Reading To Kids (Ages 0-12 Months)
Updated: Feb 22, 2021
It's never too early to read to your baby. As soon as your baby is born, he or she starts learning. Just by talking to, playing with, and caring for your baby every day, you help your baby develop language skills necessary to become a reader. By reading with your baby, you foster a love of books and reading right from the start. For kids of this age, we recommend the following:
Since an infant's vision is still developing, books with bright and bold or high-contrast illustrations are easier for young babies to see, and will grab their attention.
Board books with sturdy cardboard pages are easier for a baby to handle and to play with. By about six to twelve months, babies start to get interested in books as toys to examine and manipulate.
Books that have simple pictures paired with single words help babies learn their first vocabulary.
Here are some of our best sellers for ages 0-12 months:
In these My Very First Book books, children can match the picture in the bottom half with the word in the top half. Which one is the car? Which one is the fish? It also features the beautiful illustrations of Eric Carle!
https://www.owlanddino.com/product-page/eric-carle-my-very-first-books-8book-set
This gorgeous board book combines bright, colourful illustrations with a variety of different textures to touch and feel on each page. It helps very young children develop important language and sensory skills!
https://www.owlanddino.com/product-page/that-s-not-my-tiger
Filled with soft animal textures, the book’s touch and feel patches are designed to encourage early learning. Each page of this engaging board book features a cute colorful image of an animal, along with the noises they make. Find the super fun tactile elements that encourage your little one to tickle and touch the textures.
https://www.owlanddino.com/product-page/baby-touch-and-feel-animals
Sources:
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-tips-parents-babies
https://www.todaysparent.com/family/parenting/reading-to-kids-age-by-age-guide/
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/reading-toddler.html
https://www.parents.com/baby/development/intellectual/age-by-age-guide-to-reading-to-your-baby/