8 books to read to your toddler this Valentine’s Day
IT’S ALMOST VALENTINE’S DAY!!! (Aka Leah’s favorite holiday…and YES, it is a holiday. Leah will 100% go to bat for hearts day any day of the week).
The essence of this day is love, and we all know that world needs a little (or a lot) more love in it. We wholeheartedly believe that one way we can send out love is through the stories we tell and read to our children. Let’s let these stories of love, friendship, kindness, hugs, and hearts ripple out to our kids and others around us.
In honor of the love we have for Vday, we created a 2 part list (part 1 is today) of some Valentine’s day goodness wrapped up in a board book (because, as we all know, some of our kids love books just a liiiiitle too much for trusting that the pages will not be ripped).
Part 1 of the Vday books we love:
Here are some ways you can foster connection with your little while promoting speech skills during reading:
Read the PICTURES. Forget the words, focus on the pictures that your child is interested in and say those out loud. The storyline you’re seeking is the connection and fun you and your child have.
Find the REPETITION in the story and PAUSE during a repetitive part. For example, in I Love You Night and Day, you could PAUSE for every “love” with a big squishy hug to go with it after you or your child fills in the pause.
Use play sounds! Love is a Truck is a great place to start for practicing modeling play sounds like: “woo woo” for the truck, “vroom” for the cement mixer, or “woof” for the dog.
Be on the lookout for our part 2 of Valentine’s Day books we love, coming soon. Until then, enjoy the books, let us know how it goes, and remember to nurture the bond….speech will follow.
