Reading to kids from the very beginning is so important. When they're frustrated with me they can "Aggle Flaggle Klabble" me all they want.These 60+ preschool books contain the best stories for kids that will not only motivate, educate and encourage your child, they are also fun to read and explore. I regularly take it out for my 11-year-olds when they don't want to turn off their devices!Įven though my children are now older, the lessons and repetition from the books they read as preschoolers hold true. Thank you Margaret Wise Brown! My children have now moved on to Good Night iPad – a great literary spoof on the original book. They had their grandmother so convinced they were actually reading the book (vs repeating what they had memorized) that she would immediately add money to their college savings. The bright illustrations and repetition in this book allowed them to have every page memorized within a week. When my children were 4 years old and I needed 30 minutes to unload the dishwasher or reply to emails, our twins jumped at the chance to flip through the pages of Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. And how Max spends it and therefore can't buy Grandma that gift he wanted to purchase. They will grasp how Ruby (wisely) saves money. Young children can understand why Max wants to save for Grandma's birthday present and what Ruby wants to buy Grandma. Rosemary Wells does a fantastic job illustrating this important message in her book, Max and Ruby Bunny Money. It's never too early to start teaching children lessons about saving money, and certain books for preschoolers can help. And this means urging the whole family to save for college. This is still the most requested book at our Start U.Reading events, because it's an interactive, fun, extra-large book that can be read over and over!Īs the Founder of the U.Fund Start U.Reading program, my goal is to instill the love of reading while encouraging families to plan for their children's academic future. Children get to guess what happens next on each page, and then we ask them to imagine what else could happen. We often pick up Laura Joffe Numeroff's If you Give a Mouse a Cookie, a great one for your family. At many of our U.Fund Start U.Reading events, we read big books because children love the illustrations and imagine jumping into the scenes. Oversized books are fun for children to explore and touch. They stimulate children's senses and "big books" of pictures will create shrieks of excitement. Picture books are still the best books for preschoolers. Once your child gets to the age of 3, he or she will become interested in books that provide illustrations and funny quotes like Knuffle Bunny's "Aggle Flaggle Klabble." Your child will laugh at how Trixie goes "boneless" at the most inopportune times for her parents (and you'll appreciate this too). All those tender moments spent belly laughing with the book from ages 3 to 7 created endless memories for my children. My daughter says, "Jack, I see your lips moving but all I hear is 'Aggle Flaggle Klabble.'" I gently smile as I hear the reference from the book Knuffle Bunny. I am enjoying a cup of coffee on a snowy winter day while watching my 11-years-olds argue about whose turn it is to vacuum and whose turn it is to empty the dishwasher.
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