My boys LOVED this book and it got read a lot at naptime. I probably haven’t read it in five years, but I think I could probably still recite it from memory. This book gives you lots of excuses to hug and kiss your little one, too…not that you need any excuses. 🙂
If you have a little one that is into animal sounds right now, then this is the book for you. It has flaps, too, and if you have a little one that is into animal sounds, my guess is that they probably love flap books, too. This book is also fun for kids because there is a lot of repetition so they quickly figure out that they can help participate in the story, too. Happy reading!
This is one of my all time favorite board books ever of all time. (Can you tell I really, really like it?) This book conveys just how much parents love their children no matter what kind of mischief their children get into. Grab a box of tissues before you read this one; I tear up every single time.
This is such a sweet, sweet book and might make you a little teary-eyed as you read it to your little ones. The illustrations in this book are wonderful and any parent will be able to identify with the message.
Here is an excerpt:
I am your parent you are my child
I am your quiet place, you are my wild
I am your calm face, you are my giggle
I am your wait, you are my wiggle….
I am your lullaby, you are my peek-a-boo
I am your kiss goodnight, you are my I love you
This is a super cute book that shows various animals with their parents and how the parents “carry” their babies from place to place. Little ones will love this book because it has animal babies in it and it rhymes. (You know how much I love rhyming books.) Parents will love this book because it is so sweet, the illustrations are fantastic and the book has a wonderful ending.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this magazine! We have outgrown it at our house, but I would HIGHLY recommend it if you have a child between the ages of 2 and 5, I would suggest you get a subscription ASAP. It has poems, hidden picture puzzles, short stories (both fiction and non-fiction), finger plays, riddles, simple crafts and recipes, and my boys’ favorite feature, Silly Pictures. (A picture with things happening in it that shouldn’t be happening…like a dinner scene with a dog and a cat sitting at the table, a woman wearing earmuffs at the table, etc.)
Another installation in the “I Need a Book for My Boy Who Is Ready for Chapter Book Series”. We recently discovered these at the library and what we like about them is that there are A LOT of them which is great for kids this age. If they can find a series that they really like they will stick with it and read and read and read until they have read through the whole series. These books have short chapters, there are pictures sprinkled throughout the book (about one per chapter) and this series covers just about any sport you can think of and there are books that are geared more towards boys (football, BMX, skateboarding) and ones geared more towards girls (gymnastics, volleyball).
We recently discovered this series at the library. Last month I had said that I was going to be reviewing books that would be appropriate for young boys who are ready to move onto chapter books since that is the biggest question I get at MommaReads. Of course, these books are appropriate for girls to read, too, I just don’t get asked about books for girls that often, or ever, really. The Secret Agent Dingledorf Series is appropriate for kids at this level because the chapters are short, there are a few pictures sprinkled in here and there and I love this series because each book has a lesson to be learned or a moral. For example, in The Case of the Chewable Worms, the moral of the story is that we should help others whenever possible. These books are also a big draw for kids because the kids in this series are spies and you are going to be hard pressed to find a young boy do doesn’t think being a spy is just a little bit cool.
A little girl imagines what her garden would be like if she had her own garden. She would have jelly bean bushes, she would be able to change the colors of the flowers just by thinking about it, there would be no weeds and all the rabbits in the garden would be chocolate rabbits.
This is a cute rhyming book about the seasons a garden goes through starting with planting in the spring, things growing and getting picked in the summer, harvesting pumpkins in the fall and the blanket of snow covering the garden in the winter.
