Lauren La Riva

Guardian Lauren La Riva

Guardian is the first of many Milo Stories, written based on the true antics of Lauren's bengal cat, Milo. This is a bedtime poem filled with vocabulary words and dream-like illustrations, inspired out of love and appreciation for a very special companion. I hope you and your child enjoy Milo as much as I do.

Note to Parents:

This book is intended to be read aloud to your child, with the hope that exposure to a rich vocabulary and colorful illustrations will instill a lifelong love of reading. Looking up unfamiliar words with your child can build an expansive vocabulary that will aid them throughout their lives. There is a Vocabulary section at the end of the book with easy-to-understand (at any age) definitions for advanced vocabulary words. Children who are read to regularly tend to have larger vocabularies and read more later in life. By teaching children a broad variety of words early in life, they can become eloquent speakers and high-achieving readers.