@Headstartgov has a link (listed below) on 10 ways to help encourage a love of reading. It is my opinion that a good book does that well enough itself but their ideas are ways to enhance that. So, I'm providing a list of books that should be included in every infants library before they even can read. Research says that a child who enters school with more than 75 books will be on average a grade and a half higher in reading. I have also read that having 20 books per every year of your child will help your child read at at least their grade level in reading success. My list is relatively short though I have taught many young children and added books every year. For a more complete list, please email me. Most are board books and thus are meant for the child to hold, chew on, and explore. I maintain that all the books listed have high educational quality as well as entertainment value :) Enjoy and as always feel free to disagree/comment!
List for Infants
1. Goodnight Moon by Margeret Wise Brown
2. Trucks by Byron Barton
3. Jamberry by Bruce Degan
4. The Going to Bed book by Sandra Boynton
5. Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton
6. Hands are Not for Hitting by Martine Agassi
7. Feet are Not for Kicking by Elizabeth Verdick
8. Emergency and other Carry-Me books by Make Believe Ideas ltd.
9. The Little Mouse, the Red, Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Woods
10. Baby Einstein: Windows to Color by Julie Aigner-Clark
11. Shades of Black: A Celebration of our Children by Sandra L. Pinkney
12. Petting Farm by Little Scholastic (www.littlescholastic.com)
13. Baby Einstein: Mama and Me by Julie Aigner-Clark
14. Happy Hippo, Angry Duck by Sandra Boynton
15. In the Garden with Van Gogh by Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober
16. Global Babies
17. Eating the Rainbow by Rena D Grossman
18. Please and Thank You by Jill Ackerman
19. A Picnic with Monet by Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober
20. My First Signs by Michelle Anthony and Renya Lindert
21. The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
22. Uh-Oh! I'm Sorry by Jill Ackerman
23. Watch Me Hop! by Rebecca Young
24. Gallop! by Rufus Butler Seder
25. Hugs and Kisses by Roberta Grobel Intrater
26. Hello Madagascar by Christopher Corr
27. Baby Einstein: Poems for Little Ones by Julie Aigner-Clark
28. Brainy Baby Shapes and Colors or Animals by Edith Reynolds
Link to 10 tips to encourage reading in your child:
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/family/For%20Parents/Everyday%20Parenting/Parents%20as%20Teachers/2TipsforParents.htm
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