There are many talents that children need and learn from listening to these books read out loud and then eventually reading the books themselves when they have the skills. In the beginning, while listening, they are taking everything in from the tone of your voice to the words as they are spoken. The rhyming verses keep them entertained, as do the colorful graphics on the pages. All of the picture details are noticed by even the smallest of children as they try to follow the story with the pictures and your voice. Once they can read on their own, the words then help them to decipher the details in the pictures that they possibly did not understand before. It is at this point that the reading, language, and visual abilities merge into one understanding of the whole story. When they begin to flip through the pages on their own, fine motor skills will begin to develop too.