Together-time reading, lively oral reading, puppetry, and storytelling by adults who love literature motivate children to seek out the the stories that excite and inspire. Further, adults who respect the questions that children ask and invite children into nonfiction stimulate a love of learning that can last a lifetime. Children develop their attitude toward reading and their reading preferences as they experience the delightful variety of literature that exists. Literacy development and the love of reading begin at birth and have the potential to last a lifetime. Variety can turn young children into readers and writers.
Variety can turn reluctant readers into readers.
Variety can support growth throughout life. Baby books introduce children from birth through age two to the delights of books. They include the simple books that are durable enough to be handled by babies. These books introduce children to the delights of reading at the earliest possible age. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Clifford, Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt Toy books employ novel ways to engage the child in the story.