My nephew's two and a half, and he insists I read him his book about dinosaurs. For a few months now, he's been learning about (and saying correctly) the names of dinosaurs that most adults wouldn't be able to name (because they weren't in Jurassic Park). I'll ask him which dinosaur has three horns, and he'll say "Twicewetops! That's my fav'wit!" (He also says that Iguanadon, Stegosaurus and Baryonix are his favorites).

Okay, this was more "bragging uncle" than advice on children's books. But it shows not to saddle a kid with "kiddie" books, just because of their age. The higher you set the bar, the more pleasantly surprised you'll be at how high kids can jump.

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