We started reading books to Kai shortly after he was born and he really loves them. We have a bedtime poster ((we took digital pictures of different things to do to get ready for bed: brush teeth, get pajamas, piddle (a creative camera shot allowed this one to be tastefully done), choose books, etc. and made them into a poster. Because, after all, you may argure with Mom and Dad but who will argue with a poster?)) that lists the steps we take at bedtime and pick books is the step he likes best. He’ll scour the house trying to find his favorites and will often end up with a stack of 10 books in bed that he wants read to him. He’s ussually ready to sleep after about 3 but we love that he loves them.
Nora, on the other hand, hasn’t had the same deliberate exposure to books. We still read to her but with Kai also running around there aren’t the same number of quiet down-times that work really well for books. Still, Kai’s interest in them is rubbing off since she’s getting into them ((Kai will choose some books for her at bedtime when he is picking out his own and his choices are thoughtful)). Brown Bear, Brown Bear is a current favorite and she’s getting really into page turning which is great since she is seeing a book as something to interact with.Â