MommaReads

Little Fox has gotten too big for the den he lives in with his daddy, so they are on a search for a new place to live. Mrs. Finch and Squirrel live way up in the trees and although it would be neat to live in the trees, foxes don’t live in trees. They discover a mouse’s house, but Little Fox is too big and noisy to live in a little hole like a mouse. The stream where the fish live is too cold and wet for Little Fox, but it is fun to splash in. Mole’s hole is too dark and and rabbit’s hole is too crowded. Little Fox and his daddy dig and dig and dig all afternoon to make a den that is just right for them.

This is a such a sweet and simple story of a mother and her child out picking berries whose trip to the berry patch gets mixed up with a mother bear and her cub also out looking for berries. I think one of my favorite parts of this story is the last picture of the book with the mother and Sal in their kitchen canning all of the blueberries they just picked. If you have gone to the berry patch recently or are going to be heading there soon, this is a must read.

Not only does this book just say “summer” with all of its berries, the rhythm of this book will have your little one requesting it again and again. Going berry picking? Read this book to get your little ones excited about their field trip to the berry patch.

LOVE this book! Poor Imogene wakes up one morning with antlers on her head-BIG antlers. She makes the most of it though. The only people who seem to be truly disturbed by her antlers is her family. The kitchen maid uses her antlers to dry the towels and the cook uses her antlers to cool the doughnuts and feed the birds. It does turn out to be quite an eventful day, but eventually the sun does go down and it’s time for Imogene to go to bed. The next day she waked up, her antlers are gone and everything is back to normal….or is it? 🙂 Your little ones with love the surprise ending.

My boys LOVED this book when they were little! It has a catchy tune and a lot of repetition so the kids can “read” along. There are many versions of this story, but the illustrations in this version make it stand out from the rest.

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.

My kids used to LOVE books like this! This book (and books like it) are great for teaching vocabulary and practicing counting. They are also great for trips!

Penguin has to knit himself a sweater because he thinks the South Pole is too cold. He is tired of being cold all the time and he is bored…he wants adventure and sunshine! Pirate is allergic to the sun, would rather find inner peace than treasure and just wants to relax. Penguin and Pirate end up switching places and find exactly what they have been looking for.

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.

Molly is out at sea trying to reach her grandma’s house when Captain Firebeard and his crew find her and bring her on board. They make her peel potatoes, clean boots, patch the sails and scrub the decks. They quickly learn, however, that you should never mess with a little girl named Molly, especially when her mom is Barbarous Bertha.