PLAYING READING TALKING Peekaboo is one of the earliest games we play with babies. Baby's day is one of the most baby-friendly subjects there is! Seeing events reflected in books is a great way to help young children connect with books.

READING TALKING Children and caregivers both love saying "UH-OH!" along with this book. Baby's day is one of the most baby-friendly subjects there is! Seeing events reflected in books is a great way to help young children connect with books.

PLAYING READING TALKING Peekaboo is one of the earliest games we play with babies. Baby's day is one of the most baby-friendly subjects there is! Seeing events reflected in books is a great way to help young children connect with books.

WRITING SINGING This book is particularly good because it uses phonetics rather than letters in the alphabet. Also onomatopoeia will help children hear smaller sounds in words.

READING 1:1 word/image ratio Babies love to look at photographs of other babies!

READING PLAYING This book is a tickle-along! Caregivers and children can interact while you read the book. Katz's other books are equally good for this activity.

SINGING READING TALKING PLAYING This is a great way to preface a message about how babies learn through imitation and their environments. The language we learn through play in particular is powerful language, just like the chick in the book! Also: Animal noises are good for hearing the smaller sounds in words.

SINGING READING

READING SINGING Animal noises are part of being aware of the sounds in words (supports the singing activity). A very simple, lovely book.

WRITING SINGING READING A classic alphabet book - this book fits the whole alphabet into a few pages (good for younger children). The rhythm, rhyme and repetition make this an excellent book for reinforcing story structure and the sounds in words and letters.