Tips for Using the Curious Baby Books with Children

Laugh, Listen, and Learn with your curious baby!

Notes for Moms, Dads, & Caregivers

Curious Baby Counting

  • Let baby handle the book and engage his senses by feeling, shaking, and moving the beads.
  • The wooden beads can act first as a rattle and then as a counting device for babies of different ages.
  • Point to each farm animal as you read its name. Make the noises associated with each animal—babies love to make these noises themselves!

Curious Baby Music Play

  • Listen to the music on the CD together both when you’re reading the book and when you’re not.
  • Use your voice, by humming with the melody, to help your baby distinguish the difference between high and low notes, soft and slow notes.
  • Cuddle up together when your baby is tired and listen to the music—it can help soothe her and you!
  • Pick your baby up and sway or dance to the beat—whether it’s a gentle or more soaring one—of the music together to help him gain a sense of how rhythm works.
  • Stress the rhythm of the verses in the text. Words can be musical too!
  • Play many different kinds of music for your baby. By introducing your curious baby to books and music at a very young age, you increase the likelihood that he’ll love both later in life.

Curious Baby My Curious Dreamer Gift Set

  • Read the story and talk to your baby about the many things Curious George sees in his dreams.
  • Act out the motions in the book—swimming, swinging, gliding, and playing peekaboo—for your baby.
  • Help your baby understand how books work: how pages turn, that we look at them from left to right, that words and pictures match up, and that books are not for chewing!
  • Cuddle up together with your Curious George blanket and share the intimacy of reading as part of your bedtime ritual.

Curious Baby My Curious World

  • Point out and name the pictures on each page, and talk about what the words mean with your baby.
  • As baby peeks at herself in the mirror, point to her eyes, ears, nose, and say the words aloud to her.
  • Let baby engage her senses of touch and hearing by exploring the puffy, crinkly, and smooth panels.
  • Use the ribbons to hang the book in the crib or stroller so that baby can explore the pictures on her own!
  • Unfold the book and lay it on the floor in front of baby to encourage tummy time.

Curious Baby My First Words at the Farm Gift Set

  • Point to and name the different animals and objects on the farm.
  • Have fun saying moo and oink and all of the other noises the farm animals make.
  • Help baby see how books work—how pages turn, that they’re read from left to right, and what they feel like.

Curious Baby My First Words at the Zoo Gift Set

  • Name the different animals at the zoo. Have fun making animal noises. Babies love repetition.
  • Once baby is familiar with animals, point to and talk about the many other objects on each page.
  • Help baby understand how books work—how pages turn, that we look at them from left to right, and that books are not for chewing!
  • Cuddle up together when reading. Baby will soon look forward to your special one-on-one time, and so will you!

Curious Baby My Little Boat

  • Read the story aloud. The gently rhyming text aids in language development.
  • Splash in the tub with the boat and book and encourage baby to experiment with cause and effect.
  • Name the various objects on each page and describe what they do or the sounds they make.
  • Enjoy this durable book at the beach or pool!