Summer Reading Day 25: Today's pick was Bow-Wow Birthday by Lee Wardlaw. Hate to say it, but JJ's expression about sums it up. While the premise of a little girl throwing a birthday party for her elder dog is sweet, the story itself was too long and the child characters were ill-mannered and irritating. Definitely … Continue reading Bow-Wow Birthday (Lee Wardlaw)
Summer Reading Day 24: Happy Birthday, JJ! Today we read a special birthday book that was a present from her grandma, Dr. Seuss' Happy Birthday, Baby! It's a very cute interactive version of The Birthday Book for little ones, and JJ had a grand old time pulling, flipping and smelling all the activities inside. We … Continue reading Dr. Seuss’s Happy Birthday, Baby! (Dr. Suess)
Summer Reading Day 23: We're continuing our birthday theme, leading up to JJ's very first birthday tomorrow, by choosing It's My Birthday by Helen Oxenbury as our book today! It's a short but sweet story about a little one making a cake and getting all their animals friends to help provide the ingredients. Adorable illustrations … Continue reading It’s My Birthday (Helen Oxenbury)
Summer Reading Day 21: Today's book was befitting of the occasion, JJ's first birthday party! We chose The Best Birthday Ever by Me (Lana Kitten) by Charise Mericle Harper. It's actually a very sweet lesson in good party manners for birthday girls, which was a pleasant surprise. Very sweet!
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