“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” Emilie Buchwald
My 9 month old grandson is shown here with the library’s Mother Goose storyteller. While she is a familiar figure to him by now, he seems to find it a bit intimidating to be in such close contact with her and her fantastical flying fowl.
NOTE:Â This suit looks much better with a shirt, but it was more than 80 degrees when the picture was taken this week!
Since Alastair was a few months old, his mother has read to him and taken him to the weekly toddlers’ Mother Goose Story Time at the public library. Not only does it give him enriching opportunities to hear more language and have social interaction with other children, it gives my daughter opportunities to meet other like minded mothers. They both enjoy it.
I thought it would be fun for him to have a special outfit for library day. Alastair’s parents are avid readers and will do everything they can to encourage him to share their love of books.   Continue reading