Showered with Books

My beautiful friend Michelle knows what books are all about. 

This afternoon I had the pleasure of attending a shower for her first baby to be and it excited me greatly to read my invitation asking us each to bring a personally signed book for the unborn little one to grow their own library and be surrounded by books from birth. 

During an afternoon of light hearted fun with Baby Shower guessing games, craft decorating, plenty of food and lots of laughs we were treated to watch her unwrap her many thoughtful gifts. From bibs and bonnets to booties and bath accessories, these gifts will come and go. But it is the books that will stand the test of time as this new baby is born and grows into a little adult. 

It is these books, chosen with love and hope for the his/her future, that will sit on the shelves for years to come. They will come out in times of quiet, boredom, desperation, bribery, joy, and family memories yet to be created. 

Nobody knows what the future will bring, but there is one certainty, that this little bundle of joy will be surrounded by a loving family and a ready-made library of books that the proud new parents can begin to read as soon as their new arrival appears. Heck, they could start today if they wanted to. 

There is no science in love and family. But there are plenty of people and studies out there who believe reading to children from birth can have a huge impact on their literacy later in life, and with the beautiful collection of books given with heartfelt joy today, there is no doubt this little one will grow up loving their books. 

I wish Michelle and her new family all the very best for the next stage of their life and am more than happy to donate lots of reading time with Aunty Lou xxx

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Next time you attend a Baby Shower you might like to give a book as a gift. Let us know what your favourite baby shower gifts are? Or how old your children were when you began to read with them? 

If you would like to contribute to helping a child in need receive their own gift of books see our previous post about United Way Ballarat to find out more about the Imagination Library. 

And if you would like to purchase a copy of Learning that's Fun, complete with simple and low cost activities for fun family learning please click here.