Baby Read- Aloud Basics - Caroline J Blakemore and Barbara Weston Ramirex. Found this book in Borders, and absolutely love it. It's a detailed study of how you read to babies under 24 months in ways that grab and maintain their interest levels, and what babies gain from having books read to them from even a few weeks old. It sums up everything I feel about the importance of sharing books with babies, and should probably be given away free in Bounty packs. Some of the Americanisms grate slightly, but that's a small moan overall.
Give Your Child Real Learning Power - Barrie Wade and Maggie More. This is a British book looking at the importance of reading to babies, with specific reference to the Bookstart project. It's a bit less detailed and scientific than Baby Read-Aloud Basics, but the message comes across loud and clear. I do like the chapter advising parents what's in it for them by reading extensively to their babies, and can vouch that the benefits listed do indeed apply to mummies as well as babies. And daddies of course. One small moan. They cite the example of a baby called Zoe, whose mother shared books with her from birth, and Zoe's mother states: "Right from go, when she started holding a book herself, she has never had it the wrong way round". Really? Jessicat has been read to from being only a few months old, and loves to hold her books, but most of the time, they are upside down, and I do find myself a bit sceptical about this claim.
Looking forward to my 34th birthday tomorrow and a new term of activities starting for Jessicat and me next week. October 5ths is National Bookstart day, so I am expecting to see lots of posters and activities advertised for us to get involved with!
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