Month: November 2007

Meet the Barkers : Morgan and Moffat go to school by Tomie De Paola – OK Favorite, this was an interesting book to teach my son about school, but he didn’t seem to enjoy it all that much.

Farfallina & Marcel by Holly Keller – OK Favorite, I thought this was a nice little book about two little animal friends and my son enjoyed seeing the caterpillar change into a butterfly (I think every child knows about caterpillars after The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle). The pictures were good, but the story was a little dull.

The incredible painting of Felix Clousseau by Jon Agee – OK Favorite, I think my son’s favorite thing about this book was listening to how different Mom and Dad would pronounce Felix’s last name. It changed almost every time I read it. An interesting story idea and my husband really enjoyed figuring out what would happen at the end, but my son was a little bored.

A mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza – OK Favorite, when my husband started reading this one he said to me, “How many books are there about looking for mothers?” It’s the same thing I thought when I started to read this…sounded just like Are you my Mother by P.D. Eastman (which is one of my son’s favorites), but the ending is quite different and I liked the message the author makes.

Leo the late bloomer by Robert Kraus – OK Favorite, this book went way over my son’s head. I don’t think he has any idea what “blooming” is or whether he’s done it! Perhaps this is for an older child who is learning to read and write like Leo in this book.

Good morning Sam by Marie-Louise Gay – Favorite, we’ve checked this book out before and my son loves it. Sam and Stella are fun little siblings. The best part is when Sam forgets his pants because my son does that sometimes after he goes potty…we both laugh at that part.

Here’s a little poem : a very first book of poetry by Jane Yolen – OK Favorite, my son sat through reading some of these poems, but we were both bored. I know I should teach him poetry, but both of us like stories!

Chelsea Morning by Joni Mitchell – Not so Much Favorite, this was a weird book that made no sense. I think it was the lyrics to one of Joni Mitchell’s songs. I’m happy to say that I did not pick this book out, my son did. He liked the picture on the front and the pictures throughout the book are fun of fairies and pixies, but we only read it once and then I put it in our return cupboard.

Who Said Boo? Halloween Poems for the Very Young by Nancy White Carlstrom – OK Favorite, my son enjoyed reading this because it had Halloween pictures, but I think we both prefer a story to poems.

Shawn and Keeper and the Birthday Party by Jonathan London – Almost Favorite, this was a cute little story about a boy celebrating his birthday with his dog. My son loved reading it since we just celebrated his birthday.

The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman – OK Favorite, I really enjoyed this book and thought it was such a good idea with nice rhymes. It was a little too long for my 3 year old, but he still enjoyed it. I love stories about big families, since I’m the baby of 6 kids.

Happy Birthday, Jesse Bear by Nancy White Carlstrom – Almost Favorite, this was another good birthday book for my son. We’ve read 1 or 2 other Jesse Bear stories and they are fun. My son likes this bear.

The Piggy in the Puddle by Charlotte Pomerantz – Almost Favorite, I thought this would be like the book, Yummers, by James Marshall…since the pig looked similar. But James Marshall just illustrated this one, and did not write it. My son enjoyed it, but I thought it was a little too repetitive. Boys like reading about puddles though, especially my son who is obsessed with stepping in every single puddle he sees.

Good Thing You’re Not an Octopus by Julie Markes – Favorite, my son really liked reading this cute little story about different animals. He is just learning to dress himself, so he liked being compared to an octopus with eight legs or a caterpillar with 16 feet.

You Can’t Take a Balloon into the Museum of Fine Arts by Jacqueline Prei Weitzman – OK Favorite, this book had no story, just illustrations. My son did enjoy looking at these pictures and following the balloon, but I really did not like making up my own story to describe what was happening.

Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch by Alyssa Satin Capucilli – Almost Favorite, this book was mostly for my 1 year old, but my 3 year old liked it too. They both enjoyed going to the pumpkin patch this season, so they enjoyed reading about a dog going as well.

The Missing Mitten Mystery by Steven Kellogg – Almost Favorite, this was a cute little story about playing in the snow and losing your mitten. I loved the imagination of planting your mitten and growing a huge mitten tree so you’d have plenty of them in the future. And the story was a good length for my son.