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Reading from birth to 6 months

The benefits From as early as one month old, your baby can smile in response to your smile.From two months she is beginning to recognise your voice and respond to it, and by five months she can reach for a book, see the different colours and enjoy varied sounds and textures. The first books you buy should…

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Reading from 12 to 18 months

The benefits Between 12 and 18 months your child will accrue new words slowly – perhaps four to six a month. She may continue to use these new words regularly, or drop them as she moves on to new ones. It’s important to make reading an enjoyable time. As she sits on your lap to…

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Books for baby: archive

0 to 6 months: A Bear With A Pear, illustrated by Nick Sharratt As Big As A Pig, by Ailie Busby Baby’s Play And Learn Pack, by Miriam Stoppard Bear’s Busy Family, by Stella Blackstone, illustrated by Debbie Harter Big Band, by Barbara Nascimbeni Big Dinosaurs, illustrated by Katherine Redfern Buzzy Little Bee, by Ellen…

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Baby books: Birth to 6 months : That’s not my puppy

It’s never too soon to introduce books to babies. Some radical thinkers in this area suggest starting at nine months old, but why leave it so late? You could start at birth, making book-time equal quality-time for you and baby. That’s not my puppy, by Fiona Watt, illustrations by Rachel Wells This chunky book feels like it will last…

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