<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The Baby Talk Book series encourage connected speech by pairing action words with familiar objects.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Toddlers form language through meaningful repetition of early developing sounds. Children develop vocabulary, prosody, and intonation of speech and language and achieve accelerated linguistic growth when parents read to them for 20 minutes a day. This series provides early phonetic awareness by repetitively pairing an action word with a familiar object to expand an utterance.<br>If your child will not sit for 20 minutes, read to them for five minutes in the morning, ten minutes in the afternoon, and five minutes at bedtime or until the reading time adds up to 20 minutes.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>C. C. Franklin, a graduate of the University of Texas, is a speech-language pathologist, mom, and teacher specializing in early language development for children ages eighteen months to three years. She holds a Master of Arts in communication disorders and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing and is a member of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA). She works with toddlers to expand receptive and expressive language skills and promote cognitive growth. Her interests include childhood literacy, health, and happiness.