Jen Robinson writes at Jen Robinson's Book Page, a wonderful online blog about children's books and read-aloud. Check it out. She kindly agreed to answer questions about her almost-two year old's experiences with books. Thank you Jen!!!
How old was your daughter when you first started reading to her?
We started reading to her in the womb. I would read to her during the daytime, and my husband would read to her before we went to sleep. Because she was born 10 weeks early, we didn’t have any books with us when we went to the hospital. It took us a day or so to start reading to her there. Her first book out in the world was Judith Kerr’s One Night in the Zoo. Her first chapter book, which I started reading to her in the NICU, was The Secret Garden.
We started reading to her in the womb. I would read to her during the daytime, and my husband would read to her before we went to sleep. Because she was born 10 weeks early, we didn’t have any books with us when we went to the hospital. It took us a day or so to start reading to her there. Her first book out in the world was Judith Kerr’s One Night in the Zoo. Her first chapter book, which I started reading to her in the NICU, was The Secret Garden.
During those first few months, how did your baby signal that reading time was over?
She would just get restless, or look away. When she was very small she couldn’t signal much at all. However, even when she was very small, it was clear that she found hearing us read to be calming. We would often not stop until she fell asleep.
You noted on your blog that when your daughter was six months old she liked the cloth book Who Do You See? Do you recall any other cloth book favorites? Does she show an interest in cloth books now?
She adored Begin Smart Animal Faces (which comes with an attached animal rattle). It was literally the first thing that she ever reached for. She occasionally still plays with that one, and with Who Do You See. But she sees them more as comfort items than as books.
Can you recall a funny read-aloud moment that you'd like to share?
The other day I was reading <
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