Book Babies supports young parents, caregivers and their tots, ages 0-3, by providing resources, weekly storytimes and motivational tips to nurture early, at-home literacy development. The program is an acknowledgement that parents and caregivers are their children’s first teachers, critical to developing literacy and school-readiness.
During storytime sessions, we encourage caregivers to read, talk, sing and play with their little ones – every day! Parents and tots can spend quality time bonding with each other and others in their community as they learn fun new songs like “Way Up High in the Apple Tree” or “One Bright Scarf”; listen to interactive read-alouds; and play with bubbles, egg shakers, scarves, animal puppets and more!
We specifically focus on developing crucial pre-reading skills – including phonological, print and rhyme awareness, letter recognition, visual literacy and narrative skills – that will set them up to become strong readers in the future.
