Reading Katie

I’ve been out of town so we missed the weekly review last week. We got some good ones this week though.

Boo Boo by Olivier Dunrea – Favorite, a little gosling and bubbles…2 things my son loves!

The Best Mouse Cookie by Laura Numeroff – Favorite, quick short book about cookies

Arthur’s First Kiss by Marc Brown – OK Favorite, too much mushy romance for the kids

My Big Boy Bed by Eve Bunting – Favorite, great story about a big boy bed and a little brother (just like my 2 year old and his baby brother)

Thomas the really Useful Engine by Tommy Stubbs – OK Favorite, my son doesn’t like Thomas books as much as other boys do

Little Quack by Lauren Thompson – OK Favorite, a little too repetitive but my son still liked it

Arthur’s Valentine by Marc Brown – Almost Favorite, cute Valentine story

Duckie’s Rainbow by Frances Barry – Favorite, very clever idea of a rainbow shaped book

A Potty for Me! a lift-the flap book by Karen Katz – Favorite, we love anything that teaches about the potty!

D.W. Thinks Big by Marc Tolon Brown – Almost Favorite, fun book about a wedding as my son prepares for his uncle’s wedding in 2 months

K is for Kissing a cool Kangaroo by Giles Andreae – OK Favorite, an interesting alphabet book

A lot of Otters by Barbara Berger – OK Favorite, pretty pictures…just OK story

Ollie by Olivier Dunrea – Almost Favorite, we like this series of goslings

Duck is Dirty by Satoshi Kitamura – Almost Favorite, very short basic book that my son enjoyed

Giggle, Giggle, Quack by Doreen Cronin – OK Favorite, I don’t think my son got all the jokes

Raise the Roof! by Anastasia Suen – Almost Favorite, despite the title my son enjoyed reading this over and over

The hiccupotamus by Aaron Zenz – Almost Favorite, great colorful pictures and a fun hiccup story

Froggy goes to Bed by Jonathan London – Almost Favorite, we enjoy Froggy

Arthur’s New Puppy by Marc Tolon Brown – Almost Favorite, it’s hard to beat Arthur and a puppy

Because your Daddy Loves you by Andrew Clements – Favorite, both parents and son loved the great message in this book

Stella, Fairy of the Forest by Marie-Louise Gay – OK Favorite, not the best Sam and Stella book…a little out there

Miss Nelson is Missing! by Harry Allard – OK Favorite, my son isn’t quite ready for this long of a book

Goodnight Max by Rosemary Wells – Almost Favorite, fun little things to touch and pull while reading

I’ve switched our library day to Wednesday instead of Thursday. We were enjoying storytime every Thursday morning, but then my church started a playgroup every Thursday morning and my 2 year old seems to enjoy that interaction more than sitting still at storytime, so we go to playgroup instead.

Last weekend I bought a lot of used books at DI, so we didn’t check books out at the library this week, just read 10 of the new books we got. Here are the reviews:

Clifford the big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell – OK Favorite, doesn’t seem as enthused about this Clifford

Miss Nelson is Back by Harry Allard and James Marshall – OK Favorite, I loved this book as a child so was excited to buy it for my son. Possibly too long for a 2 year old, but he still enjoyed it.

Just me and my Dad by Mercer Mayer – OK Favorite, not one of the best Little Critter ones.

Elmo Loves You! by Sarah Albee – Favorite, my mother sent this to my kids for Valentine’s Day – so cute!

Oh Bother! Somebody’s Grumpy! by Betty Birney – OK Favorite, little long but we still like Winnie the Pooh

Arthur’s Hiccups by Marc Brown – Favorite, we always love Arthur and this one is a good length for my son

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See? by Bill Martin Jr. – Almost Favorite, a fun book to learn animals and colors

The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper – OK Favorite, my son liked the train, but the story was a little long – wonderful message though

Curious George Visits a Toy Store by Margret & H.A. Rey – Almost Favorite, we like this monkey

Spider’s Baby-Sitting Job by Robert Kraus – OK Favorite, my son loved the first Spider book we bought, How Spider saved the Baseball game, but he doesn’t seem as enamored by this one

Peedie by Olivier Dunrea – Almost Favorite, we like these little ducklings.

Five Little Monkeys Play Hide & Seek by Eileen Christelow – Almost Favorite, we’ve read a previous monkey book by this author and my son really liked both of them.

Otto’s Trunk by Sandy Turner – OK Favorite, I really didn’t like this book, it was hard to read but my son thought it was ok.

The Grandpa Book by Todd Parr – Almost Favorite, my son loves his Grandpa

Big Chickens by Leslie Helakoski – Not So Much Favorite, my son kept saying no whenever I picked this up…it was a little long for him

The Giant Hug by Sandra Horning – Favorite for mom, ok favorite for son…I loved the story but it was a little long for a 2 year old

If you give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff – Favorite, these books are always favorites

Mouse TV by Matt Novak – OK Favorite, better pictures than story

I’m a Big Brother by Joanna Cole – Almost Favorite, perfect for a big brother to read with a new baby