What books to read to my daughter?

Christmasshopper

Favourites in our house have been:
The Very Hungry Catterpillar
Can't You Sleep Little Bear?
And our very favourite: Apple Pigs by Ruth Orbach

emg

Can I put in a late vote for 'Aaarrrgh! Spider!' by Lydia Monks. It's the cutest book and my 18mth old niece adores it and has learned lots of the words.

astonsmummy

What i good thread!
DS had his 2 year check up last week and he got a bag of free books, so i decided to sign him up for our library, gosh he thought it was christmas, choosing out his book and walking round with it - it was sooo sweet, we are going to go at least once a week now!

hollydays

Favourites were mr magnolia, and the cat in the Hat

lambo_3

I love reading books to my little 20 month old - one of her first words was 'book' - she is such a boistrous little plum but sit her down with a book and i experience this lovely calm, inquisitive side to her. We go the library every week and get out ten books - the ones she shows the most interest in, i pop on a list and when i have a bit of psare money i buy her one for keeps. She loves:

mockingbird - lovely pics
i want my dummy - tony ross, in fact all tony ross books are brill (and very tongue in cheek, satirical pictures to make us parents laugh on another level)
Beegu - very beguiling interesting read for kids about reconceptions n prejudices. beegu is a cute little alien on earth tht no one accepts cause he looks different (makes you want to cry)

I always find that the books that i enjoy as well as dd i read with so much more enthusiasm and she enjoys them more and it makes the whole reading experience so much more interesting.

Little tip - i tend not to read pop up books and touchy-feely at night before bed as they seem to stimulate dd, i read books which calm down towards the end in a nice feel good sleepy kind of way.

Exercise to the body is like reading to the mind

Poppy9

Trip trap, trip trap. Yes it's the Billy Goats gruff:D

Jay-Jay_4

Out of the gate and off for a walk went (all together) Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy


....and (in a deep booming voice please) Herculese Morse as big as a horse


with Hairy Maclary from Donaldsons Dairy

(high pitched squeaky voice please) Bottomley Potts covered in spots, (he's a dalmation btw)

(the deep booming voice again please) Herculese Morse as big as a horse

with Hairy Maclary from Donaldsons Dairy

(broad northern accent please) Muffin McLay like a bundle of hay.

Bottomley Potts.....covered in spots (did you do the right voice for that one?)

Herculese Morse as big as a horse .........


You get the idea

Annie021063

VickyM wrote:

I'm going to be biased here because I work in children's publihsing - but any book, as early as possible is the best start you can give your child. start off with nice solid board books or squish squash ones when they're tiny and just get them used to the idea of turning the pages and hearing your voice. the more you interact with them (eg asking a question - what's happening to the bear?) the better. Don't worry if you feel silly about it, and don't worry too much about what the book is - they'll let you know if they like it or not!

And don't give up reading to them too early - apparently it still does a lot of good to be sharing a book at bedtime when they're 9 or 10.

Sorry if I'm teaching anyone to suck eggs...just always want to tell people how incredibly important it is!

Well said. Just read to your child - there are tons of really good authors and loads have been mentioned above. As a trainee teacher I can't state how important it is to read to your children regularly. The benefits will be recognised later in life and a love of books will never be forgotten. So READ READ READ:j

Poppy9

DD loved Hairy Maclary too with Schnitzel von Krum with his very low tum.

Glad we are not the only ones who put on voices when reading books.:o

Funny enough while buying dictionaries for school today we were laughing about her obsession with my pocket dictionary and thesaurus when she was a baby. She used to wander off with it and flick through it muttering words as if she was reading it. I used to be a big crossword fan and if ever I couldn't find the book I could rely on her to recover it from her little hiding place!!

Last week on holiday I read her (she is 11) a bit from my book "Atlantis Found" by Clive Cussler (she is 11). Boy was I sorry. Question, after question after blooming question.:rolleyes:

abbecer

look in Homebargains if you have one. They often have lovely books really cheap. I bought two with loads of stories in for £1.99 each and they have been read nearly every night for two years. Goldilocks, Puss in Boots, Little Red Hen and Charlie's all time fave The Elves and the Shoemaker.

Rebecca x