As a mom who's also a primary teacher, I'm definitely aware of the educational advantages of reading to your children on a regular basis, and from an early age.
Whether for the literacy value or just the bonding time, we all know it's important to read to our babies and toddlers, and I wrote "10 Books For Baby's Bookshelf" for the latest issue of Peterborough, Northumberland and Lakeridge Kids to give parents some suggestions about what types and titles of books to choose.
Some of these stories have tactile advantages, others get you singing or rhyming, and some are just classics that no baby's bookshelf should be without.
Check out the link, and let me know if there are other categories or favourite titles that I may have missed!