Mandy Seng from the National Library Board (NLB) recommends these books for infants and children up to 3 years old.
From birth to 1 year oldGeneral traits: starts to babble and play with sounds, able to identify and is attracted to familiar objects and imitates action such as waving or peek-a-boo.
- Introduce books with rhythmic language, rhymes and songs as well as books that interlace with nursery rhymes or finger plays.
- Use board/plastic/cloth books with bright colours and with simple and clear pictures. Parents could start with black, white and red for the very young.
- Books with pictures of familiar objects, animals, food.
- Books about daily life or family members or photos of babies.
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Recommended titles
1. Where is baby? by Sally Rippin
2. Baby Faces Peekaboo by Dawn SirettFor 1 – 3 years old
General traits: Utters first words and understands simple directions. Starts to babble long sentences, says one or more words and imitates familiar noises. Is active and enjoys surprises. Starts to identify family members, familiar objects and body parts. Enjoys turning pages of familiar books and pointing to favourite pictures and repeating familiar sounds/words.
- Use simple, repetitive story lines and pictures.
- Continue to use nursery rhymes and add on action songs,
that include movement of body parts - Introduce simple concepts of numbers, sizes etc.
- Use toy books with simple activities like looking under the blanket, looking behind doors e.g. “Where’s Spotseries.”
- Books with few words on each page e.g. alphabet and concept books for naming of familiar objects or books that relate to familiar experiences or characters.
- Participative books with surprises e.g. lift the flap, pop-up, touch & feel and turn the wheel books.
- Books for bedtime, saying hello or goodbye.
Recommended titles
1. Round and Round the Garden by Moira Kemp
2. Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
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