It's not like that at all.
First , experts have long proven that those children who were not too lazy to read from a very young age understood the meaning of what they read rather than those that their parents did not read. In addition, "well-read" kids are much earlier than others learn to read and in the future do not have any problems with retelling.
Secondly , a crumb who, from birth, his mother and father read fairy tales and poems, learn to speak faster. After all, he learns new words from books and remembers from sense and sound.
Thirdly , through the books the karapuz acquires new knowledge about the surrounding world, about those phenomena and things that he had never seen before (for example, what is an airplane, a mammoth, a yacht, etc.).
Fourthly , listening to fairy tales perfectly develops the imagination of the child.
Fifthly , reading superbly trains the memory of the baby (and yours too, which really is a sin to hide). Reading every day the same story or story, and you, and your little one will soon learn it by heart. When this happens, you can play with the karapuz in such a game: you read to it a familiar fairy tale, and suddenly replace some word with another. You'll see, the child will try to fix you. Also it is possible to suggest to the kid to finish for you last line of a quatrain.
Sixth , when my beloved mother is near and reading a fairy tale, the kid feels very protected and sees that he is loved and taken care of.
The very first books of your crumbs should be bright, with big, clear pictures. Ideal if the book is made of cardboard, and on each page will be displayed no more than one subject and not more than one or two words are written. For the four-six months, books with soft colored pages of polyethylene are also suitable. Such books do not get wet, so they can be washed safely after falls and even take on bathing a child. By the way, it will be quite cool if in such a book there are various rustling, rustling, squeaking elements.
With half a year the kid is quite capable of perceiving small rhythmic rhymes. Also at this age are very important bright pictures. Pay attention also to books with inserts of different textures - they are great in the development of motor skills.
At the age of about one year old, the crumb can already understand the meaning of a simple fairy tale story. He already has enough imagination and he knows how to represent the heroes of the stories. In his games, the karapuz learn to use the stories from the read.
Thanks to the books, the child learns to concentrate his attention, guess how events will develop, wait for a tepid separation and even gradually begins to distinguish good characters from bad ones. In a year and a half for the baby is best suited fairy tales in verse.
In two years the karapuz is already more diligent and he can offer stories more authentic, with a more complex plot. Let the child help turn pages and comment on what you read. Very soon the baby will begin to understand that the book is a wonderful friend from whom you can learn a lot of new things. And it will be just fine if reading the book before going to bed will become your compulsory family ritual.