(upbeat music)
Narrator: It's never too early to start reading
with your baby or your toddler.
We are gonna look at some guidelines for choosing
awesome books to read with your little ones.
When looking for books for your infant,
look for big, chunky board books
or soft fabric books, even vinyl back books.
They love the high contrast of black and white pictures
and the simple stories and colors.
When your baby is very little find a comfy spot
for them to sit where they can see you
turning the pages.
Though they may not understand a lot of the story,
they love hearing the sound of your voice
and they are beginning to recognize that books
are a part of calm and loving routine.
As your baby grows you can offer simple board books
with simple stories and rhymes and repeated phrases.
Babies and toddlers also love looking at stories
with pictures of other babies and familiar objects
they see everyday.
As you begin to read with your toddler,
remember that it's about the connection between you
and your child and sharing that reading time together.
It's okay if you don't get to the end of the book.
Allow them to interact as you read
and point to things that they are excited about
in the story.
-: Gets his engine, slows his drum, dreams sweet dreams
of swirly fun.
Shhh, goodnight cement mixer, goodnight.
(baby talks excitedly)
Dump truck loves to work.
(baby talks excitedly)
Yeah, dump truck,
loves to work and haul.
He carries loads both big and small.
He moves the dirt from place to place
then dumps it with a happy face.
One final load spills on the heap.
Now dump truck's tired and wants to sleep.
He lowers his bed, locks his gate, rests his wheels.
Narrator: As your child gets older
they might be ready for books with regular pages
and more engaging plots that they can follow
and engage with.
When your reading with your older toddler
you can begin to ask questions about the story
and make connections with other parts of their life
and things that they know.
Toddlers love repetition and they will read the same book
over and over and over again.
-: Ahh, peek a boo, who's that?
(toddler talks)
-: Pig (makes oink sound)
Narrator: Remember book reading offers you time
throughout your day to connect with your child
to build their language skills and make reading
a fun and important part of their life.