How to Choose Books for Your Child

• Board books easy for little hands to hold
• Cloth or washable soft vinyl books
• Simple, colorful pictures-with or without words
• High contrast and clear patterns
• Photos of other babies and animals
• Familiar objects, people and activities
• Baby songs and nursery rhymes
• Simple text and short stories
• Sturdy cardboard pages for little hands to turn
• Flaps and peek-a-boo

• Objects to name and identify
• Everyday routines in your child’s day ( dressing, bathing, eating, bedtime)
• Clear, bright photos and illustrations
• Simple stories and predictable text
• Rhythm and rhyme to chant or sing
• Interactive with animal sounds, movement or flaps to lift
• First concept books (colors, shapes, numbers)
• Information about your child’s world
• Whatever your child is interested in!

• Engaging action and description
• Stories about family, friends and relationships
• Stories that engage your child’s imagination
• Concept books (counting, ABC books, opposites, early math)
• Funny characters in silly situations
• Strong rhymes and word play
• Children like your child and children who look and live differently
• Concerns, feelings and real life experiences (new baby, fear of the dark, starting school)
• First science books about the world and how things work
• ANYTHING your child is interested in!