...It pleases me to no end!  

Recently, I introduced my 2yr old to the world of Sandra Boynton (*) books.  She absolutely adores it and insists that I read her the entire collection we have (and that's a lot!) before her bedtime! We were introduced to Sandra Boynton 9 years ago when a friend blessed us with 2 of her titles when our 1st born child turned 1. We have not looked back since!

What's really cute (to me ) is to see her sitting on the sofa and "reading" to herself. Ah! The rewards of reading the same books to her 20 times a day! Lol!

Then there's a sense of great achievement when my 2 pre-schoolers mastered independent reading. After months of teaching phonics, something finally clicks in their heads and they take off reading like pros. Amazing how God created us and yet many cjhoose to believe we are descended from apes! In fact, just early this week, there was a snippet in The Straits Times headlined "Toddlers Are Smarter Than Chimps". I mean like duh?! Of course toddlers are smarter than chimps!

I have always loved to read and we are constantly having to declutter our bursting at the seams bookshelves. I am pleased that my children love to read but I tell the children that we need to learn to read not just for entertainment and information. It is important that they know how to read so that they can read the most important book - the Bible!

* You can get Sandra Boynton books from almost any bookshop. Or you can check out my friend Angie's online store, The Home Library.

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Posted by 10gal

ranks high as one of our favorite shared activities..i guess, it does for most if not all homeschooling families, and the ever cluttered bookshelf brimming with books is a welcome sight, not an eyesore..
Haven't read Boynton before but will check it out after this post. thanks for sharing!