Educational Children's Books

I babysit a 3 year old boy named Cole each week. His absolute favorite thing to do is watch the Disney channel in the mornings. After we watch his shows, he always grabs a book and has me read it to him. One morning a few weeks ago, we were watching a show called Little Einstein’s when Cole turned to me and said “this is just like my book!” He then went and grabbed his book and sure enough it matched the show we were watching. I think it’s incredible that a child as young as 3 has the ability to recognize the similarities between educational books and the shows he watches on TV. Both the book and the show teach simple things such as colors, numbers, shapes, and sounds. I think that this recent change in children’s literature to be more educational is having a great impact on young children. Instead of hearing simple fairy tales or stereotypical bedtime stories, children now have the opportunity to learn while they are having fun. I think it’s wonderful!