Stella Queen of the Snow by Marie-Louise Gay is a great book to introduce seasons, more specifically winter and snow to your child around the ages of 3-4.

Stella and her little brother Sam wake up to a wonderful surprise; Snow! Stella takes Sam outside to teach him of all the fun activities one can have while playing in the snow such as building a snowman, sliding down a hill, skating, and more! Even though Sam is hesitant to some activities Stella introduces him to, he still has a great time playing outside.

Stella Queen of the Snow can help develop your child’s motor skills and teach them how to play, as well as their social skills. Stella is essentially teaching the reader all about snow and the fun activities that can be done outside in the winter. She is promoting active play outside which is great to introduce to your child at a young age, especially in this generation where it seems like kids prefer indoor play including electronics to outdoor active play. The book also promotes social skills as you can see Stella and Sam playing with other children.

A good way to start this book would be to start off by asking your child some questions:

• Do you remember what snow looks like?
• When does it snow here? Do you remember what season it is?

An activity you can do after reading this book is you can make paper snowflakes with your child and hang them or throw them up in the air as if they were real snowflakes! Even if it may not be winter, you can still have fun in the snow.

How do Dinosaurs Count to Ten by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague is a great book to read to your child to introduce them to counting. The book follows a simple format, easy for children to understand. It starts from the number one and counts off different objects the dinosaurs are collecting in the book. This book would be a good choice for a child around the age of 2 years old as it introduces counting in a simple, easy to understand format. You can read this book to your child and have them follow along with you by saying the numbers to help them learn.

The book also features multiple day to day items, which can help your child learn these every day objects. For example, there’s a dinosaur playing with some toy cars, and another with some socks. These are all items that you child may encounter in their daily lives and it’s good to expose them to more objects.

How do Dinosaurs Count to Ten also features plenty of colourful, fun illustrations for your child to look at. Not only is the book full of dinosaurs of different colours, shapes and sizes, but it also has colourful objects that may draw the attention of your children like toys and drawings.

How do Dinosaurs Count to Ten is a great first book to introduce to your 2 year old. It teaches counting in an appropriate manner and uses dinosaurs (who doesn’t like dinosaurs?!) and colourful illustrations to catch the attention of your child. Be sure to check this one out!