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Spread the Love of Reading to Your Preschooler with These Books

Ajla Grozdanic, Manager, Marketing and Communications, U.S. Programs

Washington, D.C.

January 27, 2012

This is the second post in our "Love to Read" series which highlights fun and educational books that will help your child develop into an avid reader! Be sure to check back later in the week for recommendations for older children.

Did you know that less than half of children under 5 are read to every day by a family member? Ensure your little ones get their daily dose of reading with these 10 expert-recommended book selections:  

• Best Friends by Charlotte Labaronne
• How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
• Mine! Mine! Mine! by Shelly Becker
• Sharing How Kindness Grows by Fran Shaw
• Sunshine & Storm by Elisabeth Jones
• I Accept You as You Are! by David Parker
• The Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
• I’m in Charge of Me! by David Parker
• I Love it When You Smile by Sam McBratney
• I Love You All Day Long by Francesca Rusackas

Looking for other ways to spread the love? Get your limited-edition Valentine's Day cards and support Save the Children’s education programs in the United States. Learn more about our Love to Read, Read to Live campaign. 

Spread the Love of Reading to Your Toddler with These Books

Ajla Grozdanic, Manager, Marketing and Communications, U.S. Programs

Washington, D.C.

January 25, 2012

This is the first post in our "Love to Read" series which highlights fun and educational books that will help your child develop into an avid reader! Be sure to check back later in the week for recommendations for older children.

Reading to your children can start soon after birth. The simple act of reading aloud as you flip through picture books with your infant or toddler is a shared activity that not only helps create a closer bond between you, but also boosts your child’s language and cognitive development. Get your newborn bundles of joy off to an early reading start with these 10 picks:

• Mine! A Backpack Baby Story by Miriam Cohen
• Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
• I Went Walking by Sue Williams 
• Flower Garden by Eve Bunting
• Sail Away by Donald Crews
• Nuts to You! By Lois Ehlert 
• Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
• All Fall Down by Helen Oxenbury
• Pots and Pans by Anne Rockwell
• Jungle Walk by Nancy Tafuri

Looking for other ways to spread the love? Get your limited-edition Valentine's Day cards and support Save the Children’s education programs in the United States. Learn more about our Love to Read, Read to Live campaign.