First Books for Baby by Manhattan

Date Posted:26 July 2018

It’s the end of the day, your freshly bathed baby is snuggled on your lap and you have time to enjoy a book together. The closeness, soothing voice, fresh smells and sense of comfort all make for a moment to treasure for carer and baby.

Beautiful Soft Activity Books from Manhattan Toy Company are a perfect way to start your child’s reading adventures.

Manhattan Soft Activity Books feature visually simple designs with bright colours, varied textures and include audible and moveable elements to ensure that all senses are engaged in your child’s first reading experiences.

These first books provide a basis for all early reading by teaching the basic elements of a story and how a book is read:

A book is read front to back and has a title, covers, pages,
The words are read left to right and stories have a beginning, middle and end.
Words relate to an image and can have rhythm or use rhyme, alliteration and humour to make a story memorable.
Picture books develop understanding of colour, shape, texture and an appreciation of different artistic styles.
Stories populate a child’s world with different characters who have different feelings and this develops empathy and understanding. (How excited is the little turtle when he finds his Daddy?) Stories can help even the very young understand the world better and develop problem solving skills.

The Manhattan Soft Activity books are the perfect first books to give your child the necessary first steps to independent reading.

For an extra special book, Look Who’s Smiling Photo Book puts familiar faces in the story and can be a comforting distraction when in unfamiliar places or when a family member is absent.

For more information on the benefits of reading to baby –

http://theconversation.com/for-babys-brain-to-benefit-read-the-right-books-at-the-right-time-83076