How I choose books for my 5 year old?

Selecting a right book is the key to discover the fun of reading. I read somewhere "A book is unlimited investment in human mind and spirit." That is why the selection of books should be done with peaceful and relaxed mind.

My 5 year old is in her language development phase that is why I feel this is good time to add varieties of books in her book shelf.

Some of the benefits of reading aloud with you little one are:

• This is a fun activity which I and my daughter enjoy together.
• It builds listening skills in her.
• It improves concentration,
• She now express herself more.
• She is really curious which generate lots of questions in her mind.
• She started putting logic in various scenarios of day to day life.
• She also starts making her own stories and songs.
• The more you read to your child, more they get exposure to the new words. That is how their vocabulary also get increase.

Lets come back to the topic, how I select a book for her:

Illustrations are the main attractions to her. I always get her book which has bright colors, big pictures which she can easily relate to the ongoing story.

Informative books which take a particular topic like astronomy, weather, animal etc. and teach kids the concept of the topic  by rhymes or stories with fun texts or activities.

Take books which have lots of rhyming and repetitive texts because they are easy to memorize and read.

Read few lines from the book or narrate summary of the story and ask her if she is interested to add the book in her book collection.

Some books which are recommended by her friends mother or teacher.

The last but not the least, the book needs not to be a award winning or bestseller in the shop. Choose a book which you and your child will enjoy together.