Friday Fun: Adventures in "Reading"!

I absolutely love it that Anna has gotten to the stage where she will attempt to "read" books to me at bedtime, or "read" them together. The other night, as I was getting ready for bed, I found Anna already relaxing and waiting for me (shocking!) and reading to herself.

Chillin' with her new book

 

With Imagination, I'll Get There

Anna's evolving imagination never ceases to amaze and amuse me.

Here is her longest made-up story yet, which she told me the other night. It went something like this:

Holding up a baby doll:  "This baby was in my belly a long time ago. She was in my belly and she almost came out to play with me right before I was born. She came out and I called her Targo. (Confused expression) Do you think she's a girl? I think she's a girl.

"Targo"

Reading Adventures with Llama Llama

Our recent guest post about family literacy got me thinking about reading routines.  We parents often find ourselves in "reading ruts," given that our kids settle on a favorite book or two and want to hear them over and over (and over and over and over.....) again. This certainly is normal and I enjoy reading Anna her favorite books.  The best part is her "reading" along because she knows the stories so well.