Cuddle with your baby.鈥Position your baby comfortably in your lap and let baby feel and explore the book if interested. Make eye contact with your baby as you read the story.聽
Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?
Author:聽Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle
Birth to 5 Month | Concept |聽Poetry/Songs | Predictable Text
The well-known story鈥Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? is retold in a simpler, edited book that infants can enjoy. The cloth pages are soft enough for tiny hands and the flexible side handle will encourage grasping. Most of the colorful illustrations are on a white background, while the final pages with Mama and Baby bear are in dark yellow, similar to the original book鈥檚 cover. The contrast will help draw your baby鈥檚 focus to the animals.聽
Before, During and After Reading
Touch the animals on each page as you read the story and say their names. Listen and look for your baby鈥檚 responses (noises, hand flapping, kicking) to the pictures and the sound of your voice.聽
Encourage more exploration of the book.鈥Set the book out with other toys during floor and tummy time to encourage your baby to reach and raise her head. Reread the story during active times, such as during floor play or while your baby is sitting in a bouncy chair. For more fun, make additional animal noises for the animals, such as 鈥渉oot鈥 or 鈥渨ho鈥 for the owl.聽
Find more 别苍驳补驳颈苍驳鈥痓辞辞办蝉 and reading guides鈥痜or babies birth to five months, and try some鈥fun, easy activities鈥痶o strengthen baby's pre-reading skills.鈥