MommaReads

Jake is so nervous on the first day of school that he ends up attaching himself to his parents and won’t let go. His parents have to spend the whole day with him, but Jake realizes that if he doesn’t let go of his parents he is not going to be able to play with the other kids, or paint, or make things out of clay, or seesaw or climb the jungle gym. At the end of the day he finally lets go and gets to help his teacher hold the book while she reads to the class. Kindergarten turns out to be a great year for Jake, too. My favorite part of the story, I must admit, is when he gets so nervous he passes gas. 🙂 Very cute story with an adorable rhyme.

Sammy the Shark is SO excited about the first day of school! The only problem is that when he gets REALLY excited he bites things and when you are a shark, that is a REALLY big problem. Sammy has a very interesting first day of school trying to not get so excited that he ends of chomping the books, the chairs, the desks, or, GULP, the teacher!

An adorable story about how aliens steal underpants from the clothesline. What child doesn’t think underwear is funny? Add that to some very endearing and curious aliens with a cute rhyming story and you will definitely get a chuckle or two.

Here is another one of our favorite books to read together. In this book, one reader reads the words on the left in one color, the other reader reads the words on the right in another color and then there are words in the middle in another color that the two readers read simultaneously. These books are so much fun to read and the kids especially seem to love the parts where the two readers read together. All of the stories in this book are short and some of them are easier than others. It is recommended for ages 4-8.

This book will have you boppin’ around while you’re reading. As a matter of fact, the dinosaurs bop around so much there’s an earthquake. Such a cute book with an upbeat rhyming rhythm. Trust me, you almost have to dance while you are reading this book. A fun book that your children will want you to read to them again and again and before you know it they will be reading it to you! 🙂

Okay, one more pirate book… I couldn’t resist this one. Not only is it a cute story of a bunch of shipmates who have to look for all of the letters of the alphabet for their tyrant pirate captain because “R” (get it? arrrr….) isn’t enough for them anymore, it also rhymes…I love those rhyming books!!! I also love it because as you are reading it the kids get to search for the missing letters (which are hidden on each page) along with the pirates.

I would be remiss if I didn’t say this book is illustrated by Nadine Bernanrd Westcott and anything she does is usually a keeper and this book is no exception. This pirate tale presents itself as a collection of short poems. Some of the poem titles are: What Do Pirates Eat?, Do Pirates Take Baths? and What Do Pirates Wish For? This is a short and sweet read with adorable illustrations to accompany the pirates adventures.

The life of a pirate’s child…you get to walk the plank whenever you want, you learn the letter X from looking at all those treasure maps, you get to use a telescope to look for land, you get to have belching contests and you always get a little sack of gold whenever the other pirates on board find treasure. The best thing about being a pirate’s child, however, is when your pirate papa puts you to bed each night.

This cute rhyming romp follows an insect as he goes for a walk. Along the way he meets up with a cat, a crocodile, a bee, a pig, a toad and a mouse. They all end up at a house and meet up with a bear, a spider and a mouse. The tumbly bumbly rhyming cadence of this book will have your child asking for it again and again.

A beautiful story about several little babies all born at about the same time in very different places, but they all have ten little fingers and ten little toes. A perfect match for your little one who likes to explore their fingers and toes or for your toddler who is obsessed with babies. This would make a great baby gift as well.