Wh-Wren Asks the Little Questions

In the Lap Nook, hopping busily along the arm of the reading chair, is Wh-Wren — a tiny, quick wren with a head full of questions. Wrens are small but mighty singers, and Wh-Wren’s favorite songs all begin the same little way: what, where, who, why, how.

Here is the trick, grown-up: on a page your child is enjoying, ask one small wh- question. “Where is the puppy going?” “Why is the girl smiling?” “How did the tower fall down?” These little words open big thinking.

A wh- question asks for more than a point — it asks your child to explain. And when a three-year-old says “The tower fell ’cause the cat bumped it!” — that’s reasoning, growing in your lap. Wh-Wren trills happily at every little answer.

Say it with Wh-Wren: “What and where and who and why — a little question, watch them try.”

No screen needed — just a page and a small wondering. One little wh- word can turn a quiet page into a chat. So hop like Wh-Wren, grown-up, and ask: what, where, who, why, how?