we have been frequent visitors to the neighbourhood library to help fuel baby's love for books and reading. it seems to be paying off, with her really enjoying her daily session of story time. when she was smaller, she would get all excited looking at the bright pictures in the storybooks and start kicking really hard (until she got sweaty). she would get so excited that we would have to stop sometimes so that she wouldn't get overstimulated.
now, she starts babbling on and on (with occasional squeals) when i start reading to her, as if she is trying to tell the story in her own way, in her own language.
not really sure what it is that sparks her excitement ... our voices or the pictures, but it is clear that there's something about story time that piques her interest and captures her attention for rather long periods of time. tummy time lasts so much longer when there's a book in front of her compared to a soft toy.
ladies and gentlemen, we have a bookworm in the making!
for the record, here are some of the books borrowed from the library that we have enjoyed so far:
one kiss, one hug - about saying goodnight and going to bed
itsy mitsy runs away - about avoiding bedtime
bumble: the little bear with big ideas - about helping out and owning up
barbar's book of colour - about the world of colour and mixing colours
steggie's stammer - about being different and valuing friends who are different

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