Enjoy this list of essential books for the little ones at home. With them they will learn, enjoy and have fun traveling to this precious world of literature.

1.The Little Sheep Who Came to Dinner – Author: Steve Smallman

A cute story full of values such as generosity and friendship, ideal to enjoy with our little ones.

A very hungry wolf has only a small bowl of vegetable soup for dinner. But one night there is an unexpected knock at his door. It turned out to be a poor little sheep that was lost and needed help. The wolf saw this little animal as a perfect dish to enjoy for dinner. But what do you think? The sheep just wants the wolf’s friendship. What will happen?

2.Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney.

A cute story for the little ones in the house. It shows us that when we love someone very much, we try to find a way to express the size of our feelings.

This is what happens to the big hare and the little hazelnut-colored hare. Between them, they compete to see who loves the other more. In the end, the little hare comes to a conclusion: How is he going to show the big hare how much he loves her? By taking his love to the moon!

3.Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae.

Ideal for slightly older children. This great pop-up book is a fun and cute story that teaches us the importance of not giving up on our dreams.

This cute story is about a tall, thin giraffe named Chufa. Her neck was beautiful, but her knees were a little crooked, not to mention her legs, which were skinny and looked like toothpicks.

Her greatest skill, eating from trees all day long. However, when it came to running, he was a total disaster. His biggest dream, to participate in the famous jungle dance. Will he make it?

4.Princesses also fart by Ilan Brenman.

A cute story that breaks with all the stereotypes that revolve around princesses in fairy tales. It narrates the life of Laura, a tender girl who has doubts about how a princess should behave. Fortunately for Laura, her father had in his hands a secret book of princesses, where she will find all the answers to her questions.

5.Pink Monster by Olga de Dios

A beautiful story about the value of being different. Ideal for educating about diversity, tolerance and respect. It tells the story of a pink monster who, from birth, stood out for being a little different. In his town everything is serious and soft. On the other hand, he is big, hairy, pink and always happy.

Do you have any other recommendations?

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Encouraging the habit of reading is one of the best things we can do as mothers, as it opens a world of possibilities for children to know stories, learn new things and have fun for a while. But when we know we want to start pushing our little one towards reading, it can be tricky to know where to start or what kind of book to choose.

Choosing a story for your little one is a task that depends a lot on how old they are, because when it comes to stories, there are different things you’ll want to look for at different times in their childhood.

Before the age of 4

If they are not yet two years old, it’s important that their books are more like toys made of cloth or other chewy material, with eye-catching pictures, and that look like books. This will help them recognize books as fun, and if they read at home, they may even start to imitate them.

If they are between 2 and 4 years old, their books and stories should be pictures that tell a story, with eye-catching elements such as textures and raised figures. If you are telling them a story, it is a good time to recite a rhyming book, so they can practice their intonation, or perhaps a book with pictures and words to help them acquire vocabulary.

4 to 6 years old

During this age, children are already fully capable of understanding the development of a story, and around 4 and 5 years old, they begin to read their first sentences, so this age range is perfect to encourage reading with more depth and participation of your little one.

Try to keep the stories predominantly images that go along with the few sentences on the page. In addition, if they have already started reading or pre-reading, the text should be in a clear and understandable font, so as not to create confusion in the little one.
The plots of the stories at this stage should be simple, without meanings or morals, but rather fun and keep the child’s interest while acquiring reading skills.

6 to 8 years old

Between the ages of 6 and 8, children already have the more mechanical foundations of reading in place, so you can move on to more complex stories in terms of storytelling. Here, print is no longer a point of interest, as reading should no longer be too difficult.

The stories should include complementary pictures to keep the child’s attention, as reading can become tedious. Also, stories can begin to have more elaborate dialogues and narrations, but always following an easy-to-understand sequence, and you can also incorporate morals or valuable lessons in the stories.

8 to 10 years old

With all of the above, at this age you can begin to involve much more stories with a central problem that moves the plot, with a greater number of characters and settings, as well as stories that have to do with the interests of your child. The structures of the texts can also be longer and chaptered.

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