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 22: Today's selection was Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers, an adorable story about all the things babies all around the world do in their first year. It's an absolutely charming story and the illustrations are great, plus it's very inclusive (families of all shapes, sizes and colors are represented). Loved it!
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!
Summer Reading Day 20: Today we had a guest reader, JJ's grandma, and a new book, Big Bear Hug by Nicholas Oldland. It's a cute book about conservation told through the story of bear who likes to give trees, well, big bear hugs. We enjoyed it!
Summer Reading, Day 13: Today was the second day of our Daddy Book marathon. Our book was Hero Dad by Melinda Hardin. This was a nice, short book celebrating dads in the military, as JJ's daddy was. Very nice art, and a quick read for young readers. It was also good that we are reminded … Continue reading Hero Dad (Melinda Hardin)
