Scholastic knows that reading is a social and emotional experience for young children. They love to nextle in next to an adult and participate in reading a story aloud, especially when they know they can join in at just the right moment! Here for the first time are Sideby Side books, which have been designed for just that purpose. The structure of the text encouranges taking turns because it combines a read-aloud book with an emergent reader, which results in true collaborative reading.