Reading aloud to babies, even before they are born, supports their language skills, social and emotional development, and thinking skills! By reading to your baby, you help them make a connection between your closeness, your voice, and books – this helps them learn that reading is fun and important! It also relaxes you and strengthens your bond with baby.

For more information about the importance of reading early and often, or for help finding appropriate reading material, we encourage you to visit the resources below:

1. CHOP’s Reach Out and Read Program
2. Find your neighborhood’s local library
3. Look to find a Little Free Library near you
4. Register for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for books sent to your home
5. Sign up for the LEGO Life Magazine for free reading material
6. Find free eBooks on Amazon’s Kindle app
7. Tune into online story times, subtitles available
8. Find more free eBooks online
9. If you are local to the Philadelphia area, look out for your local library’s Read, Baby, Read program