Here is a simple guide for Reach Out and Read providers on what kinds of books are most suitable for children of different age groups.

• Board books with photos of babies
• Brightly-colored board books to touch and taste
• Books with pictures of familiar objects-balls, bottles
• Small books sized for small hands

• Sturdy board books they can handle and carry
• Books with photos and pictures of children doing familiar things-sleeping, eating, playing
• Goodnight books for bedtime
• Books about saying goodbye and hello
• Books with only a few words on the page
• Books with simple rhymes or predictable text

• Books with board pages-but also books with paper pages
• Silly books and funny books
• Rhymes, rhythms, repetitious text-books they can learn by heart
• Books about children and families
• Books about making friends
• Books about food
• Books about animals
• Books about trucks
• Word books

• Books that tell stories
• Books about kids that look like them and live like them-but also books about different places and different ways of living
• Books about going to school, books about making friends
• Books with simple text they can memorize
• Counting books, alphabet books, vocabulary books