We have always had books in our home, right from the day our children were born. The first books were the touch and feel books and then it became picture books with a few more words. For my daughter, she became really interested in story picture books quite quickly and is now trying to read Harry Potter on her own at the age of 6 (it’s a tricky book to read at that age, but she’s determined!) It’s never too early to foster a love of books is what I say. My daughter’s collection now includes plenty of non fiction books, especially about animals and big cats, plus the odd dinosaur and planets book. The downside to this is I can see storage becoming an issue very very soon!
My toddler son is more interested in books that he can physically get involved with, although interestingly he still likes them to have a story or description. He likes pulling flaps, looking behind doors or listening to musical accompaniment. Both love books, but it’s fascinating to see the different ways in which they interact with them. The other morning, I came in to my son’s room to discover his entire bookshelf all over the floor with him in the middle like a small island!
Anyway, as it’s World Book Day on March 7 and one of the books they are featuring is Giraffes Can’t Dance which is one of our family favourites I thought I’d give the event a shout as well as the book.
This is a great book to share. It’s written in rhyme and is very easy to read aloud, plus the illustrations are wonderful and provide plenty of talking points.
The story is about Gerald the giraffe who just can’t dance and how the other animals laugh unkindly at him. He desperately wants to join in but is embarrassed by his gangly legs. However, Gerald gets a little inspiration from a friend and finds himself dancing, to the awe of his fellow animal friends.
It’s a fun story, well written and beautifully illustrated.
Why not take a look at some of the other featured books for World Book Day as there’s something for all ages to share and enjoy. There’s now also a dedicated section for YA reader’s too. I wonder when this ‘term’ was coined? That’s a whole other post all of it’s own I should imagine!
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