Toddler Books Offer Many Ways to Help Stimulate Sensory Motor Development in Young Children

Books can help develop different sensory motor skills such as touch, hearing, sight and even smell. For infants and toddlers, there are soft books with moving parts, books with sounds and colors, and board books with textures to feel. For older toddlers, there are flap books, pop up books and even scratch and sniff books.

Toddler Books

Benefits Gained from Reading Books

I can't emphasize enough that the love of books can start as early as a few months old. It can be one of the best ways to entertain an infant.

It is also a natural way to help develop reading readiness skills. Why is this important??

It is the first steps to success in school.

Literature is valuable for many reasons: it sparks children's creativity and imagination

Books introduces them to new people, places, and ideas

It builds their vocabulary and strengthens their use of language

Sharing books with your child can also helps strengthen bonds between parent and child.

Useful Items to Have On Hand

Plastic baskets or bins to organize books.

• Great way to organize by author or topic.

• Switching out baskets to keep books interesting and "new"

• Separates our "special books" that mommy or daddy reads at night

Book Tape or Packing tape for repairs

Craft matererials if making your own books as noted in activities