https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:34:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-your-lo-books-above-their-level#post-952905 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:01:36 +0000 purrpletulips 952905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When DD was about 6 months old we started reading to her every night at bedtime. I would sit and nurse her and DH would read a chapter out of the Magic Tree House series. She is now 3 and we have read all of the books to her; we are currently reading "The Wind in the Willows". Aside from the bedtime books, we read toddler appropriate or board books with her.</p> <p>DS is 10 months and we are starting to read him the Magic Treehouse books but aren't as disciplined as we were with DD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-your-lo-books-above-their-level#post-952893 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:59:20 +0000 MsMamaBear 952893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She'll be 2 in September. Yep, I read to her above her level. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-your-lo-books-above-their-level#post-952878 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:55:30 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 952878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our 3 year old is reading the Little House series with me.<br /> Our 17 month old is not interested in books. I struggle to get through Baby Animals or If I were a Bunny. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-your-lo-books-above-their-level#post-952865 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:51:25 +0000 mamimami 952865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my gosh, my son has lots of books "above" his level and when he picks his bedtime story he occasionally picks one of those. The other day he picked one with a cute tiger on the cover and it was about the food chain. I don't think he understood but I was sort of horrified. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-your-lo-books-above-their-level#post-952824 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:41:18 +0000 Freckles 952824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read her Mo Willems books from when she was about 6 months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-your-lo-books-above-their-level#post-952721 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:20:57 +0000 brownie 952721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 years old and we now read him chapter books. We have a Monsters University book, 2 Phineas and Pherb books and 2 Captain Underpants. He loves his books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-your-lo-books-above-their-level#post-952651 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:08:38 +0000 Espion 952651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Heh, E is 6 weeks and DH just finished Treasure Island. So cute to listen to him pirate talk to a sleepy baby. </p> <p>We definitely plan on reading chapter books when he's much older. I have a fairly extensive collection of Dr. Seuss and other books that we'll read as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-your-lo-books-above-their-level#post-952644 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:07:43 +0000 autumnlove 952644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes, but board books are the perfect length for her toddler attention span. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-your-lo-books-above-their-level#post-952635 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:05:32 +0000 Adira 952635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Xander's only 4.5 months, so I'm not really sure there's much at his level, haha. But I definitely read very short baby-ish books AND longer, more involved books. Mostly for my own sanity. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-your-lo-books-above-their-level#post-952631 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:04:15 +0000 sarac 952631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always believed in giving my daughter things both at and above her level - just to give her interesting challenges and something to work towards. As soon as she stopped ripping up paper books (maybe 15 months) I brought down all the lovely books I had for her. Now at 22 months she loves to be read longer story books, and to just read through them on her own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-your-lo-books-above-their-level#post-952611 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:00:24 +0000 lovehoneybee 952611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We read E a mix of "baby" books and older toddler/children's books. Dr. Seuss--(particularly The Lorax, Green Eggs and Ham and ABC) is popular around here, as is Maurice Sendak. We also read a lot of Eric Carle and Dr. Seuss's younger books, and some others, like The Gruffalo and Ferdinand, are read often. </p> <p>How old is your LO and what sort of books do you read them? </p>