Reading is an important part of language and creative development. Children’s books can aid this development in a variety of ways. Here are a few examples of categories in which children’s books contribute to learning of language, and other skills.
- Books about Emotions
- Funny Face by Nicola Smee
- In the Rain with Baby Duck by Amy Hest
- Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
- Books about Letter Knowledge
- A Child’s Day: An Alphabet of Play by: Ida Pearle
- Creature ABC by: Andrew Zuckerman
- Max’s ABC by: Rosemary Wells
- Books with Rhymes
- Baby Danced the Polka by: Karen Beaumont
- Moo, Baa, La La La by Sandra Boynton
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
- Books about a Toddler’s World
- Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Waking Up? By: Bill Martin Jr. & Michael Sampson
- I Love You, Nose! I Love you, Toes! By: Linda Davick
- Say Hello by: Marie-Louise Gay
Source: Port Moody Public Library
