tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880811388498453356.post799411322101584769..comments2023-05-24T07:58:19.266-06:00Comments on wise owl baby: chubby cheeks and picture books: Bookmark at Bedtime: Read-Aloud Chapter Book FavoritesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16722228285986947583noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880811388498453356.post-22354917786626990982012-02-16T22:34:32.154-07:002012-02-16T22:34:32.154-07:00on the side note, if you aren't familiar with ...on the side note, if you aren't familiar with Usborne, you should check them out at www.ubah.com/L2096 :D Great blog you got here too btw!Chestnut Grove Academyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01974209329945985178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880811388498453356.post-12000132202788150862012-02-16T22:32:50.404-07:002012-02-16T22:32:50.404-07:00My kids love to be read to as well, we read to the...My kids love to be read to as well, we read to them all the time! I use to read to them while I nursed them, I would just read out loud what I was reading at the time...but as they got older, and could move around I found books had to match their attention span...so short and sweet with great pictures, touchy feely books are a favorite. As my son got older and I started reading more grown up books, I did find that they had to match his maturity for him to enjoy them, otherwise they went straight over his head. He is 5.5 now, and has enjoyed the first Harry Potter Book, Boxcar Children, Magic Tree House, Magic School Bus Chapter Series, etc... My 2yo has quite the attention span for books, and will sit through quite long ones, but still prefers picture books, my one year old loves any books, he brings us all sorts and then plops down in our laps, but we can only hold his full attention for an entire book if it's a short board book. My favorites at his age are Goodnight Moon, Noisy Animals (form Usborne Books, as well as some other Toucy Feely ones from Usborne). Anyhow, Reading is so important!! I think it's also good for your kids to see YOU reading...and to have books available to them....I recommend the book "The Read Aloud Handbook". On another note, I remember babysitting you guys (boy does that make me feel old) and you guys asking me to read some of your Finnish books to you. lol I tried, lol, but you guys had NO IDEA what I was saying. hahaChestnut Grove Academyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01974209329945985178noreply@blogger.com