Children's Books
kiwimeg posted 2 Apr 08
What are your favourite books to read to your kids?
Mine are:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Green Eggs and Ham (and pretty much anything else my Dr Suess)
Are you my Mother by PD Eastman
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Hairy Maclary from Donaldsons Dairy by Lynley Dodd - and the rest of the Hairy Maclary books
Our Favorite Board Books
Monday, 31 March 2008
There are so many great board books that we've loved over the years. Which ones are your favorites?
Here are just a few of ours:
Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton
"A cow says MOO, A sheep says BAA." This is the cutest little rhyming book about the sounds that animals make.
Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs! by Sandra Boynton
"Dinosuars HAPPY and dinosaurs SAD." We love this book of opposites featuring cute little dinosaurs.
Where is Baby's Belly Button? By Karen Katz
This lift-the-flap book covers different parts of the body. "Where are baby's hands?" The illustrations are brightly colored with pretty patterns.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle
This is a classic with a repetitive rhyming pattern and beautifully illustrated animals in different colors. "I see a red bird looking at me."
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
This book starts off with a little egg on a leaf, then a caterpillar who eats and eats, then...a beautiful butterfly, of course. As he's eating, the little caterpillar counts to 5 and introduces you to all different kinds of food. "On Monday he ate through one apple."
Goodnight, Gorilla by Peggy Rathman
In this book, you'll find the zookeeper saying goodnight to all of the animals...while the gorilla lets them all out of their cages. "Goodnight, Elephant." Be sure to find the balloon and the moon on almost every page. And look for the people in the neighbor's window.
Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book by Rod Campbell
"I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet." The zoo sends all sorts of animals, but none of them seem to work out right...until finally the right one arrives. The kids will love opening the flaps to find out which animal the zoo sends next.
Here are some more suggestions from the American Library Association's booklist for babies and toddlers: http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/booklists/booksgrow.cfm.
My girls love "Pinkalicious"; "Fancy Nancy" series; Where the Wild Things Are; and How do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight...among others.
I'm grateful that our children have so many great choices today for wonderful books!
http://michellesamom.blogspot.com/
My Favourites are:
The Sneeches by Dr. Seuss
Why is an Orange Called an Orange by Cobi Ladner
Olivia by Ian Falconer
Time for Bed by Mem Fox
There are so many more, but these are the ones we've been reading most often lately.