Books for baby
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Topic: Books for baby
Posted By: minik8e
Subject: Books for baby
Date Posted: 16 October 2009 at 9:50pm
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What kind of books do you read to your baby, and what kind of books do you read WITH your baby...so bright coloured ones kind of thing.
I want to get some so I'm prepared, as reading is really important to us and I want them to get the best start that they can. |
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Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 16 October 2009 at 10:18pm
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I just got ones with all pictures and no words, then ones about babys first words etc - mostly just loaned them from the library so we could change them.
did you get anything from the library after the girls were born? you get one for free its either white on black or black on white if not Id go to your local one and ask for one - or two |
Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 16 October 2009 at 10:21pm
When E was the age of your girls I was reading my books to her - she thoroughly enjoyed Anne McCaffrey novels 
I think just hearing you read to them is worth so much. But the books that I read WITH her were very basic - a single word, with simple picture, on a plain background. One image per page. Using everyday words/images helps - bottle, teddy, cot, dog, book etc. If you can show them the real life thing they soon learn to associate. ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 16 October 2009 at 11:09pm
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DH reads a short book every night to Jake. He likes ones that rhymes and he usually sings them to him LOL.
During the day we might "read" a book or 2 and its his cloth books with just one word on each page. He is not that interested in these yet, he prefers Daddy's stories  -------------   
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Posted By: BeLoved
Date Posted: 17 October 2009 at 6:52am
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I have been reading to DD from pretty much day one and most of the books she has are board books that I got from the warehouse, they usually have some cool ones with photos of different things e.g. one is animals another is colours and so on. They were approx $3 - $5 and they are also great to put on the floor for them to look at as they stand up and the books are so small you don't have to worry about them falling over onto your wee babies.
At 10 months old she now loves books and when we read stories at night time, she turns the pages and even cries when they are finished! |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 17 October 2009 at 7:43am
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there are a rangeof books - the publisher is "priddy books" and they have real pictures and are great. I'd give you ours, but they have had such vigorous "reading" that they really are in no shape to be handed on.. Nana bought them from the warehouse and whitcoulls I think. all under $10.
Also, at this stage, it really isn't WHAT you read, it's just spending that time. |
Posted By: Bexee
Date Posted: 17 October 2009 at 8:58am
| Alex loves the Begin Smart, Books for Brainy Babies series. They're from Whitcoulls and work in age ranges. He's got a couple of the newborn - 6 months ones and just stares at them constantly. One doesn't have any words so we just make up the story as we go along... |
Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 17 October 2009 at 12:14pm
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We read a mix of books to Jackson. The ones Im reading at the moment are Usborne Farmyard Tales - The little book of Farmyard Tales, Fisher Price, Explore the Rainforest and Nursery Rhymes (sorry cant remember the Author). For christmas we've got him 4 Dr Suess and 4 Peter Rabbit books. ------------- Our Angel July 08  Gone but not forgotten
And to complete our family, our princess has arrived 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 17 October 2009 at 2:08pm
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Andrew has one short board book I read to him everytime I put him to bed as part of his sleep routine, it's just a sparkly book title that I got from the warehouse. Michaela "reads" him a story that has single pictures and few words and he also sits in on her bedtime story which is generally a lot longer than anything I'd read him. I think the fact that you're reading to them matters more than what you read. -------------  
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 17 October 2009 at 3:58pm
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DD has LOVED The Very Hungry Caterpillar from day one, also We're going on a bear hunt.
I second those books from the Warehouse, We have 5 or 6, they are great for all ages |
Posted By: princesspumpkin
Date Posted: 19 October 2009 at 3:56pm
We're big hungry caterpillar fans here too  . I read DS all sorts of books, especially ones with lots of rhyme and rhythm, even if the language is quite complex. Little people love the sound of your voice, and it's great to expose them to neat language right from the beginning (ex teacher speaks...)
Some of our faves are The Gruffalo & The Gruffalo's Child, The Terrible Plop, and a lovely book called Pearl Barley & Charlie Parsley. We have lots of board/cloth books for him to read to himself & munch on too
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