Weekly Children’s Book Review

Each Thursday I take my kids to the library and we check out some new books and go to storytime. My 2 year old seems to like storytime, though it seems like he enjoys going to the park behind the library afterwards more than anything else. We usually check out 5-10 children’s books each week and read those for a whole week and then get some more. And when I say read them for a whole week, I mean at least 2 or 3 times each day. So I’m going to post an entry each Thursday sharing the books for the week and which ones were favorites and which ones weren’t.

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If you take a Mouse to the Movies by Laura Joffe Numeroff – definitely a Favorite, we own some of her other books and he loves all of them!

When the elephant Walks by Keiko Kasza – Favorite, a fun book about animals and not too long

Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine – Favorite, not sure why he liked this book so much since it’s very repetitive – perhaps he liked hearing Ella Sarah say NO! a lot (which I did not like and sometimes would say something else while reading it)

Emily loves to Bounce by Stephen Michael King – Favorite, a fun book for a kid with nice pictures

The Other Goose by Judith Kerr – Almost Favorite, he seems to like reading about geese though the book seemed a little long for him

Where’s your Smile, Crocodile? by Claire Freedman – OK Favorite – it’s a cute rhyme, with a crocodile named Kyle looking for his smile, and it has a good message – my 2 year old just seemed a little bored with it

Prancing, Dancing Lily by Marsha Diane Arnold – OK Favorite, a little long for a 2 year old but he seemed to like it all right

Good night, Baby Bear by Frank Asch – OK Favorite, my son liked saying the title but the pictures inside weren’t too exciting

Where’s Mary’s Hat? by Barroux – Not So Much Favorite, my son was very bored with this book and shut it on me a few times when trying to read it

The Best Picture Books from the Library this Week

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If you take a Mouse to the Movies by Laura Joffe Numeroff – We own some of her other books and Blake loves all of them!

When the elephant Walks by Keiko Kasza – A fun book about animals and not too long

Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine – Not sure why he liked this book so much since it’s very repetitive – perhaps he liked hearing Ella Sarah say NO! a lot (which I did not like and sometimes would say something else while reading it)

Emily loves to Bounce by Stephen Michael King – A fun book with nice pictures

RecoMonday: Karen Katz: Lift-the-Flaps Books

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I’ve checked out a few books from the library by Karen Katz before because they always look so nice and colorful. Plus, most of them are “lift the flap” books, which my son loves. Some of the ones that we have tried are: Daddy and Me, Where is Baby’s Belly Button?, Counting Kisses, Where is Baby’s Mommy?, and Twelve Hats for Lena. My son has enjoyed all of them, but the favorite one we just found is “Excuse Me! : A Little book of Manners.” This teaches my son good manners and he loves it! I highly recommend it.