I LOVE a good children’s book. Years before I ever had kids, or a husband, I would buy my favorites knowing that one day, my little people would need some good bedtime stories. Luckily, my children share my love of books and reading. We read together all the time, share stories every night and it’s not uncommon to find them huddled somewhere together, reading. It is all kinds of cute.
Besides the classics like Dr. Seuss and Robert Munsch and Shel Shilverstein, whom I think kill it in every book, we have some favorites we think are great books.
GREAT BOOKS:
Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt: This book series (four in all right now) is all about a squirrel who suffers from anxiety, and is totally afraid of everything. They are hilarious and really creative. (We also enjoy her Chester series about a cat that tries to change the story, being told by a mouse, to suit him. (I promise that will actually make sense, if you read it).
365 Penguins by Jean-Luc Fromental: This is an oversized book about a family who begin to receive these deliveries to their home, all of which are penguins. It promotes numbers and math and is really fun and just a gorgeous book to look at. Love it and wish I had thought of it.
The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers: I adore this author. These books are beautifully illustrated, and so different from any other children’s books that I’ve read – they are that inventive. This book in particular is my son’s absolute favorite, and he giggles right through to the end.
Llama Llama, Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney: Who loves a book that rhymes? A kid in footy pajamas, that’s who! My three year old is all over this one, and I think it is full-on adorable. Never get tired of reading it.
WORST BOOK:
GWOT! Horribly funny hairticklers by George Mendoza:
When I was in public school,this book appeared in my house one day, and I still have no idea where it came from. It was the creepiest damn book, and after reading it, I remember being too scared to sleep, and even kept seeing some of the characters after I would wake up. Seriously, this book is whack.
The weirdest of the three stories in the book is called THE HAIRY TOE. It’s about this old woman who finds a hairy toe, uses it to make a hairy toe stew, eats the hairy toe, and then gets haunted by the hairy toe’s owner – seriously. And the illustrations in this book are beyond creepy.
What are some of your favorite great books? How about the absolute worst?
WAAAAAAAAAH, I CANNOT UNSEE THAT TOE. Excuse while I sit in the corner and rock back and forth. Who puts an image like that in a children’s book, heck any book? The hairy toe is the stuff my nightmares are made from.
katie | motherbumper´s last [type] ..Give The Guy A Lozenge
That DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A TOE!
omg omg omg NOW I CANNOT UNSEE WHAT I THINK YOU SAW.
I’ve only seen toes like that in European art films.
katie | motherbumper´s last [type] ..Give The Guy A Lozenge
Oh wow! Yes…that by far is the creepiest kid’s book I’ve ever seen! Maybe that’s why it just randomly appeared in your house…because I doubt you would have picked it out for yourself.
But to answer your question about the favorite kid’s book, I would have to say “Love You Forever.” by Robert Munsch. I read it a lot while pregnant with my son and he still loves it!
my town’s labor day parade, the co-op nursery school passes out books to the crowd. This year my daughter was given “Love You Forever.” We read her favorites last night, but I plan on adding this into the fold tonight! Glad to hear it comes so well recommended (my friend also said its a fave of hers).
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Omigod, I remember that hairy toe story and that book! Creeptastic! I didn’t remember it until you posted about it!
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I will have to check those out. I love to read and so does my 5 year old daughter.
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