After reading this small lap book to a toddler or a young preschooler, ask your child what her favorite books are. Suggest finding a favorite book to read to a doll or stuffed animal.
Elicit reactions to reading the same book over and over again. Discuss how young children can profit from multiple readings of the same books: that memorizing the text for "pretend reading" is a first step in reading, that children often learn to recognize where to turn the pages, that being comfortable with the language of print (vs. language of speech) makes children better listeners as we read to them.