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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^ I still read exclusively picture books with her because I find them more beautiful and interesting and about a diverse set of topics. The early reader chapter books are so blah. They can handle those at school :-)[/quote] Agree the early reader chapter books are pretty blah, but I've found just sticking with picture books is tough with a kindergartener because they are short and we go through them too vast. Mixing in some chapter books that are at a higher reading level but where the content is okay or beneficial for a kinder kid has been useful to us. So we do picture books but also ready a bit each night from books like Charlotte's Web, Edward Tulane, The Hobbit, and yes, Harry Potter. My kid has not struggled to understand what is happening in any of these books, and while she obviously cannot read them herself, I do think the exposure to higher level writing is ultimately good for her vocabulary and reading comprehension.[/quote]
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