Children's Books

I love books. I want my girls to have a love of books.

The great thing is, RD already does. Of course, we read to her from the time she was a month old. I can still see her flapping her chubby arms from pure delight. She'd get so worked up we thought she might take off flying.

Gala seemed to have no use for books, other than for eating. We didn't make the time to read to her nightly. We're.....gasp......Bad Parents. She's getting there though. It's great to see her face light up now too.

We won't be making the same mistake with HC. We make sure to include her during storytime.

Some of our favorite books are:

The Ice-Cream Cone Coot & Other Rare Birds by Arnold Lobel. This one was my oldest sister's book from her childhood. She is 43. CRAZY!! We keep it put up. I want it to survive my girls! LOL

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. This is a classic.

Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth. Great for teaching counting.

The Feelings Book by Todd Parr. Teaches kids all about different emotions.

Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers. This one is very dear to my heart. This was RD's starter book.

How Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight? by Varsha Bajaj. Another one very dear to me.

So I could go on....but I'd like to tell you about a few others. I subscribe to Parents Magazine & found a small snippet on books for early readers. The suggestions were:

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.

Corduroy by Don Freeman

Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

Six by Suess by Dr. Suess

Mortimer by Robert N. Munsch

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow

We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Helen Oxenbury

Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel

Reading is not only a easy way to spend time with our kids but can boost their learning. How great is that?! Check out some of these titles from your local library! We did!

Please share your favorites?!?! Inquiring minds want to know!