Suggested Books to Read to Your 0-3 Year Olds

Last week I spoke about the benefits of reading to your baby/child from day dot.  Here are a list of some of my favourite books for children aged 0-3 years.
'Once I heard a little wombat' is a particularly good one to add to your reading list if you haven't already.  The rhyming text in the book keeps small children entertained and helps them to recognise patterns in speech. Toddlers will love to act or dance the actions performed by the animals.  This book also was awarded top place at the Speech Pathologist Book of the Year Awards, ages 0-3 years. 

​'Dear Zoo' is fantastic for engaging little ones with it's interactive flaps and repetitive text that allows children to begin to engage and 'read' the story themselves.  Have fun making each animal noise together as your child opens each flap to teach early sound production. Great for teaching animal vocabulary too!

​'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' has become a classic that all children love.  Great for teaching early story sequencing skills, food vocabulary, counting skills and concepts. 

If you missed my recent blog on the benefits of reading to children daily you can see it below: http://www.speechsmart.com.au/blog/number-1-on-my-play-chat-learn-activity-list-read-together-daily
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