E's Reads (8)

The little girl has been devouring books lately. She comes to me with armfuls of books to read daily. I think the short board books will be replaced with longer picture books from now on. I am so glad she enjoys books like her dad and I.  Here are a few more board books before we do the switch to picture books.

Animal Alphabet by Eric Carle

This book is really cool. Each page has a different letter, you slide a little window over and you get a picture of an animal that begins with that letter! Very fun. E loves it. This one is great for her to look at on her own.

In My Den by Sarah Gillingham

Many of you have probably seen these series of books. They have a cute little finger puppet in the middle. This one is a bear getting ready to hibernate. Perfect size for little hands and finger to use as well. E loves to be the bear.

A Mama Bug's Love by Janet Lawler

This book was a gift from my baby shower! Really cute pop-up book with different bugs and their babies. Of course, pop-up books are hard for little hands to keep nice. We have already had some rips and tears. And, yes, tears can be interpreted both ways. :)

23/100

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E's Reads(7)

We have been missing living in San Francisco and our daily walks to Golden Gate Park. To help in our adjustment, we have been reading some of our favorite SF books. These are both really great. 123 San Francisco by Puck This one is a wordless book but has lots to talk about. 1 Golden Gate Bridge and 2 balls (a baseball for the Giants (woohoo!) and football for the 49ers(woot!)). Very cute and fun book to read with the little girl. Good Night San Francisco by   Another book inspired by Goodnight Moon. This one has a lot of pictures of sites around the city, many that are very familiar to the little girl. She loves that and so do I. 

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E's Reads (6): Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

The little girl has really been enjoying it this year. We made Valentine's for all her friends at school. Tuesday, she passed them out and received her own from them. She especially enjoyed the few treats she got, too. 

We have also been reading some fun Valentine Books:

Froggy's First Kiss by Jonathan London

Froggy is busy making Valentine's for his friends and getting to know the new girl in class, Frogilina. He makes one special Valentine for someone very special. Who will it be for?

I love the Froggy books. They are fun, follow a similar pattern and always entertaining for the little ones.

Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink by Diane de Groat

Gilbert makes some not so nice Valentines for a couple of classmates who were not very nice to him. They, of course cause some problems during the Valentine's Day party at school. 

A very nice book with lots to talk about- feelings, bullying, forgiving.

Arthur's Valentine by Marc Brown

Arthur has a secret admirer, A mystery he wishes to solve before Valentine's Day. In the end he has a surprise for her. I have always enjoyed the Arthur books and am a big fan of Marc Brown. The illustrations and the stories are always wonderful.

Happy Valentine's Day, Little Critter! by Mercer Mayer

The Valentine Bears by Eve Bunting

18/100

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E's Reads (5)

That's not my Dinosaur…

That's not my puppy…

That's not my penguin…

These Usborne touchy-feely books are great. So cute and fun. I think we have five of them. Two are in the Christmas boxes. A little mouse shares why each animal (puppy, dinosaur, or penguin) are not his until the end when he finds his. Attributes, pattern sentence, things to feel- love these books.

There are a lot in this series- go find one your kid will like!

15/100

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E's Reads (4)

We went to the library this week and found some books to bring home with us. We read each of these a few times before deciding they were the ones to get. That yawn book is definitely the favorite!

Freight Train by Donald Crews (picture book)

I love Donald crews books. They have such great illustrations and are always about things that kids are really interested in. E loves trains and enjoys asking me to name all the different cars on the train and why they look blurry on some of the pages. Great conversation book.

Parade by Donald Crews (picture book)

I had not seen this book before. But another good one. A marching band, balloons an floats. E is not as interested in this one as Freight Train, though.

Yawn by Sally Symes (board book)

Another new book for me. So cute and really good pattern book. E love the animals and pretending to yawn along with them. She is able fill in the rhyming word following the pattern.

I love to sleep by Amelie Graux

This is a very cute and simple book for babies. It is trilingual, too, with words in English, Spanish and French. It is also a touchy-feely book. E likes the pictures. It also made her want her paci that has been gone for over a year!

12/100

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E's Reads(3)

Pride & Prejudice: A Counting Primer by Jennifer Adams

I love this book! Probably more than the little girl, but what a great way to get her introduced to the classics and Austen. The illustrations alone are wonderful, their big eyes and beautiful colors. It is a simple counting book but has everything to get the story across: 2 Rich gentleman, 5 sisters, 10 10,000 pounds a year!!! 

Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home For Christmas by Holly Hobbie

Yes, we are still reading Christmas books. You shouldn't be surprised, we are also still reading Halloween books. :) This one is adorable. Again, it has beautiful illustrations and a sweet story of Puddle waiting for Toot to get home from Scotland on Christmas Eve. I also love that part of the story is told through postcards and emails.

Hello Dinosaurs, Little Scholastic

This is a cute hand puppet book with colorful dinosaurs. Fun, fun. Great way to learn colors. 

8/100

E's Reads (2)

I am a little late with this post. I had forgot all about it until I saw these books piled up in E's room. I almost put them away before I remembered they were there for a reason. Some classics and some new favorites (of the little girl's).

Caillou: Happy Halloween by Chouette

This books is really cute and A favorite of the little girl. She loves Caillou. This book takes an episode and puts it on pages. Bright colorful pages, cute story and the voice is the same as the show. Not a bad holiday book. Of course, it is way past Halloween and I would be happy if this one didn't get picked for awhile.

Caillou: Spend The Day With Me by Chouette

This book is a touch and feel book with no real story. It has nice illustrations, though and the little girl has enjoyed touching and feeling all the different textures. The sticky jam is her favorite. I prefer the books with a story.

Where is Baby's Belly Button by Karen Katz

This book is adorable. Cute babies, flaps to open and position words and body parts. It is interactive, engaging, educational for a toddler and another favorite of the little girl. It has seen a lot of use and has lost a few flaps but she still loves to look for baby's hands, feet and belly button.

Good Night Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann

I love this book and so does the little girl. She has so much fun following the gorilla through the zoo as he lets all the animals out so they can go sleep in the Joe, the Zookeeper's house. As a teacher, I appreciate the little teaching points throughout. The matching colors of the keys to the cages, number of animals. The little girl loves looking for the moon and balloon on all the pages. Her favorite page: The Zookeeper's wife's big eyes of surprise.

Have You Seen My Cat? by Eric Carle

This isn't one of my favorite Carle books, but the little girl does enjoy looking at all the different cats. I do like the illustrations. I mean, it's Eric Carle. They are always amazing.

I will be reviewing the books we read for Becca from Lost in Books' KidLit Challenge. I will be trying to read and review 80-100 books this year (Master Level).

E's Reads

Here are the little girl's books for the week. Great books. ABC and color books are her favorites as of late. ;) We had fun reading them this week despite illness. We are all finally starting to get over a stomach bug that invaded our home. So, books on the couch all weekend were just what we needed.

I Like Fruit and I Like Vegetables by Lorena Siminovich

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault

Miss Spider's ABC Book by David Kirk

Pantone Colors

Happy Reading!

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