Gary Poster, with essential assists from Galyn Norwood, Phiroon Phihakendr, Jose Quijada, Pavandeep Kalra. Each year thousands of children's books are published, adding to the already enormous array of books to choose from. Here are some recommendations and rules of thumb to help make the selection process easier. First and foremost, babies like simple pictures in bright colors that show familiar objects. To them, a book is something to chew on as well as to look at, so board books are a must.
Babies also love to hear language that bounces and rhymes.
Read a transcript of the May 4th chat with librarian and author Kathleen Odean. They especially enjoy books where they can participate. Books with predictable structures and repeated phrases encourage young children to join in. Parents have entertained babies and toddlers with nursery rhymes for hundreds of years, thanks to the catchy rhythms and rhymes. Comes Mother Goose.