Library Books We Love, November 2014
Some books we've been loving lately:
- Too Tall House--Rabbit and Owl building their houses bigger and bigger in competition with each other...love the illustrations in this one...
- Building Our House--Funny how our pile of books can seem to have a theme, even though selected at random. Love, love, love this book, about a family that leaves the city and over a couple years builds a house from scratch in the country. We re-checked this out today, as my mom is coming to visit, and I think she'll love it, too
- The Day the Crayons Quit--This is a very popular book right now, I see it everywhere, and often I hate those kinds of books but this is funny and delightful and such fun to read out loud. The ending is so great, as well
- Count the Monkeys--An uninspiring title, but this book is not about counting monkeys at all, it's about what happens to scare the monkeys away, and trying to get them back so that you can count them. This book is so funny and so fun to read out loud, as well...I like this book better than I've liked any in a long time...
- Punk Farm on Tour--My husband picked this out, about a barnyard full of animals that hop in a van and go on tour while their owner is at a tractor convention in Reno. I love all the little details of these animals being rock stars, and all the different kinds of animals that show up at their concerts in different parts of the country (deer in Maine, flamingos in Florida, etc.) Luke specifically asked that we re-check this out this morning
- Ollie and Claire--Best friends, one of whom answers an ad to go travel the world thinking the other would never do that, but when they show up to start the trip--surprise, it's the two of them together
- The Little Prince--We only read a few pages of this...I think the kids are a little young for it...but the first few pages were really good. Will definitely revisit in the future...
- Kisses From Rosa and When Aunt Mattie Got Her Wings--These are by one of our favorite authors, Petra Mathers, and both tackle really serious subjects...the first a girl having to be away from her mother, who is sick, and the second a beloved aunt dying...the books aren't heavy or sad, though, just smart and sweet and sensitive
We got a big new batch of books today. And I think we've found a new story hour we like, better for them as they get older...
XOXO
