·         Thick, plastic or fabric pages

·         Big, bright, and colourful pictures

·         Things to feel (e.g. fur, string)

·         Lift-the-flap books

Talk About:

·         Make sound effects (e.g. “woof”, “splash”, “moo”)

·         What your child is doing (e.g. the book is on your head!)

·         What they see or touch

·         Pictures and words

·         Repetitive sentences that your child can finish (e.g. Brown bear brown bear what… (do you see))

·         Familiar AND new topics

Talk About:

·         How to hold a book

·         What is happening in the picture (e.g. the boy is happy)

·         Your child’s reading level with their teacher

·         Topics that your child likes (e.g. fantasy, animals, love)

·         Books you can download to a phone or iPad

Talk About:

·         What might happen next?

·         What would they do if it happened to them?

·         How could they fix the problem?