What Children Like In Books   Infants 0-6 months Books with simple, large pictures or designs with bright colors. Stiff cardboard, "chunky" books, or fold out books that can be propped up in the crib. Cloth and soft vinyl books with simple pictures of people or familiar objects that can go in the bath or get washed.    Infants 6-12 months Board books with photos of other babies. Brightly colored "chunky" board books to touch and taste! Books with photos of familiar objects like balls and bottles. Books with sturdy pages that can be propped up or spread out in the crib or on a blanket. Plastic/vinyl books for bath time. Washable cloth books to cuddle and mouth. Small plastic photo albums of family and friends.          Young Toddlers 12-24 months Sturdy board books that they can carry. Books with photos of children doing familiar things like sleeping or playing. Goodnight books for bed time. Books about saying good-bye and hello. Books with only a few words on each page. Books with simple rhymes or predictable text. Animal books of all sizes and shapes.      Toddlers 2-3 years Books that tell simple stories. Simple rhyming books that they can memorize. Bed time books. Books about counting, the alphabet, shapes or sizes. Animal books, vehicle books, books about playtime. Books with their favorite TV characters inside. Books about saying hello and goodbye.    Preschoolers 3-5 Books about children that look and live like them. Counting books or other "concept" books about things like size or time Simple "science" books about things and how they work - like garbage trucks, flowers or tools. Books about things in which they have a special interest in such as trains, animals or cooking. Books about making friends. Books about going to school or to the doctor. Books about having brothers or sisters. Books with simple text that they can memorize or read!    www.zerotothree.org/BrainWonders - Developed 1998-2001