Friday Five
Five books my son is currently obsessed with
1. Johnny Tractor’s Fun Farm Day
This tractor shaped John Deere book features a color on each two page spread and is chock full of pictures for little ones to label. There are “burds” and “ap-pulls” and cows who say “mmmmmmm,” there are “booberries” (just wait until he has the cereal!) and pigs and corn and a number of animals, food items, and farm sights my son has has yet to verbalize. I imagine this on won’t get old for a while.
2. From Head to Toe
Eric Carle’s animal book (published in 1997 so it was new to me) invites kids to copy the movements of the animals and say, “I can do it.” From Head to Toe introduces both animals and body parts. Sam loves to thump his chest like a gorilla.
3. The Fast Rolling Little Engine That Could
Not the best retelling of the classic tale, but it has wheels and a clasp that snaps it shut when you’re finished reading. My mechanical little guy loves opening the book, making me read it to him, snapping it shut, and wheeling it around. Repeatedly.
4. The Going to Bed Book
This was our good night story for months until he started crying and slamming it shut when we brought it out. Now he prefers to read it during the day. Sandra Boynton’s fun and familiar animal cast gets ready for bed. Sam loves the page when they all crowd together to brush their teeth. My favorite page is when they exercise before bed.
5. Counting Kisses
Karen Katz’s kiss and book was another bedtime favorite banished to daytime readings. The tired little baby in the book is kissed and hugged and loved by mama, dada, grandma, sister, cat and dog until she’s peacefully asleep. Sam likes to kiss the baby and name the family members. He’s not yet into getting kissed repeatedly while we read the story, but I imagine that’s yet to come.
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:20 pm
LOVE the Going to Bed Book. We read that regularly for about 5 years, I think, between the 2 girls. Also fans of Moo, Baa, La -La-La.