Three Year Olds
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Developing Abilities
~ Like to hear stories over and over again ~
~ May be able to guess what characters will do next ~
~ Like to write, scribble, and draw ~
~ Like to mimic you and "pretend read" their own books ~
~ Some can remember nursery rhymes and will fill in words or phrases of favorite books ~
To Do for Parents
~ Make reading and writing a part of your toddler's day every day ~
~ Reading exercises your toddler's imagination more than the TV ~
~ Buy books whenever possible -- at yard sales or library book sales ~
~ Let your toddler see you reading -- the mail, newspaper, cookbook, novel ~
Recommended Reading
The Tale of Peter Rabbit ~ Beatrix Potter
Each Peach Pear Plum ~ Janet Ahlberg
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs ~ Byron Barton
Stella and Roy ~ Ashley Wolff
Corduroy ~ Don Freeman
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom ~ John Archambault
Town Mouse ~ Jan Brett
Finger Rhymes ~ March Brown
Maisie Goes Swimming ~ Lucy Cousins
Go Away, Big Green Monster ~ Ed Emberly
Doorbell Rang ~ Pat Hutchins
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? ~ Bill Martin, Jr.
Two Bad Ants ~ Chris Van Allsberg
Tuesday ~ David Weisner
A Hat for Minerva Louise ~ Janet Stoeke
