Books make great Easter gifts for kids

(StatePoint) Filling Easter baskets for the kids? Think beyond the typical sweets and treats and consider including books as well.

“All kids love books, even if they’re too little to read. For babies and toddlers, choose kid-sized books full of bright photos that they will love looking at again and again. There’s so much research showing how important reading is for a child’s development. You can build on it by making the experience fun for parents and their children,” says Rachel Barry, vice president of marketing and publicity at DK, a publisher of adult and children’s books....