With Jolly Scholars reading stories to children exposes them to the intricacy of language and helps them to develop important language skills. As a result, the type of books that are read to children seems to have a direct impact on the depth of their education. Parents should read a variety of books aloud to their children. In addition, children will engage in different types of dialogue or conversation when reading different types of genre books.

The illustrations often provide information that is not covered in the text. Particularly appealing to children are rhyming stories and books that feature repeated patterns of sound.