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be<br><span>so much more.<\/span><\/h1>\n <p>Simple brain-building ideas to bring you and your child closer together.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"background:var(--peach);padding:20px 28px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section style=\"background:white;padding:80px 28px;\">\n <div class=\"section-inner\">\n <div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:72px;align-items:center;\">\n <div>\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Our Community Partnership<\/span>\n <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px;margin-bottom:20px;flex-wrap:wrap;\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/earlymatterssa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imaginationlibrarySA.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/early-matters1.png\" alt=\"Early Matters San Antonio\" style=\"height:52px;width:auto;max-width:180px;\">\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Talk. <span class=\"t-red\">Read.<\/span> Sing.<\/h2>\n <p style=\"font-size:17px;color:var(--gray);line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:18px;\">\n The Imagination Library of San Antonio is proud to partner with <a href=\"https:\/\/earlymatterssa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:var(--navy);font-weight:700;border-bottom:2px solid var(--lightblue);padding-bottom:1px;\">Temprano Asuntos San Antonio<\/a> and the national <strong style=\"color:var(--navy);\">Talking Is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing<\/strong> campaign \u2014 a public awareness movement that helps parents and caregivers recognize their power to boost their children's early brain and language development through simple, everyday actions.\n <\/p>\n <p style=\"font-size:17px;color:var(--gray);line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:28px;\">\n Describing things on a walk. Singing songs at bath time. Reading a book before bed. These small, loving moments are how brains are built \u2014 and they cost nothing.\n <\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingisteaching.org\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn-red\">Learn More at TalkingIsTeaching.org<\/a>\n\n \n <div style=\"margin-top:28px;border-radius:20px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,.1);\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imaginationlibrarySA.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/talking-is-teaching-staycation-insta-read-v3.png\"\n alt=\"Talk, Read, Sing \u2014 Talking Is Teaching campaign\"\n style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:16px;\">\n <div style=\"background:var(--cream);border-radius:18px;padding:28px 28px;border:2px solid #ede9e3;border-left:5px solid var(--red);\">\n <h3 style=\"font-size:22px;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:10px;\">Talk<\/h3>\n <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:var(--gray);line-height:1.7;\">Talk to your child about anything and everything \u2014 at the grocery store, on a walk, during dinner. Every word they hear from you is building their brain. When they make sounds, respond. When they point, name it.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div style=\"background:var(--cream);border-radius:18px;padding:28px 28px;border:2px solid #ede9e3;border-left:5px solid var(--blue);\">\n <h3 style=\"font-size:22px;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:10px;\">Read<\/h3>\n <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:var(--gray);line-height:1.7;\">Read together every day, starting from birth. Point to pictures, ask questions, let them turn the pages. It does not matter if you finish the book \u2014 what matters is that you opened it together.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div style=\"background:var(--cream);border-radius:18px;padding:28px 28px;border:2px solid #ede9e3;border-left:5px solid var(--lightblue);\">\n <h3 style=\"font-size:22px;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:10px;\">Sing<\/h3>\n <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:var(--gray);line-height:1.7;\">It does not matter if you can carry a tune. Your voice is your child's favorite sound. Sing during bath time, in the car, or at bedtime. Rhymes and songs build language rhythm, memory, and joy.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"margin-top:52px;background:var(--peach);border-radius:20px;padding:36px 40px;border:2px solid #fde8c0;\">\n <h3 style=\"font-size:20px;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:8px;\">Free Family Resources \u2014 Talk, Read, Sing<\/h3>\n <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:var(--gray);line-height:1.65;margin-bottom:28px;max-width:680px;\">Download these free tip sheets \u2014 available in English and Spanish \u2014 developed by the Talking Is Teaching campaign and the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services.<\/p>\n <div style=\"display:flex;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingisteaching.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Talking_Reading_Singing_EveryDay_ENG.pdf\"\n target=\"_blank\"\n style=\"display:inline-block;background:#0d3060;color:white;font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:14px;padding:14px 28px;border-radius:50px;transition:all .2s;\"\n onmouseover=\"this.style.background='#0d3060'\" onmouseout=\"this.style.background='var(--navy)'\">\n Download \u2014 English\n <\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingisteaching.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Tips-for-Families-SP.pdf\"\n target=\"_blank\"\n style=\"display:inline-block;background:var(--blue);color:white;font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:14px;padding:14px 28px;border-radius:50px;transition:all .2s;\"\n onmouseover=\"this.style.background='#005f80'\" onmouseout=\"this.style.background='var(--blue)'\">\n Descargar \u2014 Espa\u00f1ol\n <\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingisteaching.org\/parent-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\"\n style=\"display:inline-block;background:transparent;color:var(--navy);font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:14px;padding:13px 28px;border-radius:50px;border:2px solid var(--navy);transition:all .2s;\"\n onmouseover=\"this.style.background='var(--navy)';this.style.color='white'\" onmouseout=\"this.style.background='transparent';this.style.color='var(--navy)'\">\n Browse All Resources\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"age-section\">\n <div class=\"section-inner\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">By Age<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Reading ideas for every <span class=\"t-red\">stage<\/span><\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-lead\" style=\"margin-bottom:56px;\">Every Imagination Library book is matched to your child's development. Here is how to make the most of each one.<\/p>\n\n \n <div class=\"age-grid\" style=\"margin-bottom:64px;\">\n <div class=\"age-badge\" style=\"background:var(--red);\">\n <div class=\"age-img\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imaginationlibrarySA.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mom-and-daugter-AA.jpg\" alt=\"Baby reading\">\n <\/div>\n <h3>Birth to 12 months<\/h3>\n <p>Board books, black and white patterns, simple shapes and faces<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"tips-list\">\n <div class=\"tip-card\">\n <h4>Let them play with the book<\/h4>\n <p>Stack books into towers, carry them from room to room, flip pages just for the joy of it, or look at the pictures and point. There is no wrong way to explore a book at this age \u2014 every moment with it is building a relationship with reading.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"tip-card\">\n <h4>Talk about what you see \u2014 narrate everything<\/h4>\n <p>You do not need to read every word. Just describe what is on the page: \"That is a dog. The dog is brown. Can you see the dog's tail?\" Every word you say builds vocabulary, even before your baby can talk back.<\/p>\n <div class=\"tip-prompt\">\"Look at that! What do you see?\"<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"tip-card\">\n <h4>Read the same book over and over<\/h4>\n <p>Repetition is how babies learn. The same board book read dozens of times is building language rhythm, pattern recognition, and a sense of comfort and predictability. If they love it, keep reading it.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"age-grid\" style=\"margin-bottom:64px;\">\n <div class=\"age-badge\" style=\"background:var(--orange);\">\n <div class=\"age-img\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imaginationlibrarySA.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/book-collage-dpil-oct-2022.jpg\" alt=\"Colorful Imagination Library books\">\n <\/div>\n <h3>1 to 2 years<\/h3>\n <p>Simple stories, familiar objects, animals and sounds<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"tips-list\">\n <div class=\"tip-card\">\n <h4>Point and name everything on the page<\/h4>\n <p>At this age, children are building vocabulary at an astonishing pace \u2014 often learning several new words a day. Pointing to pictures and naming them is one of the most powerful things you can do.<\/p>\n <div class=\"tip-prompt\">\"Where is the apple? Can you find the apple?\"<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"tip-card\">\n <h4>Make sounds and silly voices<\/h4>\n <p>If there is a dog on the page, bark. If there is a baby, whisper. Children at this age respond strongly to tone and expression \u2014 the sillier the better. This is how they learn that stories are alive and playful.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"tip-card\">\n <h4>Let them turn the pages<\/h4>\n <p>Giving your toddler control of the pages makes them feel like an active participant in the story. Even if they skip ahead or go backwards, they are learning how books work and developing a sense of ownership over the experience.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"age-grid\">\n <div class=\"age-badge\" style=\"background:var(--blue);\">\n <div class=\"age-img\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imaginationlibrarySA.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USA-Group4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Picture books for preschoolers\">\n <\/div>\n <h3>3 to 5 years<\/h3>\n <p>Picture books, characters, feelings, imaginative stories<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"tips-list\">\n <div class=\"tip-card\">\n <h4>Ask \"what do you think happens next?\"<\/h4>\n <p>Before you turn the page, pause. Ask your child to predict. This builds narrative thinking, comprehension, and the wonderful habit of engaging actively with stories rather than passively listening.<\/p>\n <div class=\"tip-prompt\">\"What do you think the bear is going to do?\"<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"tip-card\">\n <h4>Connect the story to your child's life<\/h4>\n <p>Every Dolly Parton book comes with an inner flap of engagement questions written by early literacy experts. These prompts help you connect the story to your child's own experiences \u2014 making abstract ideas feel personal and real.<\/p>\n <div class=\"tip-prompt\">\"Has anything like that ever happened to you?\"<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"tip-card\">\n <h4>Let them retell the story their own way<\/h4>\n <p>After reading, close the book and ask your child to tell you the story back \u2014 using the pictures if they like. This is one of the best indicators of reading readiness and builds narrative language that carries directly into school success.<\/p>\n <div class=\"tip-prompt\">\"Tell me everything that happened in this book.\"<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"flap-section\">\n <h2>The inner flap \u2014 a little gift inside every book<\/h2>\n <p>Every Imagination Library book arrives with an inner flap created by Dolly's early literacy team. It turns every book into a starting point for play, conversation, and creativity \u2014 no preparation needed.<\/p>\n <div class=\"flap-cards\">\n <div class=\"flap-card\">\n <div class=\"flap-card-rule\"><\/div>\n <h4>Questions about the story<\/h4>\n <p>Each flap includes questions to ask while you read together \u2014 sparking conversation about characters, feelings, and what happens next in the story.<\/p>\n <div class=\"flap-example\">\"What ice cream flavor do you think the bear would have chosen?\"<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"flap-card\">\n <div class=\"flap-card-rule\"><\/div>\n <h4>Simple crafts and activities<\/h4>\n <p>Many flaps include a quick craft or activity inspired by the story \u2014 things to make, draw, or do together that bring the book to life beyond the page.<\/p>\n <div class=\"flap-example\">\"Draw your own rainbow using the colors in the book.\"<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"flap-card\">\n <div class=\"flap-card-rule\"><\/div>\n <h4>Connecting the story 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Singing songs at bath time. Reading a book before bed. These small, loving moments are how brains are built \u2014 and they cost nothing.\n <\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingisteaching.org\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn-red\">Learn More at TalkingIsTeaching.org<\/a>\n\n \n <div style=\"margin-top:28px;border-radius:20px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,.1);\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imaginationlibrarySA.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/talking-is-teaching-staycation-insta-read-v3.png\"\n alt=\"Talk, Read, Sing \u2014 Talking Is Teaching campaign\"\n style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:16px;\">\n <div style=\"background:var(--cream);border-radius:18px;padding:28px 28px;border:2px solid #ede9e3;border-left:5px solid var(--red);\">\n <h3 style=\"font-size:22px;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:10px;\">Talk<\/h3>\n <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:var(--gray);line-height:1.7;\">Talk to your child about anything and everything \u2014 at the grocery store, on a walk, during dinner. Every word they hear from you is building their brain. When they make sounds, respond. When they point, name it.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div style=\"background:var(--cream);border-radius:18px;padding:28px 28px;border:2px solid #ede9e3;border-left:5px solid var(--blue);\">\n <h3 style=\"font-size:22px;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:10px;\">Read<\/h3>\n <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:var(--gray);line-height:1.7;\">Read together every day, starting from birth. Point to pictures, ask questions, let them turn the pages. It does not matter if you finish the book \u2014 what matters is that you opened it together.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div style=\"background:var(--cream);border-radius:18px;padding:28px 28px;border:2px solid #ede9e3;border-left:5px solid var(--lightblue);\">\n <h3 style=\"font-size:22px;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:10px;\">Sing<\/h3>\n <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:var(--gray);line-height:1.7;\">It does not matter if you can carry a tune. Your voice is your child's favorite sound. Sing during bath time, in the car, or at bedtime. Rhymes and songs build language rhythm, memory, and joy.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"margin-top:52px;background:var(--peach);border-radius:20px;padding:36px 40px;border:2px solid #fde8c0;\">\n <h3 style=\"font-size:20px;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:8px;\">Free Family Resources \u2014 Talk, Read, Sing<\/h3>\n <p style=\"font-size:15px;color:var(--gray);line-height:1.65;margin-bottom:28px;max-width:680px;\">Download these free tip sheets \u2014 available in English and Spanish \u2014 developed by the Talking Is Teaching campaign and the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services.<\/p>\n <div style=\"display:flex;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingisteaching.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Talking_Reading_Singing_EveryDay_ENG.pdf\"\n target=\"_blank\"\n style=\"display:inline-block;background:#0d3060;color:white;font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:14px;padding:14px 28px;border-radius:50px;transition:all .2s;\"\n onmouseover=\"this.style.background='#0d3060'\" onmouseout=\"this.style.background='var(--navy)'\">\n Download \u2014 English\n <\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingisteaching.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Tips-for-Families-SP.pdf\"\n target=\"_blank\"\n style=\"display:inline-block;background:var(--blue);color:white;font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:14px;padding:14px 28px;border-radius:50px;transition:all .2s;\"\n onmouseover=\"this.style.background='#005f80'\" onmouseout=\"this.style.background='var(--blue)'\">\n Descargar \u2014 Espa\u00f1ol\n <\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingisteaching.org\/parent-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\"\n style=\"display:inline-block;background:transparent;color:var(--navy);font-family:'Raleway',sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:14px;padding:13px 28px;border-radius:50px;border:2px solid var(--navy);transition:all .2s;\"\n onmouseover=\"this.style.background='var(--navy)';this.style.color='white'\" onmouseout=\"this.style.background='transparent';this.style.color='var(--navy)'\">\n Browse All Resources\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"age-section\">\n <div class=\"section-inner\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">By Age<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Reading ideas for every <span class=\"t-red\">stage<\/span><\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-lead\" style=\"margin-bottom:56px;\">Every Imagination Library book is matched to your child's development. Here is how to make the most of each one.<\/p>\n\n \n <div class=\"age-grid\" style=\"margin-bottom:64px;\">\n <div class=\"age-badge\" style=\"background:var(--red);\">\n <div class=\"age-img\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imaginationlibrarySA.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mom-and-daugter-AA.jpg\" alt=\"Baby reading\">\n <\/div>\n <h3>Birth to 12 months<\/h3>\n <p>Board books, black and white patterns, simple shapes and faces<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"tips-list\">\n <div class=\"tip-card\">\n <h4>Let them play with the book<\/h4>\n <p>Stack books into towers, carry them from room to room, flip pages just for the joy of it, or look at the pictures and point. There is no wrong way to explore a book at this age \u2014 every moment with it is building a relationship with reading.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"tip-card\">\n <h4>Talk about what you see \u2014 narrate everything<\/h4>\n <p>You do not need to read every word. Just describe what is on the page: \"That is a dog. The dog is brown. Can you see the dog's tail?\" Every word you say builds vocabulary, even before your baby can talk back.<\/p>\n <div class=\"tip-prompt\">\"Look at that! What do you see?\"<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"tip-card\">\n <h4>Read the same book over and over<\/h4>\n <p>Repetition is how babies learn. The same board book read dozens of times is building language rhythm, pattern recognition, and a sense of comfort and predictability. If they love it, keep reading it.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"age-grid\" style=\"margin-bottom:64px;\">\n <div class=\"age-badge\" style=\"background:var(--orange);\">\n <div class=\"age-img\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imaginationlibrarySA.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/book-collage-dpil-oct-2022.jpg\" alt=\"Colorful Imagination Library books\">\n <\/div>\n <h3>1 to 2 years<\/h3>\n <p>Simple stories, familiar objects, animals and sounds<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"tips-list\">\n <div class=\"tip-card\">\n <h4>Point and name everything on the page<\/h4>\n <p>At this age, children are building vocabulary at an astonishing pace \u2014 often learning several new words a day. Pointing to pictures and naming them is one of the most powerful things you can do.<\/p>\n <div class=\"tip-prompt\">\"Where is the apple? Can you find the apple?\"<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"tip-card\">\n <h4>Make sounds and silly voices<\/h4>\n <p>If there is a dog on the page, bark. If there is a baby, whisper. Children at this age respond strongly to tone and expression \u2014 the sillier the better. This is how they learn that stories are alive and playful.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"tip-card\">\n <h4>Let them turn the pages<\/h4>\n <p>Giving your toddler control of the pages makes them feel like an active participant in the story. Even if they skip ahead or go backwards, they are learning how books work and developing a sense of ownership over the experience.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"age-grid\">\n <div class=\"age-badge\" style=\"background:var(--blue);\">\n <div class=\"age-img\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imaginationlibrarySA.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USA-Group4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Picture books for preschoolers\">\n <\/div>\n <h3>3 to 5 years<\/h3>\n <p>Picture books, characters, feelings, imaginative stories<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"tips-list\">\n <div class=\"tip-card\">\n <h4>Ask \"what do you think happens next?\"<\/h4>\n <p>Before you turn the page, pause. Ask your child to predict. 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