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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

by Eric Carle

Follow the pattern as each animal sees another! This popular book helps young children learn colors, animal names, and develop early literacy skills through repetition and predictability.

Ready, Set, Read!

Let your baby take the lead when you read. Your baby may only sit still for a page or two, turn pages too quickly, or only want to look at one picture and then be done. It is perfectly normal for baby to want to “taste” a book. Follow your baby’s lead to make reading time a positive experience. Make books a part of your daily routine and read before naptime and/or bedtime. Put a book in your diaper bag to read to baby while out and about. This will nurture their love of books and reading from the beginning.

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Reading Tips for Curious Crawlers

Your baby loves to hear your voice

Make reading part of your everyday routine

Hold the book so your baby can see the pictures

Talk about and point at the pictures

Count and point to how many people, pets, dots, etc. are on the page

Board books are sturdy and built for babies to handle

Books are a great addition to tummy time

Give baby a clear view of your face and read your own book aloud

Pre-Reading Building Block

Point to the animals in the story and ask your child to make the sounds that the animal makes. Ex. “What sound does the duck make? Quack! What sound does the frog make? Ribbit!”

Let's Play

This activity will help your child make connections to the text, which helps children improve comprehension.

Ask your child to make a crayon drawing of their favorite animal from the story. Make up a line for the story if it isn’t an animal already represented. Ex. “Pink Flamingo, Pink Flamingo, what do you see?”

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