MommaReads

This is a very cute story with even cuter illustrations. Little mouse has picked a red ripe strawberry, but the narrator has convinced the mouse that a big hungry bear is going to come and get it…the bear can smell it no matter where you try to hide it, no matter who is guarding it and no matter how you try to disguise it. There is only one way to get rid of it and the narrator has some pretty good ideas on how to help the mouse out.

Harry does not like baths but he DOES like to get dirty…super dirty. He is a white dog with black spots, but sometimes he is so dirty he ends up being a black dog with white spots. Well, no matter how dirty he gets his family misses him when he takes off one day to avoid a bath. They are a little curious about the black dog with white spots that shows up in their yard until they give him a bath and find out it is their beloved Harry.

Oh me, oh my…how many times have I read this book? This was a super huge hit in our house when our boys were toddlers/preschoolers. There are a zillion things to look at on each page and although it is a fiction book, there are some fun things to learn. The book is divided into “chapters” which are also good stopping points so your little one doesn’t talk you into reading the whole book in one night. For example, one chapter shows how Betsy Bear’s letter gets all the way to her grandma’s house, another chapter shows how trees get chopped down and all the ways we use their wood and another chapter shows how new roads are built. I loved Richard Scarry when I was little…his stories are timeless and his illustrations are endearing.

This is a FANTASTIC book for toddlers and early preschoolers. Not only does it have animals in it, but it talks about different body parts AND invites the children to do the actions along with the animals. For example: I am a monkey and I wave my arms. Can you do it? So much fun!

Walter has lost his tooth. It fell out of his mouth and then he stuck it in his pocket. The only problem is that his pocket had a whole in it and the tooth fell out. His tooth fairy is going to get in trouble from Queen Denteena if she doesn’t bring back his tooth. Walter and his tooth fairy travel to Tooth Fairy Land to try and solve the problem, but it only gets worse. After returning to Walter’s bedroom, however, he come up with a solution to pacify Queen Denteena. (Note: Queen Denteena calls Walter an “idiot” a couple of times in this book. When I have read this story to my boys, I just change the wording.)

A sweet book that includes many of the bedtime rituals that your family might go through every night as your little one(s) get ready for bed…one more kiss, one more hug, one more drink, one more snuggle…it is the perfect bedtime book.

This is a book, but you can’t read it, you have to sing it. Well, you don’t have to, but you will. This is one of those tunes that you may have sang on the playground back in the day while jumping rope or doing a hand clapping game. The best thing about this book though is when you’ve read/sang the book with your child and then you hear them the next day singing the song in the next room. It is catching and it’s a fun one to pass along.

This is an adorable book about a boy who wants an iguana and his mom who doesn’t think that’s the best idea. The book is written as letters/notes sent back and forth between the boy and his mom. VERY cute!

Going to the beach this summer? This is a great book to read before the beach, while you’re at the beach and when you get back.

Sometimes it drives me nuts when I take my kids to the dentist or the doctor or the bank and they get a lollipop or a cookie at each stop. Well, if that bothers you too, then you should count your blessings because in this book the baker and the doctor and the barber are giving away dinosaurs…real dinosaurs. This is such a cute book. What are they going to do with all of these dinosaurs? Well, as you know, moms are very resourceful and the mom in this story is no different. Enjoy!