What book did you enjoy most that you read to your children when they wereyoung?
By tinym8
@tinym8 (420)
United States
August 18, 2010 2:16pm CST
Hi Everyone!
My husband and I used to read the book "All Around Cozy Cottage" over and over to my son when he was little. It was a fun, interactive book where you opened "doors", pulled things, etc. to see what was behind and in them.
It was about a bear family who had misplaced things all around their cottage and you had to find them and put them in the right place. It was a lot of fun.
4 responses
@eileenleyva (27560)
• Philippines
21 Aug 10
Hi tinym8, I grew up reading every comic, book, newspaper, digest, magazine or whatever material I can grab. I loved reading and discovering lots of whole new worlds. So when it was my time to be a mom, I had to scatter the books around my daughters. I introduced Snowhite to my first born when she was 3 months old. By the time she was in fifth grade, she was making reservations for Harry Potter. My home is filled with children's books such as Disney stories, Sesame Street, fairy tales, and many more. The Little Match Girl was one of the favorites. So was Velveteen Rabbit.
@tinym8 (420)
• United States
21 Aug 10
Hi Eileen,
Next to love, I think surrounding your children with books is the best thing to do for them. It gives them so many advantages. All three of us love the Harry Potter books. Our house looks more like a library than a house. I brought my son to the library 2 or 3 times a week for many years when he was young.
"Velveteen Rabbit" was one of our favorites too, as was "Goodnight Moon" and "When You Give a Mouse a Cookie."
@gladread (30)
• United States
19 Aug 10
tinym8--
I enjoyed reading "Watership Down" to my son when he was seven years old. Reading to your kids is one of the best things you can do for them. I will never forget my mother's reading "Make Way for Ducklings" to me when I was about four years old. She read to me often then, and such times remain one of my most treasured memories.
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@tinym8 (420)
• United States
19 Aug 10
Hi Gladread,
Yes, I believe reading to them is one of the important gifts you give your child. There is nothing better to make a child feel secure and loved than sitting snuggled close together on a chair or couch with mom or dad (or both) reading to them.
I believe that even if there are a lot of children in the family each child should get their own special reading time. Of course, group reading sessions are lots of fun too.
"Make Way for Ducklings" is one of my favorites too.
@petersum (4522)
• United States
18 Aug 10
Not being rude, but I just had to check your age first. Books, and especially pop-up books, were part of my childhood. My own child grew up with computer aided educational programs and nursery rhymes on CD. My daughter could type (OK, one finger) at age two.
@tinym8 (420)
• United States
19 Aug 10
Hi Petersum,
It's sad for a child not to know the joy of feeling the bunny (and the like) in the book "Pat the Bunny." I hope you read to her from books too? Computers can be wonderful educational aids for children, but they don't make up for a parent's voice and being able to feel and smell things in books. Even the smell of a new book itself is a pleasure that shouldn't be missed.
@gladread (30)
• United States
19 Aug 10
petersum--
The point is not tinym8's age, it is your relationship with your child. By the way, did you ever see the classic film "Fahrenheit 451?" It is set in a future society where books are burned. It affirms the value of books far better than I can. I will never forget the portrayal of the protagonist's wife, unable to hold a thought in her head, sitting in front of a TV screen playing silly games all day.
I read "Watership Down" cover to cover, a chapter or so a day, to my son when he was seven years old. I believe that such activities contribute to a good parent-child relationship, and to the child's intellectual development. My son, now an adult, has a rich imagination and a true life of the mind.
I'm pressed for time, or would say a lot more here. I'll just add that while computers have opened up vast new horizons for me, I shall always believe in the value of having and reading physical books.
@fannitia (2167)
• Bulgaria
19 Aug 10
Thanks God, my daughter - she is 24 now end does everything on the computer, grew up with books first. And the most beautiful book that I used to read to her was "Winnie the Pooh" by A. A. Miln! I almost knew it by heart, it was the favourite book from my childhood.
