Summary of abstract: The mission of the Swedish preschool is to stimulate children's learning and development in a holistic. No other period in child development contains so much learning as the first five years in life. The presentation is based on the projetct Let's read a book and focus on reading aloud. The results show that all children appreciated reading aloud and story telling and the assessment showed that the quality of their communication was raised by these efforts. The children's interest in signs, symbols, pictures and letter increased and they improved their vocabulary, their understanding of language and their phonological awareness. The project was presented on an internationla  conference in ECE and also published in proceedings.