Yikes! February here in Utah means cold and snow. Perfect day than to fix a cup of cocoa, call it your own private Snow Day and hunker down with a good book.
This morning Parenting.com tweeted a list of about 10 really great children's books that are "must reads."
http://www.parenting.com/gallery/books-kids?src=SOC&dom=tw
It made me think of some of my own favorite times with my kids - the ones where we cuddled up and they read to me or I read to them. I loved those times - and I think they did too. Before the days of digital downloads there was the wonderful smell of the whole library right at our fingertips.
"Call of the Wild," "Little House in the Big Woods" and "Ralph and the Motorcycle" were some of our favorites.
Experts say reading to a child even just ten minutes a day can do wonders for their comprehension, vocabulary and their own reading skills. I think it does wonders for imagination, investigation and conversation.
Happy Reading!
