Recognition
We've been alternating The Going to Bed Book and Goodnight Moon to Karina at bedtime since she was about four months old. Now at eight months, she's clearly recognizing and remembering the books as we bring them out. She prefers The Going to Bed Book and will usually reach for it if we hold multiple books in front of her as options. Not always, but usually.
When Daddy starts reading the book, Karina gets a huge grin on her face, no matter how tired and fussy she's been up to that point. There are certain motions he's grown accustomed to make on certain pages (like dancing the book around a bit and humming a tune on the "exercise" page), and she coos with delight when he gets to those parts.
We've yet to notice such positive and predictable reactions on any other books, so the bar has been set, Ms. Boynton. The bar has been set.
