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Who Are They?
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Birth to 5 Month | Concept
This wordless black-and-white picture book will make your baby鈥檚 first reading experiences fun, engaging and memorable. This book was designed with your baby鈥檚 eyes in mind, so that she can see the images clearly. Use this book to introduce her to new animal words and maybe even funny animal sounds.<br>\r\n</p>\r\n"}} id=text-485473949f class=cmp-text>
This wordless black-and-white picture book will make your baby鈥檚 first reading experiences fun, engaging and memorable. This book was designed with your baby鈥檚 eyes in mind, so that she can see the images clearly. Use this book to introduce her to new animal words and maybe even funny animal sounds.
Before, During and After Reading
<b>Letter Knowledge</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Show your baby the front cover of the book</b> and describe the colors and images. As you talk to your baby and describe what she is seeing, you help to set the foundation for development of letter knowledge.</p>\r\n<p>You might say:</p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40.0px;\"><i>"</i>We are going to read<i> Who Are They? </i>That鈥檚 the title of the book; look how red those letters are! And look at this picture of a small duck family 鈥 the bigger duck must be a mommy duck and the little ducks must be her babies.<i>"</i></p>\r\n"}} id=text-5e92594105 class=cmp-text>
Letter Knowledge
Show your baby the front cover of the book and describe the colors and images. As you talk to your baby and describe what she is seeing, you help to set the foundation for development of letter knowledge.
You might say:
"We are going to read聽Who Are They?聽That鈥檚 the title of the book; look how red those letters are! And look at this picture of a small duck family 鈥 the bigger duck must be a mommy duck and the little ducks must be her babies."
<b>Oral Language</b></p>\r\n<p><b>You can make up a story about the images in each page. </b>The wordless pages give you a chance to use your imagination as you talk about the book with your little one. For example, when showing your baby the picture of a dog and puppies, you might say:</p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"><i>"</i>Here is a picture of a mommy dog with her little puppies. We have a dog named Georgia, don鈥檛 we? Georgia used to be small and little, just like these puppies. Dogs like to bark and it sounds like this: woof woof!<i>"</i></p>\r\n<p>Follow your baby鈥檚 cues during the story and focus on the pages or images that catch her eye.</p>\r\n"}} id=text-52dbcb11a8 class=cmp-text>
Oral Language
You can make up a story about the images in each page. The wordless pages give you a chance to use your imagination as you talk about the book with your little one. For example, when showing your baby the picture of a dog and puppies, you might say:
"Here is a picture of a mommy dog with her little puppies. We have a dog named Georgia, don鈥檛 we? Georgia used to be small and little, just like these puppies. Dogs like to bark and it sounds like this: woof woof!"
Follow your baby鈥檚 cues during the story and focus on the pages or images that catch her eye.
<b>Oral Language</b></p>\r\n<p><b>Take your child to the 鈥渇arm.鈥 </b>If your child happens to have some stuffed farm animals, use them to recall the story. For example, you can use your baby鈥檚 stuffed cat to describe its body parts and the sound a cat makes.</p>\r\n<p>If your child enjoys looking at animals, take a look at the book <a href=\"/content/nemours/us/en/reading-brightstart/recommended-books/birth-to-5-months/animals-talk.html\"><i>Animals Talk</i></a> by Emily Bolam.</p>\r\n<p>Explore more <a href=\"/content/nemours/us/en/reading-brightstart/recommended-books/birth-to-5-months.html\">recommended children's books for babies</a> and infants from birth to 5 months of age. Or, find an <a href=\"/content/nemours/us/en/reading-brightstart/at-home-activities/birth-to-5-months.html\">easy at-home activity</a> designed to build <a href=\"/content/nemours/us/en/reading-brightstart/reading-skills-by-age/pre-reading-skills.html\">pre-reading skills</a> in your baby.</p>\r\n"}} id=text-d6b627dd2f class=cmp-text>
Oral Language
Take your child to the 鈥渇arm.鈥澛If your child happens to have some stuffed farm animals, use them to recall the story. For example, you can use your baby鈥檚 stuffed cat to describe its body parts and the sound a cat makes.
If your child enjoys looking at animals, take a look at the book Animals Talk聽by Emily Bolam.
Explore more recommended children's books for babies and infants from birth to 5 months of age. Or, find an easy at-home activity designed to build pre-reading skills in your baby.