My daughter is a child of books. I wasn't prepared for the parenting stick but one thing I was clear about was that I would introduce my child to the love of books. In my opinion the gift of reading is the best gift you can pass on to the next generation for the one who loves books will always have friends. So with this in mind I bought her the first touch-and-feel book when she was 4 months old and there has been no looking back. Now tons of books and 2 years later I can see the difference