phrases to ask Maisy is hiding. Each page contains flaps and doors that open to reveal the answer to the question. Bold print and colorful, simple images attract children’s attention, and opening the flaps builds fine motor coordination that helps to develop writing and book handling skills later.
Peekaboo Bedtime illustrates a toddler’s game of peekaboo with everyone he sees on his way to bed. Beautiful and large illustrations of smiling faces will engage even the youngest eyes. As your baby grows into a toddler, she will enjoy the predictable text and visual clues that hint as to what is coming next. Bedtime stories are a great way to help your baby relax and build beginning reading skills.
This book's predictable text and colorful artwork will captivate your toddler as he reads about Little Owl’s journey to find his mommy. When you encourage your child to explore the book with you, you're helping him develop beginning writing and other early reading skills.
This book’s simple, repetitive sentences will help your child build confidence in her beginning reading skills as she starts to recognize the familiar sentences on each page.
Read along as the main character journeys through the farm — meeting some interesting and noisy friends along the way. The author’s use of predictable text and rhyming verses will build your child’s excitement about reading and help develop beginning reading skills.
This book's "I-spy" format creates a great environment for talking about the animals your child finds. Look for the featured animal on each page, or make it more challenging by looking for other suggested animals. The surprise pop-out spread at the end creates an extra big hide-and-seek scene -- perfect for building pre-reading skills.
This is a great book for any child who enjoys trucks, machines, and construction projects. Your budding reader will be happy to join in and sing along with the rhythmic melody and predictable text.
Family book reading presents a wonderful opportunity to remind your toddler how much you love him. This sweet rhyming book uses adorable illustrations of a mother cat and her baby to show the fun and silly things parents do with their little ones.
Your baby will enjoy discovering the items under the flaps of this book. From tickles to cuddles and more, each flap hides a picture of a familiar item your baby might encounter during bath time, dinner and bed time.
How do we know what animals say when they say what they say with their sounds every day? Your little one will enjoy the colorful illustrations and rhythmic patterns in this adorable story.
