SuitabookLittle Joy
Ruowen Wang
- Reading
- Read a repeated line aloud, then pause to let your child join in or predict what comes next. Follow their lead if they prefer simply listening or looking at the pictures.
- Themes
- Different responses to attempts at play: Little Joy smiles but does not laugh when her mother tries to make her laugh, including by tickling her. The story sets up a question about whether Little Joy can laugh; the available details do not establish a wider message about her responses or her mother’s actions.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes a mother tickling her baby in attempts to prompt laughter. If touch or being tickled is a topic for your family, you may want to discuss how a baby’s response matters.