This is a very cute story of a llama and his mama out for a long day of Saturday shopping. Things start out fine, but when things drag out for too long little llama loses it. The underlying story is one of patience and love and is one that all little llamas and their mamas can all relate to.
This is the story of a poor bird who falls out of his nest right after he hatches. His mother was out looking for worms when he hatched so he doesn’t know what she looks like, but he is determined to find her. He asks a kitten, a dog, a pig, a hen, a cow, a plane, a boat and several other things if they are his mother, but of course they are not. My boys thought it was funny that the bird thought all of these things were his mother-that’s just silly! 🙂 I think the part they loved the most though was that, in the end, the bird is safely reunited with his mother and all is well.
MommaRead’s first non-fiction book! I first heard of this book when our oldest child’s teacher read it to their class at the beginning of the school year. I loved it instantly. The idea of the book is that every person has an invisible bucket that they carry around with them every day. You can fill up others’ buckets by being nice to them and saying kind things or you can be a “bucket dipper” by being mean and rude. I like it because it gives kids a visual of what their words and actions to do others.
I don’t have any little girls, but I have friends who do who I think could relate to this book. Ella Sarah is getting dressed and has some very definite ideas as to what she wants to wear even though her choice isn’t very practical, nor does it really match. Several family members try to intervene to no avail. Sound like any little girl you might know?
This is a new book for us and it is a keeper. It is the cute story of a group of kids who gather to have a dog wash when what shows up but a cat. Mayhem ensues. The kids manage to figure out how to have their dog wash even with the cat present and everyone is clean…for a while. The rhyming in this book makes it a very fun read and the illustrations are adorable.
There was a time in our house when this book was THE book. There are flaps in this book and flap books are huge with the toddler set. HUGE. You have to look under the flaps to find Spot. He is late for dinner and his mom is looking for him. Is he behind the door? Is he inside the clock? Is he in the piano? Children love looking for Spot and finding all of the silly animals along the way.
Poor Ike has been sent to obedience school for a number of infractions that he vehemently denies. He has been accused of eating Mrs. LaRue’s chicken pie, torturing the neighbor’s cats and howling incessantly. His letters home describe a horrible and cruel place where, for example, he is forced to give up his typewriter and write his letters by hand. The illustrations in this book are adorable. One side of the page, in color, depicts what is really happening. The other side, in black and white, describes what Ike would like for us to think is happening. The ending of this story takes the cake, or pie, if you will. Happy reading!!!
This is a very cute tale about a house full of napping people and napping animals and how it all falls apart because of a flea. The illustrations in this book are ideal for a child sitting on a parent’s lap listening to the story. Each page gives the child something new to look at and it’s fun to see where the animals are in each picture and to see what they are doing. Our favorite animal to watch is the mouse.
Caps for Sale is definitely a classic. It has been around for decades and has made thousands of children giggle. I really like how there is repetition in this book so the children who are listening to the story can participate. I also like the ending. The ending is funny to children no matter how many times they have read the book….any book that has that many ornery monkeys in it is going to bring on some laughter. 🙂
Poor Stella LouElla can’t find her library book and it’s due! She ends up asking many, many people in town if they have seen her book and by the end they are all hot on the trail with her trying to help her find her book. One of the fun things about this book, besides the story, is that there are little clues hidden throughout the story to help the reader solve the mystery of the lost book. Enjoy!
