Bring Me A Book

What you need

• their books, in a box or basket on the floor, or on a low shelf fixed to the wall
• a cushion or a blanket

How to do it

1. Make a cosy den with a cushion and a blanket by the window, across the room from their books, where you can still see them and the books, and settle in.
2. Call from there, "Can you bring me a book?" and stay put, watching while they choose.
3. When they arrive with one, make room beside you and read it there.

Why it matters

A call from a cosy den turns fetching a book into a small adventure, and makes the story their idea.

What they're learning

Asking for a story

Bringing you a book is a request that needs no words.

Fetching

Going off to get a book and coming back with it.

Carrying

Two hands round a book on the walk back to you.

What to look for

Watch for the book they choose and how they hand it over: held out, dropped in your lap or opened ready.

A tip

Keep their books in a box or basket on the floor, or on a low shelf fixed to the wall, so they reach them without climbing, and keep the den where you can see them the whole time.

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