MommaReads

Sam the mouse lives in the library and when everyone goes home one night, he decides he is going to write and illustrate his own book. He works very hard on it and when he is done he puts it on the library shelf for the children to read. He loves it so much that he keeps writing books and the children keep discovering them. The librarian, however, can’t seem to figure out who the mystery writer is. So she puts a note on the bulletin board asking the mystery writer to come to a special event to talk to the children about writing books. Well, Sam is very shy, so he comes up with his own way to help each of and every one of the children realize that they, too, can write their own books.

Duck has lost the key to his car. He doesn’t know where it is, but there is a mischievous frog that knows exactly where his car key is. In this rhyming lift-the-flap-book, your child will love that they know where the key is, but Duck doesn’t. Duck does eventually find his car keys, of course, but he ends of forgetting something else. Silly Duck. 🙂

This book’s illustrations are so beautiful I want to return the copy I got from the library and buy one for myself so I can keep it. The book is about how different animals sleep…some sleep standing up, some sleep by themselves, some sleep with their eyes open, etc., etc. The informative text combined with the cute, whimsical and beautiful illustrations make this book a keeper.

LOVE this book!!! Mr. Rabbit has some new neighbors, but he isn’t sure how to treat them; he has never had otters as neighbors before. Wise old owl tells him he needs to “do unto otters as you would have otters do unto you”. The book addresses being friendly, being polite, being honest, being considerate, being kind, playing fair, sharing, not teasing and being able to apologize and forgive. Great book to read at home and a great book for the beginning of the school year as teachers set those classroom expectations. Such a cute and clever idea!

Since we just got back from the beach…luckily our trip to the beach went a little more smoothly than the family in this story. This is a cute story of a family who just can’t seem to remember all of their beach gear and they have to keep turning back. They turn back again and again and again and then it starts to rain. They make lemons out of lemonade though and enjoy the beach in their own way.

Today’s review is by our 8-year old….Pajama Day is an exciting creative story that all of your children will love. It’s about a kid who forgets everything, but at the end of the day he reminds everyone about something that is very important. My favorite part was when they were having a teddy bear performance and since he forgets his teddy bear, he takes the class guinea pig and dresses it up.

There are several Carl books and in all of them Carl, the dog, is left with the baby to babysit. These books have very few words and take you on an “adventure” with Carl and the baby while the parents are out. My boys loved these books when they were tots. The illustrations are so full of detail that instead of reading the books you end up talking about the books and pointing out all of the interesting details in the pictures. These are great books for snuggling and talking when you have a little extra time to spend with your little one.

If you have a child who likes to play peek-a-boo and/or who is really into animal sounds, they WILL love this book. Not only does it have flaps, but it has pets playing peek-a-boo, it rhymes and it’s also about animal sounds. This is one of those books that you end up reading so much the flaps fall off. 🙂

Dogs aren’t the only ones with their own special book about the afterlife. When cats go to heaven, they get their own bowl of milk to drink from and there are kitty toys everywhere. There is catnip afloat in the sky and there are angels there to rub their noses and ears. God loves cats so much, he lets them sleep in his bed. It is not easy losing a pet, but this book may help ease the pain for your little one.

I am not sure if you are going to be able to get through this book without breaking down, but if you have recently lost your pet dog, this book may give your child some comfort. Dog heaven has lots of fields to run in and geese to chase. There are plenty of biscuits to snack on and fluffy white clouds for them to sleep on. Serious tear jerker, but good bibliotherapy.