A finger on the picture

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Naming pictures is harder than naming objects — a picture is a flat stand-in for a real thing, and connecting the two is its own leap. A book with one big clear object per page makes the leap as short as it can be, and your finger landing on the picture as you say the word is what ties them together.

🧺 You need

  • one picture book with large clear single objects, one per page

Source: AAPMilestones During The First 2 Years

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A finger on the picture

Choose a book with one thing per page

A busy scene gives them nothing to land on. One big dog on a white page is the book you want.