I would like to share the list of Top 10 Books that will definitely help your child’s growth.
This list is for kids between the age of 0-5 years. The list is not in any order of preference.
READING aloud to your child, living the story, painting a picture with words, and sharing ideas about the book is extremely important.
Through hearing stories, children are exposed to a wide range of words. This helps to build their vocabulary and improve their understanding when they listen. They might not understand the whole story or make complete sense of it. However, they tend to pick up words and start to link them with images.
Repetition is best to ensure your child retains more. With every animated rendition that you give, more often than not your child picks up some new word or sound.
BRIGHT BABY TOUCH AND FEEL BOOKS BY ROGER PRIDDY
I exposed Veer to books at a very early age. He was only 4 months old when I bought this set from Amazon. I used to show him the images and read out the words to him. This is a very good exercise. We often think that they are too small and that they don’t really care. However, children are very intelligent and we must never underestimate that. Veer started speaking pretty early and to my surprise he could recognize a lot of things from these books already. I did not have to teach him the names of fruits and animals at all when he started to speak. He already knew all of it since he had been seeing it since he was a kid. Veer is three now and we still love to go back to our board books now and then.
Here is the link in case you want to get this for you child –
Bright Baby Touch & Feel Shapes
Bright Baby Touch & Feel Numbers
Bright Baby Touch & Feel On the Farm
Bright Baby Touch and Feel Hugs and Kisses
Bright Baby Touch & Feel Colors
BOOKS BY MARGARET WISE BROWN
Love the illustrations and think that it is definitely one of the perfect first books to share with your child. The books have very little text that encourages creativity and simple word building.
Here are the links to some of our favorite books my Margaret Wise Brown –
A Celebration of the Seasons: Goodnight Songs
Mr. MEN SERIES AND LITTLE MISS SERIES BY ROGER HARGREAVES
This one is our absolute favourite. Filled with amazing illustrations, quirky characters and great messages. There is a lot that we as parents can also learn from the Mr. Men and Little Miss Series by Roger Hargreaves.
Here are the links in case you want to get this for you child-
Mr. Men 40th Anniversary Box Set
Mr Men My Complete Collection Box Set
Little Miss: My Complete Collection Box Set
SPOT SERIES BY ERIC HILL
Spot is a fictional bunny created by Eric Hill. Spot is a super adorable character and most kids fall in love with him the minute they are introduced to Spot. The books have beautiful illustrations, great message and simple language. There is no way that your child won’t love the Spot Series.
Here are the links to our favorite books from the Spot series that you can choose to start with incase you want to get this for you child-
THE MOG SERIES BY JUDITH KERR
Mog is an adorable cat and she has a new adventure to share in each book. This language is super simple and easy to follow. The pictures are beautiful and encourage creativity. Your child will definitely enjoy being a part of Mog’s life.
Here are the links to our favourite books from the Mog series that you can choose to start with incase you want to get this for you child-
THE PEPPER SERIES
Pepper is an adorable bear character. The stories are short and simple. Each story has a good message and it’s the best way to teach your child how to brush, clean up after play and other such things. Kids usually want to follow their favourite characters and Pepper is definitely one such character.
Here is the link in case you want to get this for your child-
THE BUBBLES SERIES
Bubbles is a monkey character who falls in to trouble and learns from his mistakes. The stories are simple, fun and have a good moral. I always pick books that encourage kids to think and help them understand what’s right and wrong. Bubble series is definitely one such series.
Here are the links in case you want to get this for your child –
Bubbles First Storybook Series Vol. 1 to 6
THE DINO STAURY SERIES BY ONE WITH EARTH
This is a series about the Sur family, a family of dinosaurs. The stories are very real and relatable. Love how the series covers the different festivals keeping the Indian audience in mind. The Sur family not just celebrates Christmas but also celebrates Diwali and Holi. Love the cute illustrations. Your child will definitely love the series.
Here are the links in case you want to get this for your child-
DinoStaury A De-Lightful Diwali
DinoStaury Dina Helps Uncle Tree
DinoStaury Dina And The Best Gift Ever
BOOKS BY JULIA DONALDSON
These books are beautiful. Love the illustrations. The rhyming words make the books a fun read for the children. These books are amazing, and you just cannot deprive your child of this beautiful world that Julia Donaldson creates through her books.
Here are the links in case you want to get this for your child-
Julia Donaldson – My Bag of Stories
THE PEPPA SERIES
All kids love Peppa and most of you must be already having books by Peppa Pig. The books are easy to read, grammatically correct and helps in vocabulary building. A must read for sure.
Here are the links in case you want to get this for your child-
Peppa Pig: Bedtime Little Library
CONCLUSION
The best way of reading books with young children is to have fun together. If children are engaged and enjoying themselves, they are learning. There are many perks that come from reading books, the most important being that it increases their creativity and understanding of things around them.
I usually buy 8 new books each month. Spend on an average 2000-2500 INR each month on books. We start two new books every Friday and read the same books multiple times during the week. Usually try to select 8 books by the same author or series each month. This makes it very interesting and helps the child to grow and link to the different things that the main character does in the various stories. You can have your own method in place.
I am sure that you and your child will have a wonderful time with these books. They are all simple, fun and easy to read. Wish you happy reading.