When parents ask during Skype story time how you keep your toddler from tearing off the jackets, you must explain, “In this house, we respect books.” Don’t forget to include books in other languages: Mandarin, Spanish, French, Klingon. However, they must be low enough for your mother-in-law to see. Put the books high enough so that your toddler can’t reach them with his Pirate’s-Booty-dusted fingers. It’s preferable to showcase leather-bound versions. The more weathered the books, the better. Start by packing the shelves with the usual suspects: Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, In Search of Lost Time. So, you’ve chosen an intellectual aesthetic. You need people to take him seriously when he says, “Me want ’tilla chips.” His bookcase must communicate: I am no basic baby.
Are you raising a tiny influencer or a budding anthropologist? Should you color-code the book spines into a rainbow or alphabetize rows of National Geographic Kids? These questions must be answered before your toddler can dominate his Zoom music class or his FaceTime with Nana.
Remember, this background is the only way to establish credibility for your two-year-old in our new world.
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