No kidding.
The best thing any parent can do with their child is sit them on their lap every day or evening and read to them. There is almost no better way to bond with them than giving them that kind of one on one attention.
Even when I had three little ones, I would sit them, one on each side and one in my lap and I made sure to switch who got the lap every day so I could not be accused of playing favorites.
Of course, they do reach an age where they don’t fit on you lap, but that still leaves a lot of years in their early childhood for that expeience.
My mom never had to read to me. She just handed me my Companion Library book set and I was hooked (booked lol) for life.