The Book with No Pictures

The Book With No Pictures, BJ Novak. Apparently its a favorite because it makes the reader say a whole bunch of silly stuff. There are other books out there too that have titles like "Please Open This Book" and stuff that breaks the 4th wall in a story-telling aspect. It might get their brain thinking in different ways. Its just important to read to them, daily if you can. We did that and we have one that kinda likes reading and one that doesn't. The pull of TV and YT stuff is that its kinda mindless entertainment.

Mo Willems is awesome (Pigeon series, Elephant and Piggy). Some of the Dr. Suess books are still great and fun to read (I can read with my eyes shut, One fish two fish). The book with no pictures, the day the crayons quit, dragons love tacos, and the princess and the dragon by Audrey Wood are all books that I've probably read 100 times and still enjoy. As my kids got a bit older the Box Car children series was compelling, and the girls loved the Rainbow Magic books. Capt. Underpants and Dog man are hilarious and just subversive enough that a 7-9 yr old feel like they are getting away with something. Then on to Mysterious Benedict Society, Harry Potter, Rick Riordan, and Keeper of the Lost Cities. Our M.O. was to max out our Library card on a regular basis with just about everything possible and then iterate from there on the authors the kids enjoyed. I feel like reading is one of the things we've gotten right so far.