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Starting a Home Library

January 3, 2017 in Kid's Activities
As part of our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten series, we will introduce to books on a variety of topics from empathy to friendship, colors and alphabet to animals! 
Do you start with the classics? Award winners? Fairy tales? Well known authors? In my opinion its all of the above! Having a good mix of books, on a variety of topics will help you figure out what topics your child will enjoy as they get older.
You don’t need expensive or fancy books to start a home library, so I hope the selection of books doesn’t make anyone feel that way. Also, it doesn’t matter if you read the same book to your child ten times, be sure to mark down all ten times that you read it.
Reading with Your Toddler/Preschooler
While reading make sure you encourage your child to take notice of the words in the books. This will help them make the connection between the pictures and the words. If lines are being repeated encourage him/her to say them with you.  When you are finished with the book, be sure to ask your child open ended questions about the story to open a dialogue.
Below are some books that I consider essential when starting a home library for your child.
  1. Where the Wild Things Are
  2. Guess How Much I Love You
  3. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
  4. Goodnight Moon
  5. Bear Snores On
  6. llama llama red pajama
  7. Head to Toe
  8. Big Red Barn
  9. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
  10. Click, Clack, Moo-Cows That Type
  11. The Snowy Day
  12. The Giving Tree
  13. The Dot
  14. Where the Sidewalk Ends
  15. Brown Bear, Brown Bear
  16. Love You Forever
  17. Dragons Love Tacos
  18. If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
  19. The Very Hungry Catepillar
  20. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

To purchase any of these books, please visit one of the following:

Amazon/Barnes & Noble/Books-a-Million

What other books do you think are great additions to start a home library? 

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  1. I love reading to my little ones. One of our favorites is “Snuggle Piggy and the Magic Blanket” it was one of my favorites as a kid so i love sharing it with my kids. My nanna had even made me a “magic blanket” as a kid which i still have.

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