Top Five: Kids Books
Hi Everyone! Happy Friday!
Today I wanted to talk about books. Kids books. Luke and Zoey loooooove books...a guaranteed way to quiet them down if they are at all fussy is a story or two. And we've definitely got our favorites, which right now include:
1. Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans. An oldie but goodie (first published in 1939). Love the Parisian setting (can't wait to take my kids to Paris...we'll make sure to visit all the landmarks in this book), love the rhyming story, love how sweet all the characters are. My friend who gave me this book at one of my showers commented that it reminds her of my writing, which I thought was such a sweet compliment.
2. Stuck by Oliver Jeffers. Love the pictures. Love the handwritten words. And the story is so funny. You won't believe what ends up in the tree...the curious whale is my personal favorite.
3. I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen. The pictures are so great. And the story...you know, if someone took my hat, I would think maybe they were having a bad day, maybe they had a rough childhood, maybe they were cold and needed it. But the bear in the story...(SPOILER ALERT)...he just eats the guy who took his hat. My husband thinks this is hilarious...much more along the lines of how he would approach the problem.
4. Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown. Speaking of my husband, if you're a Star Wars fan and your son is named Luke, how can you not love this book? The picture of Darth Vader lying squished on the couch with his son asleep next to him is priceless.
5. Snuggle Puppy by Sandra Boynton. This book is essentially a song a mother dog sings to her puppy, part of which is: "I love who you are, I love what you do." It's sooooooo sweet. I walk around singing this song to my kids to a made-up tune, even when we're not reading the book.
So anyway, that's some of what we're reading these days.
Those of you with kids, what are your favorites right now? I think we're going to make an inaugural trip to the library next week, and I need a list! :)
Hope you all have a great weekend. Thanks for spending some time here this week.
XOXO
