These have become my favorite things to do throughout the whole entire day. I think reading to your children is one of the most important things you can do for them. Mia takes a bath, winds down for the evening, we make her a bottle for dinner, and we snuggle in for storytime. And boy do we snuggle. We've fit five people on the bed before just to have a snugglepuddle and reading circle. We read sometimes multiple stories until Mia falls asleep or finishes her dinner. It's a wonderful way for us to fit in family time and makes ME yawn and become sleepy.
I found if I end up skipping storytime for some reason, both Mia and I sleep on edge and wake up more times in the night. It may sound silly, but I find comfort in the routine and I know my daughter does as well. Lately she will reach out and try to help mommy turn the pages or point and pat things on the page. We cycle through stories but sometimes I cheat and re-read my favorites before their turn comes back up. The ones I love are the books that move me and are really fun. We are Dr. Suess fans. And Shel Silverstein. Here are some of my favorite books you might enjoy with your children as well....
I Love You So by Marianne Richmond
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Suess
I Am Really a Princess by Carrol Diggory Shields
Fox In Socks by Dr. Suess
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
My Treasury of Five Minute Tales published by Hinkler Books
One of the things I like most about reading to children is that I relive the wonder and specialness of the books I used to love and experience with them theirs for the first time or more. So take your little one and five minutes a day to read some of your favorites and enjoy that much more time with them.
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