Hendrik has always loved books, which of course I've always found very gratifying; Freddie didn't show as big of an interest as early on, but now he's really getting into them. It's so fun to see how he engages with what's on the page in books he's interested in... and interested in is the key, because if he's not he'll just slam the book closed on you and point animatedly toward the one he wants instead. So I thought I'd share the ones that he is constantly pointing at and saying "ah, ah, ah" until we pick them up and read them to him:
I'm not always sure what will really capture Freddie with a book, since the ones he gets obsessed with seem feels kind of random, but some themes I see coming through are: construction machines/trucks, slides/flaps/cutouts (like the holes in The Very Hungry Caterpillar) that he can poke at, really graphic/bold illustrations, and funny noises.
I think these are all cute, and decent read-alouds too, which is good because we have them on major repeat. But I do keep trying to sneak in some new library picks too and see if anything sticks (that's how we ended up with A Good Place), and then I can "disappear" them from rotation when they come due. So some ideas for you if you have a little one who is obsessed but needs to expand their list for your sanity... and maybe you have some favorite suggestions for us too!
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