Reading is awfully vital to me, and I want it to be important to my kids too. Although most times, being outside riding on the latest kids scooters would be a lot more fun, developing the tradition and fondness for reading is essential.

As kids get older, the same old childrens book is just not going to continue to be appealing. Your kids may have a handful of stories that they get pleasure from hearing over and over again, but they’ll begin to tell them back to you since they know it so well. Even though they cannot read yet, they have heard the stories so many times that they can deliver them orally to you word for word. That’s usually when you know it’s time to invest in some additional books for the collection.

At times they are ready for more intricate stories. And of course it’s good to acquire a book with lots of chapters that’s geared to their age. Something that can read a little each night before bed, but not something that can be completed immediately. It should be a simple story that can be clearly understood and easily remembered from night to night, but yet a book complex enough to open out their imagination as we read through it.

By and large, I like to look for a new childrens book at our neighborhood bookstore. For the sake of simplicity, I mostly stay away from a long book series and look for short books that I read and get through in a handful of sittings maximum.

I’ll also check with friends and family and get suggestions and recommendations of their favorite childrens book and take that list with me during my search. Since all kids are unique and have their own likes and dislikes I at all times base my final decisions on the child’s personality and interests.

Many times I will buy 2-3 books and let them to make the final book selection. Letting the child be a part of the final choice and decision-making always makes them more thrilled about starting a new book.

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