Three ideas to make reading aloud to a wriggly baby or toddler easier

You want to read to your baby/toddler but they have other ideas. They are on the move, they don't want to listen so you need to get creative! Here are three super simple ideas to help you find the ease and joy in reading to a wriggly child.

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Books, exhibitions and humans mentioned:

• Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever (2008) by Mem Fox
• Hairy Maclary (1983) by Lynley Dodd
• Hands Can (2003) by Cheryl Willis Hudson, illustrated by John-Francis Bourke
• Pamela Allen (author/illustrator)
• The Curious World of Pamela Allen (Exhibition at the NSW State Library)
• Julia Donaldson (author)
• Axel Sheffler (illustrator)