We have been reading and pointing at books since Hiro-hanani was a few days old. We point at the animals and, we question what they are. The funniest books are the ones where none of us can figure out what animal the illustrator was trying to draw, and Hiro-hananni has learned to shrug, a very amusing gesture.
Chaim and I are both readers- in the morning one of us- usually Chaim- goes downstairs to get the newspaper. And every night, there are two or three books to be read before going to sleep. So it's no surprise that Hiro-hananni has learned about 90% of the English alphabet, and 50% of Japanese hiragana.
We have tried to teach Hiro the love of books partly for our own sanity; on the long car rides to Buffalo to visit Grandpa Mort, or something to do while we wait for our food at the restaurant. And getting out a book is a definite must for all the short and not so short subway rides. And he is always game for learning new words and trying to spell them.
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