On the lookout for a new New Zealand Picture Book to read to your child ? Review: Goodnight Pumpkin – Written by Belynda Smith and Illustrated by Marie Sanders - 2012 Are you looking for a cute story to read your child? One that will teach them to learn to read and keep their attention long enough to listen to the story? When reading to a child especially one so young, there are three main things that a book should have.  Firstly , the book should contain bright and colourful pictures as the children don't yet know the words of the story, so they look towards the pictures to gain an idea of what might be happening and interpret into a way that only they understand and also the bright colours and pictures hold the child's attention. Secondly, when reading to a child the book should not be too lengthy as children only have a short attention span so the book needs to be just the right length to capture the child and hold their attention while you have it....