Captain Pugwash decides to take the day off and spend the day teaching his crew to sing which was the perfect opportunity for Cut-throat Jake to jump on board with his crew and ruin singing practice. Things don’t go well for the Pugwash crew until the clever cabin boy comes up with a creative solution that leaves Cut-throat Jake and his crew all tied up.
Jeremy Jacob gets invited to be a pirate on the high seas with Braid Beard and his crew when the pirates see his sand castle on the beach and realize what a good digger he is. They have treasure to bury and he is just the person they need to help them dig the hole. Jeremy loves the pirate life…the sea chanteys, the lack of vegetables on board and that pirates don’t have to brush their teeth. All is going well until it’s bedtime and Jeremy realizes that pirates don’t read bedtime stories (they don’t have any books at all actually) and they don’t tuck kids in at night either. Jeremy does figure out a way to help them though and also figures out a way to get home in time for his soccer game, too.
Digby could have just told his teacher that his dog ate his homework, but a giant raptor, crocodiles, an anaconda, a gorilla, a tiger, an elephant and a letter from the President make for a MUCH better story.
Your preschooler will enjoy Digby’s adventure (the illustrations alone will keep their attention) and the older ones will appreciate how Digby gets out of doing his homework.
We got this book from a dear friend when we were getting ready to make our big move. Alexander, as you may have guessed, does not want to move. He is sad about leaving his soccer team, his babysitter, his neighbors and their dog, his teacher, his friends and all of the special people around town. Things start to turn around, however, then their dad gets them a dog and his mom promises him he can call his friends long-distance…but if they decide to move again…he is NOT moving.
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.
There was a time in our house when this was THE book that got read before naptime. It takes you on a trip through Farmer John’s farm complete with cows, chickens, farm cats/kittens, horses, goats, rabbits, pigs and ducks. What makes this book are the fantastic pictures that go along with the text. At the end of the book you feel like you just read a scrapbook from someone’s trip to the farm. A fabulous selection for kids who love farms and animals.
photo from Tuesday’s Frog
I can’t even tell you how many times I have read this book to both of my boys, but the answer is somewhere around A LOT. Little ones LOVE flap books and they also love being able to point to and name their body parts and this book has both!
How I have made it through parenthood thus far without this book I am not sure. This is the best book EVER for ideas of things to do with the kids while you are out and about…waiting at a restaurant, waiting at the bus stop, car games, waiting room games, doctor’s office games, grocery store games, airplane games…you name it and this book has got it. You should buy this book for yourself and keep it in your purse or in your glove box. It would make a great gift for a new mom, too.
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.
Mickey Moonbeam is very excited to meet his penpal Quiggle. Quiggle is supposed to come to Mickey’s house for the very first time when his space scooter crashes on a nearby asteroid on the way to Mickey’s house. Mickey rushes off to save him but can’t seem to find him. The two do finally find each other and quickly realize that the other looks a lot different than the other imagined. Their differences come in handy though when they use teamwork to fix Quiggle’s scooter and finally get to enjoy their time together.
