Review: Caring parents of young children must buy this book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 21, 2012
Both my wife and I come from families that read a lot, and when we had our two lovely daughters, we started reading to them as soon as they were born.Too many families these days seem no longer have bookcases and crammed bookshelves, (as we were surrounded by as children) but I can say we definitely do! Two walls of our living room have bookshelves from floor to ceiling, and both girls have bookcases in their rooms too. My youngest is just 3 and enjoying picture books by herself, but loves reading along with mum, dad or her nursery teacherAgain, we are no longer in the majority. Too many parents these days rely on schools and nurseries to teach their children to read - I personally think that it should start at home, with the school system assisting, just as our parents did with us.It harks back to the Ladybird Janet & John books we had as kids in England in the 70s, and that is no bad thing at all. I've been reading this to my youngest, and she loves it - joining in, and remembering what has happened in the story before.(She finds it hilarious that one of the characters in the book has my name too, but that only helps her to be involved even more)If you love your children and want them to have the best start in life, Kay's book is a parenting necessity.