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We have a 19 month old son so we're in prime picture book buying mode at the moment! We find that for our son to fall in love with a book, it has to meet at least one (and preferably both) of these two criteria:
A lot of action to look at; and
Pictures of things that he's recently learned (whether it's a new word or a new activity).
I'll give two ...
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When looking for children's Picture Books, One should consider:
The Child's Interests (fiction or non-fiction, genre, subject, etc.)
How engaging the pictures are
For what is the book intended? Will this be for bed-time? Self-reading corner? Is the purpose an educational one or purely fun (Is there a difference in your mind)? For books like bedtime ...
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Suggest you take the kids to the library every week and check a few books out (spend some time there too).
Soon you will see the ones that they really like. Create a list. Check them out again in 2 months, and if they still really like them, then go to amazon.com.
Even as an adult, books really appeal to me, but I realize that I do not have enough time ...
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