Evening Tot Sharing- Book Ideas

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Babies need books just as much as they need diapers!

Perhaps a baby can live without diapers, but they should not live without books. I am old fashioned and I believe in the power of reading. I like physically holding books in my hand. I love the feel of pages and the smell of hardcovers. I did not jump on the digital book craze, but slowly crept in. I am currently reading three books on my phone, only because they were free. It takes me twice as long to finish them.

I plan on keeping Baby E surrounded by hard copies of books. I want him to learn how to turn pages rather than swipe left. I'm judging those that love digital book...Yall, do your thing!

I am making a list of books that I want to introduce to Baby E this school year. I am doing this now because it allows for Hubby and I to reduce the amount of guessing. Life gets busy during the winter. Our weather forces us inside and I don't want to wake up next spring and have missed out of the opportunity to have introduced him to wonderful content. I also have the moment right now to evaluate his development and interests. I am trying to tailor things to him.

Book Ideas

 Picture Books:
My book list is a mile long and it keeps growing as I receive more and more recommendations. The first picture book that I will begin with Baby E was a transportation related book. He loves trains and now trucks are peeking his interest. Picture books shows how their interests can be found in books too.
Each season I will also include a weather or season related book. Baby E is noticing that the weather changed as he lugs around his jacket outside. I want him to see what fun each season can be.

Story Books:
Every evening Hubby and I plan on reading a story book to Baby E. We plan on using seasonal stories with short chapters. We really want to implement the habit of listening to a story without many pictures and most importantly, learning to sit for a few minutes. I don't expect him to follow the story at all. I am just building habits of listening and reading.

Foreign Language Books:
I speak and read conversational Japanese. Everyday I have been adding new words to his vocab. I will continue to read Japanese children books to him. My friend and I will be swapping books so that our little guys can have a fresh stash.

Wordless Books:
I spoke about my love for wordless books before. I love these books because I the story changes each time. You can change the story to any book as long as your children won't correct you.

I hope you have a great time introducing your tot to their new world. Everything is brand new to them and they will enjoy the sharing that you will have in store.

From Maruki
Welcome! I'm Lauren Maruki. Life has a way of throwing unusual situations my way. Join my husband and I as we work through infertility, adoption, decreasing debt and living, gluten free. I will sprinkle in some traveling too! Feel free to laugh, cry and agree to disagree!

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