lap reading for infants & reading while infants nap on laps
Added 2025-02-02 15:12:40 +0000 UTCupd. 2/26/25: small update for the new patch! please download the latest file and replace the old one.
this mod adds two new interactions with infants:
sim reads a book to an infant sitting on their lap;
sim reads books and boosts skills while an infant naps on their lap.
requires the xml injector
base game compatible
here's a look at the full animations:
male sims have the same animation, with a slight adjustment in leg position.
both actions require a nearby couch, bench or living chair.
I didn't make the page-turning animation. i hope you don't mind — it would have made the process 10 times harder...
the books appear automatically.
this is what a children's book looks like inside:
the adult book features cover art by illustrator daniel stolle.
the children's book's exterior texture is artwork by ekatamandalIllustration.
the children's book's inner texture features artwork by e. bauman and a. arinushkin.
lap reading
to start "lap reading", go to the "friendly..." --> "activities".
after the activity, both the adult and the baby gains increases in their "social" and "fun" stats, plus the following buffs:
reading while infants nap on laps
for this interaction, head over to the "baby care" menu --> "give baby a nap while reading...". you'll find several options here.
the "give a nap while reading fiction book" option only adds 'fun'. the other options add a smaller 'fun', but they help develop various skills (skills are only from the base game). the baby gains increases in "social" and "energy" stats.
after the action, both the adult and the child receive the following buffs:
note that if an infant has the 'hates being carried' trait, they will not receive the buff. similarly, an adult sim with the 'hates children' trait will not receive the buff.
i tried to make the action work for toddlers too, but i haven't figured out how yet. these interactions, like my previous mod "take a nap with infant", are based on the "give infant a nap" action. adapting them for toddlers requires deeper modding knowledge. i hope that either i or someone else in the modding community will figure out how to make it work in the future.
traditional and simplified chinese translation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/lap-reading-for-122098490
brazilian portuguese translation: https://www.simfileshare.net/download/5341582/
alternative brazilian portuguese translation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/123973059?pr=true
ukrainian translation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ukrayinskii-modu-123867493
spanish translation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/129064292?collection=775654
alternative spanish translation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/lap-reading-for-129231309
french translation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/lap-reading-for-130857154
italian translation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/raccolta-tutte-140417356
german translation: https://www.simfileshare.net/download/5752432/
please let me know if you run into any issues while using the mod. i'm always happy to help, and your feedback is incredibly useful for fine-tuning it 🤍
i'm really proud of this mod! it's not perfect, but i'm happy with how it turned out, and i hope you find it both useful and fun.
Comments
love your animations! unfortunately this mod doesn't seem to be working for me. i have it in a folder with several of your other mods, and they're all working well, but i'm not getting the options for lap reading or reading while infant naps. could totally be a one-off bug with my game, but i was just wondering if you had any suggestions!
Abby Ohlweiler
2025-10-14 01:28:09 +0000 UTCthank you so much for your work! 💛
simkatu
2025-10-08 17:19:32 +0000 UTCI translated your Lap Reading Mod into German: http://www.simfileshare.net/download/5752432/
LuciaSims
2025-10-08 00:36:55 +0000 UTCthank you so much for the kind words! 💞 i’m not sure if there’s an actual book with that image. i only know it’s art by illustrator daniel stolle. here’s his website (https://www.danielstolle.com/), and here’s where i found the image (https://ru.pinterest.com/pin/422281211485383/)
simkatu
2025-10-04 11:17:46 +0000 UTCFavourite animation modder. You really put a lot of heart into this game it wouldn't have without your mods. I have one question; the book in the video of this post on the left (man mowing yellow lawn), I recgonise it but cannot remember the name of it for the life of me. Google lens hasn't helped. Do you happen to know the name of the book? Or does anyone know it. Plssss
Meatballsx
2025-09-30 13:51:00 +0000 UTCthank you 💕 sadly when an adult picks up a toddler and sits down the game throws an error( right now i made a mod when sim can read to a toddler while cuddling on the toddler bed. but similar version of this mod for toddlers is likely beyond what i can do(
simkatu
2025-09-22 21:16:42 +0000 UTClove this animation!!! its made my game feel so much more alive, wish we could do this with toddlers too!
Aja
2025-09-18 00:17:06 +0000 UTCthank you so much for the kind words and thoughtful comment! i’d really love to update the mod soon so that sims can read any book while the infant naps. i’m not sure yet if it’ll work, but since it worked in the “read in bed” mod, i think it should be possible here too. hopefully i’ll get around to it soon! 💖
simkatu
2025-06-21 08:05:27 +0000 UTCthank you so much for the sweet comment and your work!! 🩷
simkatu
2025-06-21 07:58:48 +0000 UTCHiya! Love the mod! However I noticed that there is no option to read the parenting manual whilst the infant naps, I was wondering if that would be a possibility in the future? Of course then I got to thinking that wouldn't it be nice if the sims could read any book? Of course I have no idea how hard any of this would be to do :-) Now that I have tried the interaction mine seems to cancel out immediately, with an X over the interaction. Any help would be appreaciated :-)
JoJo
2025-06-16 18:21:32 +0000 UTCHi ! thank you for this mod it's soo cute i love it, i've translated it into french : https://www.patreon.com/posts/lap-reading-for-130857154
Alouna
2025-06-06 14:27:14 +0000 UTCit makes me sad too :( i still hope one day it’ll be possible to make it work somehow!
simkatu
2025-05-28 20:23:39 +0000 UTCsad we cant nap with toddlers lol
Trafalgar Law
2025-05-20 23:56:39 +0000 UTCthank you so much! ❤️
simkatu
2025-05-19 00:18:03 +0000 UTCthank you so much for your work!!
simkatu
2025-05-19 00:16:17 +0000 UTCthank you so much!! 😌
simkatu
2025-05-19 00:15:48 +0000 UTCHi! here I also leave my Spanish translation, thank you for this so cute mod. https://www.patreon.com/posts/lap-reading-for-129231309
Darwks
2025-05-18 06:26:48 +0000 UTCAWWWW it's so cutee; btw, here is my Spanish translation!! https://www.patreon.com/posts/129064292?collection=775654
magalyrc
2025-05-15 23:33:34 +0000 UTCafter seeing how cute your nap w/ infant mod was i knew i needed to go through all of your mods finally.. tysmmmm for your hard work!!! you never miss with these mods :3
ari 🎧
2025-05-15 18:09:54 +0000 UTCHave you downloaded the XML Injector and made sure its up to date?
Tia Thorne
2025-05-03 11:36:07 +0000 UTChi! so about this mod do i need a pack for it? because it doesn't show in my game and i don't know what to do
Thamisha
2025-05-03 04:43:46 +0000 UTCam i tweaking i've read this comment 3 times and i still don't understand what you're trying to say 😭
s a v a n n a h
2025-05-01 16:46:43 +0000 UTCthere’s no germany translation yet(
simkatu
2025-04-19 12:14:52 +0000 UTCtranslation Germany
Julia Kochanowski
2025-04-15 14:12:49 +0000 UTCsadly, there’s no french version yet — but maybe in the future!
simkatu
2025-03-29 18:28:57 +0000 UTCthank you ❤️❤️❤️
simkatu
2025-03-29 18:28:16 +0000 UTCi’m so happy to hear that!! thank you for the kind words 💗
simkatu
2025-03-24 22:59:43 +0000 UTCthank you so much!! this is great 💗
simkatu
2025-03-24 04:17:51 +0000 UTCthank you so much for your work! ❤️
simkatu
2025-03-24 04:03:33 +0000 UTC🥰❤️
simkatu
2025-03-24 04:00:30 +0000 UTCLOVE IT!!! ♥
Nathalie Ott
2025-03-23 16:38:14 +0000 UTCSplendide ! where can I find a translation into French ?
Sylvia Manceau
2025-03-20 14:31:58 +0000 UTCI've wanted this for ages. I just found your page. Thank you for your hard work.
karina kay
2025-03-19 23:45:55 +0000 UTCHello! I've translated this mod into Ukrainian: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ukrayinskii-modu-123867493
Mariia M
2025-03-19 18:20:52 +0000 UTCAmazing as always! <3 My brazilian portuguese translation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/123973059?pr=true
Andréa
2025-03-09 13:24:58 +0000 UTCi want these get hair pulled and hits and slapping in means on that reacts people mod in xml injector please
Upin And ipin RPGGirls1987
2025-03-02 01:10:56 +0000 UTCDownlaods EVERYTHING
Ifechi Onubogu
2025-03-01 00:13:51 +0000 UTCthank you so much! 💗
simkatu
2025-02-26 21:11:49 +0000 UTCtysm for all your hard work! I just adore your mods <3
Àmy Greig
2025-02-24 19:35:22 +0000 UTCi’d love to work on something like that in the future!
simkatu
2025-02-19 14:15:25 +0000 UTCthank you so much for your kind words 😭
simkatu
2025-02-19 14:11:42 +0000 UTChopefully, i’ll be able to make some in the future!
simkatu
2025-02-19 14:11:15 +0000 UTC❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
simkatu
2025-02-19 14:10:53 +0000 UTCWould love some additional interactions with toddlers like this too in the future <3
Elise
2025-02-15 03:03:27 +0000 UTCWhat would we do without your mods? THANK YOU! :)
Vladlena Jetton
2025-02-13 17:34:22 +0000 UTCIncredible. Just take my money. You already have my heart 🫶🏻
Dreamview
2025-02-13 08:15:00 +0000 UTCI love your mods! I wonder, would you consider making some mods for toddlers as well?
Ada Niestepska
2025-02-12 20:45:27 +0000 UTCthank u 🥰🥰
simkatu
2025-02-11 13:33:52 +0000 UTC❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
simkatu
2025-02-11 13:33:25 +0000 UTCVery very nice :) Thank you so much :)
JenJenLn
2025-02-08 01:01:34 +0000 UTCYou're literally my favorite.
Russian Succubus
2025-02-07 19:39:35 +0000 UTCyou're too sweet!! thank you so much for your support!! 🥹
simkatu
2025-02-05 10:44:45 +0000 UTCthank you so much for your support! ❤️
simkatu
2025-02-05 07:07:55 +0000 UTCYou're crazy.. I mean, In a good way! Take all my money!
Vinna DP
2025-02-04 00:14:29 +0000 UTCYou are amazing!! Thank You!!!
Kiara Wyatt Bradford
2025-02-03 20:40:24 +0000 UTCThank you for considering! 🫶🏻
Oh Snap
2025-02-03 13:04:19 +0000 UTCfunny enough, i was actually about to start working on an eating override before this mod! but as soon as i looked into the animation code, i realized it wasn’t gonna happen lol there are some really tricky issues that make it almost impossible to override right now, but i still hope to find a way someday! ❤️
simkatu
2025-02-03 12:28:38 +0000 UTCthank you so much! i totally get it, i also love playing with infants 🤍
simkatu
2025-02-03 12:09:36 +0000 UTCi love this so much! as someone that loves playing with infants i always try to find infant mods but there aren't many, so thank you ♡
milkemie
2025-02-02 19:35:16 +0000 UTCI don't know if it's time or place but I think the game needs an eating override, I hate how my sims eat like maniacs with their forks 😂 sorry in advance please, but you are the only one that can make it so smooth and good as any other override you did! Thank you for your amazing contribution to this game! 🌟
Oh Snap
2025-02-02 18:03:05 +0000 UTC❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you!! you are so sweet
simkatu
2025-02-02 17:08:14 +0000 UTC😄 that's a bit too much, but thank you!! and thank so much for your support, i appreciate it
simkatu
2025-02-02 17:07:05 +0000 UTCthank you so much for your kind words and support 🥺🥺
simkatu
2025-02-02 17:04:02 +0000 UTCYou never stop amazing me
Shortphix
2025-02-02 16:34:51 +0000 UTCYou are the best thing that happened to the sims 4 🫶🏻
Oh Snap
2025-02-02 16:17:22 +0000 UTCWOW - i love your Mods <3 Thanks!
Nicole Leudolt
2025-02-02 15:24:52 +0000 UTC
