Let me start by saying books are amazing. Why are books so amazing? The images paired with your little babies interests literally provide mini vocabulary sessions.
My sweet little hippo is just about seven months and we read books upon books, upon books, upon books, upon ... well you get the idea. My little hippo even has her favorites; a Curious George Mirror Book, Very First Gruffalo, and That's Not My Monkey.
These are her favorite right now because they are interactive and have details for her to touch and feel. Her Curious George book has mirrors that allow her to see herself, kiss her reflection and allow me to talk about her eyes, ears, nose, lips, etc.
Although this is her favorite, I like her other books better; and its not because of the story line. Trust me. I just feel it is easier to talk about items in those books. Such as "look at the monkey's feet", "look at his nose", "do you feel his nose?", and so forth.
When I read books we dont follow the story line. Instead I talk about what she touches and is focusing on. When I "read" to her it goes something like this;
Mamma: "There's the gruffalo. He's a big gruffalo. Look at his nose. Touch his nose. Gruffalo's nose. His nose. Where's your nose? There's mama's nose. Oh yep there's his silly nose. It's a green nose. Ewww yucky nose."
Hippo: Drooly grin
Mamma: "oh did you see his nose again? Such a silly nose. There's his nose. Can you touch his nose? His nose has a -- oh! We're turning the page? Ok, turn the page.... oh look at his knobbly knees!"
And on and on it goes. What is important to remember is that it is O.K. read only a few minutes at a time, not follow the story line and not "finish" a book.
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