The other week I was able to make a trip to the library with only Adam, which translates to "I got to browse at my leisure in the Children and Adult sections"! Since they have a train table in a corner of the Children's section, that's where Natalia always heads, and you can't leave your kids unsupervised. Tall shelves divide the Adult section from the Children's so that means if I want a book I request it ahead of time and pick it up on our way out.
I was going somewhere with all of that...oh, now I remember. :o)
On this most recent visit to the library, I was able to peruse the Children's section for a good 20 minutes to find some books for Natalia. How fun it was to rediscover some favorites from when I was a young girl. As I was flipping through a few I got such a strong case of deja vu I think my selections ended up suiting my preferences more than what she may have chosen. BUT, I'm happy to say that some of my favorites have now become hers.
I thought I'd share a few.
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I was going somewhere with all of that...oh, now I remember. :o)
On this most recent visit to the library, I was able to peruse the Children's section for a good 20 minutes to find some books for Natalia. How fun it was to rediscover some favorites from when I was a young girl. As I was flipping through a few I got such a strong case of deja vu I think my selections ended up suiting my preferences more than what she may have chosen. BUT, I'm happy to say that some of my favorites have now become hers.
I thought I'd share a few.
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Natalia's new favorite is "The Caboose Who Got Loose", and it has enough trains and rhyming to please us both. I love Peet's illustrations. They're colorful, realistic, and he makes inanimate objects look like people without being too obvious. I also happen to be a fan of good ole' ink and colored pencil drawings.
Another book that she has come to love is "The Giant Jam Sandwich". This too is a great rhyming book full of advanced vocabulary and vibrant illustrations. Natalia has nearly the whole thing memorized so that I often pause in the middle of a line to see if she can finish it.
I hope to start reading the Little House on the Prairie series to her soon, but I think I'll wait another year. I may try Charlotte's web then too.
What are some of your favorite children's books. Got any suggestions for Pre-K age kids?
Another book that she has come to love is "The Giant Jam Sandwich". This too is a great rhyming book full of advanced vocabulary and vibrant illustrations. Natalia has nearly the whole thing memorized so that I often pause in the middle of a line to see if she can finish it.
I hope to start reading the Little House on the Prairie series to her soon, but I think I'll wait another year. I may try Charlotte's web then too.
What are some of your favorite children's books. Got any suggestions for Pre-K age kids?
3 comments:
Funny you should bring this up. There's a great list over at Simple Mom. My boys have been loving Shirley Hughes. Love her stories and illustrations!
Here are a few of our favorites:
Corduroy by Don Freeman, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse and anything else by Kevin Henkes, Pinkalicious, If you Give a Moose a Muffin and anything else by Laura Numeroff, Curious George Series, Caps for Sale by Esphyr Solbodkina, Miss Bindergarten Series by Joseph Slate, Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems, Ella the Elegant Elephant Series, and I could keep going on and on...... I LOVE kids literature!
Heidi
Ooooh! We're sorting through and packing up lots of books right now. Some of our faves are (along with several Heidi mentioned) Blueberries for Sal, Make Way for Ducklings (and others by Robert McCloskey); Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, The Little House (and others by Virginia Lee Burton); Are You My Mother?; Go, Dog, Go; The Jesus Storybook Bible; anything by AA Milne; A Child's Garden of Verses. . . Oh, children's books bring such joy!
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