According to a recent survery carried out by Reader's Digest, parents believe that they should be encouraging their children to read and write more and nearly half the children polled thought they would benefit from the parents spending more time reading and writing with them.What a sad reflection of our society when there are so many good books to be read and reading with your children is such a wonderful way to cuddle up together plus the topics can be a starting point for conversation – something else some parents find difficult with both very young and older children/teens.
Barney Saltberg's Beautiful Oops! published by Workman Publishing is an example of an excellent book to read with babies – the cover says from three years up but I have found handling books carefully with a baby means you can start them young! My own daughter loved books from babyhood and her seven month old is following in her footsteps...
Beautiful Oops! takes you through turning a mistake (like spilling some paint) into lots of creative possibilities. This is a gem of a book and Barney Salzberg's final sentence would make a good maxim for us all: When you think you have made a mistake, think of it as an opportunity to make something beautiful!
Beautiful OOPS
is available from Amazon.
