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Random House Children's Books is one of America's foremost publishers of quality literature for pre-school children through young adult readers in all formats from board books to picture books to novels. With over 80 Thomas and Friends titles to choose from, your child will enjoy many adventures with engines, diesels and other friends from the Island of Sodor!
Did you know...?
Children from all backgrounds, ethnicities, and income levels love to be read to by their parents. They enjoy being read to by teachers, friends, other kids, librarians, but especially by their own mom and dad.
The reason behind this is simple, really. Reading is a time to draw closer together. It's like taking a family vacation without the car, the gas, the weather, the bathroom stops and the fighting. In other words, it's a lot like having fun.
Children enjoy the stories, especially when they are read with love and emotion, but even more importantly, they love to feel the physical closeness and the feeling that they are loved. This is a time for parents and their children to bond.
This is an important part of the reading process, however, the most important part is that children who are read to will, in turn, read better on their own. This is a proven fact. Children who have parents or caregivers who read to them perform 10% and higher on Word Frequency Evaluation Tests and Standardized Tests. So, putting it simply, reading to your child will not only encourage them to read, it will open their future achievement levels to new heights.
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