BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS by RAISING SUPERSTARS

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Showing/reading small black and white books, black and white flash cards is great to start with as in the early days, babies can only
1-2 Months see high contrast pictures and it develops their vision: Ex: Baby’s very first black and white book series by Usborne

Choose sturdy books to begin with: You want your child to handle the book somewhat independently also. So cloth or small sized
board books that are safe for her to grasp and chew on work well instead of constantly saying “NO”. Offer a teething toy to chew on
if baby is teething very badly. But do remember that some mouthing and grabbing has to happen before child learns to flip pages
3-4 Months and focus on the pictures. Keep modelling appropriate handling when you read aloud. Content wise: Pick up books that have large,
bold illustrations (babies cannot focus on details) with little or no words to start with as in the early days they tend to enjoy the visual
aspect more. Preferably one or two elements per page. Long sentences tend to clutter the page. Also their attention span is short, so
a simple 7 to 9 page book is more than enough. Ex: “The Indestructible Series”: ‘Mama and Baby’ and ‘Baby Faces’

Since they start to manipulate objects around more, so interactive books (like “lift the flap”) that let the baby explore and be more
active in reading sessions tend to work well. Bear in mind that it will take a few weeks of role modelling. You can also use post-its to
5-6 Months create flaps in any book. Ex: Dear Zoo And Oh Dear by Rod Campbell, Where's Spot? by Eric Hill, Where Is Baby's Belly Button? by
Karen Katz.

Babies now might start to show special interest in some concepts like body parts (by exploring your facial features), or animals. You
can try and incorporate books accordingly now and also rhymes and songs accordingly (say heads shoulders knees and toes for
body parts or in the jungle for animals). Important to now start observing your child’s lead and interests. They generally do develop
their own preferences.

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? By Bill Martin and Eric Carle
6 Months+ Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney.
I Love You Through and Through by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak
All About Me by DK Books My First Body by DK Books When I Grow Up by Little Latitude Publishing MOO, BAA, LA LA LA! by Sandra
Boynton Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers I see by Helen Oxenbury Good Dog Carl by Alexandra Day Big Red Barn by Margaret
Wise Brown. Smile by Roberta Intrater Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae
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Naisha Book Series

Eric carle books: For ex: The Very Busy Spider, The Tiny Seed
Look and find books with tiny objects hidden in the pages for baby to discover: Animals look and find by Dreamland, AB SEE by
Elizabeth doyle.
Hamilton's Hats by Martine Oborne and Axel Scheffler
Wild Animals a mix and match book: Sophie Corrigan Bloomsbury
The Worst Princess by Anna Kemp and Sara Ogilvie
12+ Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae
Months Campbell books
Julia Donaldson: what the ladybird heard, the room on the broom, the snail and the whale, a squash and squeeze, hippo has a
hat etc. Her books have a rhythm that makes storytelling so lyrical and soothing, repetition that makes it easy for babies to learn
new words and be a part of the reading experience, underlying msgs of love, friendship, family, kindness, bravery in such
seemingly simple stories.
To Introduce Emotions: In my heart a book of feelings, My many coloured days by Dr. Zeus, You me and empathy, Everybody
feels series

Naughty Ninja Takes a Bath Sesame Street Ready, Set, Brush! There's a Doctor for You, Big Bed for Little Bear by Scarlett Wing
Books for
Good Night Octopus: Children's Board Book (I Can Do It) Looking After Me series of books: Teeth Taking medicine Safety
Routines Keeping clean Exercise Eating well

Books for
Sesame Street: P is for Potty! Potty by Leslie Patricelli Everybody Poos by Taro Gomi What Do They Do with All That Poo? by Jane
Potty Kurtz The Poop Book! by Tejaswini Apte-Rahm, Sujatha Padmanabhan et al.
Training

Books by
Books by Tulika, Katha and Tara Publishers Zubaan Books Karadi tales (book cd combo also) Pratham books Om books: God's
Indian collection for 0 to 2, artists collection for 3+ Little Latitude Books (for 0 to 3)
Authors