Being an avid reader, nothing would please me more than having children that love books as much as i do. From the time Ciku was around 9 months old i have been reading children's books to her, waiting for the day when she'd be able to sit still to absorb and enjoy the story. I created a habit of making "story time" a fun activity before milk n bed, by sitting her next to me and holding the book infront of her.
The first book i started reading to her was a collection of 6 bedtime stories by Ladybird. I chose Goldilocks because of the illustrations of the bears. We rarely made it to the end of the story when she'd start getting fidgetty, and a couple of times she tore the pages!
After that i brought out the boardbook, Olivia learns to count, and we'd count to 10 every night. One day i found an adorable book called Hondo and Fabian, which had been a firm favourite for the past 2 months. It has now been relegated to non existence with the arrival of the Topsy and Tim series because she likes looking at the illustrations at the back of the front and back covers.
Ciku has books all over the house (bookshelfs upstairs, downstairs, in the bedroom and on her study table), so she has access to books any time. That reminds me of the house i used to enjoy visiting. The gentleman loved reading too, and he had books literally everywhere, next to the sofa, under and on the coffee table...it's my ideal home really...a home overflowing with great reads!
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