Bonding Books and Children
These resources contain helpful information about how to bond with your child through literature at a young age.
IEL Resources
- Tip Sheet: Fun at Home with Preschoolers: Getting Ready to Read!
- Tip Sheet: Get Ready to Read
- Tip Sheet: The Gift of Words: Reading and Games
- Tip Sheet: Sharing Books with Your Baby
- Tip Sheet: Sharing Books with Your Preschooler
- Tip Sheet: Sharing Books with Your Toddler
- Tip Sheet: Using Predictable Books with Young Children
- Blog: Sharing Books Can Open New Worlds
- Blog: Choose Good Books That Accurately Reflect Cultures and Home Languages
- Blog: Reading Stories Can Feed the Imagination and Spur Brain Development
- Blog: Super Story Time
- Q&A: Informational Books With Young Children
Web Resources
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Books for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
Source: The Cooperative Children’s Books Center
This links to several lists, including ones for bilingual, family, counting, and wordless books. More books are categorized according to a main characteristic, such as rhyme or repetition. Multicultural books are listed for people of color, including African-Americans, American Indians, Asians, and Latinos. A list of books that have received the Charlotte Zolotow Award are also listed.
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Recommended Books for Kids
Source: Reading Rockets
This lists books by themes, including creatures, family, funny, and special days to help parents find ones to interest their children.
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Let’s Read Together: Reading and Storytelling (PDF)
Source: The Center for Early Literacy Learning
This explains how parents can encourage their children’s interest in books and reading by sharing books and asking questions.
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The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Source: The Center for Children’s Books
This is a leading book review site.
About this Resource
- Resource List
Setting(s) for which the article is intended:
- Child Care Center
- Family Child Care
- Home
Intended audience(s):
- Parents / Family
- Teachers / Service providers
Age Levels (the age of the children to whom the article applies):
- Infants and Toddlers (Birth To Age 3)
