Thank you Net Galley, Familius, and Cathy Allen Falk for the eARC.

I would highly recommend this book, especially if you are a parent who doesn't read often yourself. Falk goes in depth on how to start the literacy journey for your children at a young age. The book starts off with the general idea of how to get your child started. Then goes into detail per chapter on how to involve your child in certain practice/games depending on age.

I don't have children myself, but I have a nephew that visits almost every other day. He already has a love of reading - will come to sit on our laps the moment we crack open a book. However, Falk's book has given me a better understanding on how to include the child in more activities. I will definitely be trying some of them out later with my nephew. I also love how Falk provides a lot of examples for the different activities. It makes it easier, especially for busy parents, to easily set up for activities without having to put in more brain power.

One thing I might recommend is for the book to be published with a little more spacing in between paragraphs/activities. The formatting does make each example distinct. However, if I was reading this will tired, I may start to lose track of where I just read up to.

As a new mom, I'm always looking for tips to help foster my child's development. As an avid reader, I was excited to see that this book provides straightforward, practical guidance for helping foster literacy in early childhood. While at times this read felt a bit repetitive, it was very thorough and full of a lot of different activities to try no matter what level of development your child is in.