Best Books For Early Readers

July 7, 2014

I was thrilled the first time my son read me a book. It was exciting time, but it also required a change in the type of books I was picking up from the library and book store. And the change wasn’t easy. I found it difficult to find books that were at my son’s new level. These books needed to have more than a few simple three-letter words…

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