TAMIL TALES FOR TINY TOTS

Introducing reading habits early on in kids, Emmozhi Publications brings out vibrant board books with stories in familiar settings in the Tamil language

- SONU M KOTHARI

A mother reading a board book to her nine-month old baby, Bink — this is how the 1994 familycomedy film Baby’s Day Out’s first scene unfolds. Bink loves the book so much that he has given it a nick name, Boo Boo. Bink’s mother cherishes these moments and holds them dearly, as she spends most mornings and afternoons at work, away from her child. Well, this is a common practice in the west — to start reading to the kid early. “This habit helps children understand their language, roots and culture from a very young age. This also promotes a better and deeper bonding between parents and the child,” says nivethitha J, founder, Emmozhi Publications.

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