(Almost literally tons.) Over the past year, we’ve spent a lot of time getting comfortable with easy readers. Since my daughter is almost five, we’ve had limited interaction with some of these book types so far, particularly the ones above her current reading level. There are easy readers (sometimes called “I Can Read” books), beginning readers, middle readers, transitional readers, chapter books, young adult books – the list goes on and on. (If you’re really not interested in reading a brief aside about children’s book types, scan down a bit and I’ll say “ BORING PART OVER” when I’m done.) There are lots of categories and terms for these books – some are used often, some less so, some are interchangeable, some are used incorrectly… it can be a huge pain. Different formats work best at different stages along your child’s development as a reader. I’m cool.) I’m talking about format – how many pages, what’s the text-to-picture ratio, how big is the font, how long is the story, etc. (Unless there are some really awesome picture books that no one has turned me onto yet. Generally, you don’t have to worry about boobs, blood, and salty language until you get into later-age YA fiction. And I’m not talking about subject matter.
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