Budding Bookworm

Rhys has started taking a much stronger interest in books lately (which is to say, he now seems to be interested in books!).  He now even brings them over to us and motions that he wants us to put him in our lap and read to him!  I must admit that I really like this new development.

When Rhys was about seven months old, there was a chain on one of my moms' lists about their babies' favorite books.  There was all sorts of discussion about all these different titles.  I was jealous.  And maybe secretly thought they must be lying ...  I was lucky if I could get Rhys to stay still for two seconds to listen to a single page of a book.  The only thing that came close to holding his attention back then was this lovely series by Sara Gillingham, which all have a little finger puppet you can wiggle through the back of the book.

But now, we've entered a new phase.  Rhys still often likes to close the book prematurely, enjoys throwing books on the floor (he really likes emptying the three books from his Eric Carle boxed set out of their box), and sometimes rejects the books we've selected to read all together, but he does now have favorites and they don't all include finger puppets.  :-)  Current favorites include Dear Zoo, Where is Baby's Belly Button, Peek-a Who, and amazingly, two books that don't even include flaps to lift (!): Snuggle Puppy and Peekaboo Baby.

Here are Jeremy and Rhys enjoying another favorite, his subscription to Baby Bug from Nana. 

 

 

We just might raise a book lover yet!  :-)