Little Critter by Mercer Mayer

I love Little Critter - so much like a kid, so loveable, but still learning.  These are a couple of my favorites.  They show feeling so well and I think it's so good for little ones to see feelings and sort of "talk" about them with you as you read.

Favorite Easter Books

My absolute favorite Easter book is the Country Bunny - I remember it from my childhood in the 70's.



I like to have some books about the REAL Easter Story...

Pelle's New Suit

I truly love this book - it's Swedish, my favorite ancestry heritage, and it teaches the value of work.  And it's simply beautiful!  A wonderful addition to a children's library.

Berenstein Bears - the best of...

I am not one to get an entire collection of books - I can't afford and don't want to store them all.  The Berenstein Bears books are great, but there are so many, my favorite are the rhyming ones...

Best HALLOWEEN BOOKS

I love reading Halloween books, at least the funny ones.  I seriously look forward to Halloween just so I can read these books to my kids.  Here are some of my faves.

The Purple Crayon and The Carrot Seed

How can you not love these books!  So sweet and simple.  Definitely should be part of your collection.

 

The Littlest Matryoshka

The story and pictures are endearing and who doesn't love nesting dolls!  I bought both of these for my daughter for Christmas and she loved it (and so do I).

Suddenly!

This book is fun and silly!

I remember my niece saying the word "Suddenly!"  before she was 18 months old.  It was so cute and suprising to hear such a big expressive word coming from just a little thing.  Books help children, even babies, develop their vocabulary, both spoken and written, I've seen it in my own kids.