Guess what? The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids is now available everywhere!

In this episode, I’m thrilled to share a little from the book about reading aloud to your 0-3 years olds. And of course, I’ll make a couple of book suggestions …

Of course.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

  • the most important thing when it comes to reading aloud to kids age 0-3
  • problems you’ll run into when reading with babies and toddlers (and how to navigate them)
  • my favorite trick for reading aloud when toddlers are melting down — it’s like MAGIC

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Listener Guide

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  • 2:51 A common question 
  • 5:39 Why read-aloud to newborns and toddlers?
  • 8:34 What can trip you up
  • 9:49 Choosing books for this age group
  • 13:04 A helpful trick
  • 14:11 Favorite books for 0-3’s
  • 18:51 Let the kids speak

Books from this episode:

(All links are affiliate links.)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Tomie dePaola’s Mother Goose
The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids
Hush! A Thai Lullaby
Pancakes, Pancakes!
Richard Scarry’s Best Mother Goose Ever (Giant Golden Book)
Favorite Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose
Sylvia Long’s Mother Goose