As you may know, Raising Readers changes its book selections every year so that siblings do not end up with the same book.We just started giving out Baby Says Peekaboo! (DK Publishing) to six-month-old babies at the well-child visits.
Why do we try to always include a peek-a-boo book in the Raising Reader collection? Well, because we are committed to baby's brain growth! There is something in the anticipation a baby feels waiting for a picture to be revealed in a peek-a-boo or lift-the-flap book that stimulates a baby's brain.
When you are reading a peek-a-boo book you can increase the delicious anticipation by repeating the question. For example, "Where is the baby? Do you see the baby? Is the baby hiding?" Then suck in your breath in surprise as you reveal the hidden baby under the flap and say loudly, "Peek-a-Boo!" Laugh with your baby and squeeze your baby as you do this. Doing so will make your baby even more excited to see the next page and lift the next flap!
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