Little bookworm

From an early age, Madeline has enjoyed books. She's gone from sitting motionless while they're read to being more actively involved. I've written before how she points to pictures and words, helps turn the pages and loves operating the flaps on pop-up books.

At last weekend's family Christmas gathering she received a shelf-full of new books, from classic nursery rhymes to oversize board books with lots of tactile delights.

Her father, an English major who works at a newspaper, and her mother, who reads entire books in one sitting, would love to see Madeline develop a love for reading. It seems to be getting harder in today's digitized world, but at least we can try to lead by example and make sure plenty of books are on hand (we only have about 4,000 in the house, so that shouldn't be too hard!).