If I had to choose my absolute favorite children's book right now it would be
Llama Llama Red Pajama! It's hard to say "absolute favorite" because there are so many great ones out there, but this is my book of choice as of late. It is so fun to read to my kids! It's a rhyming story about a baby llama who is going to bed but decides he's thirsty and calls downstairs for his mama llama. However, mama llama is busy and can't come right away. Then you see the progression from waiting patiently and humming a tune, to "starting to fret," to boo-hooing, to wailing, stomping and shouting. It's hilarious--and so true of little ones! They go from calm, cool, and collected to freaking out in full-panic mode if mama doesn't come right away! My favorite part of the whole book is, "Baby llama, what a tizzy! Sometimes mama's very busy! Please stop all this llama drama and be patient for your mama." I just love that...and I love reading it to
my baby llamas. :)
Ty's go-to book has become
The Gruffalo, which I discovered recently through my children's literature class (did I mention that I am taking this class?) My teacher is the wonderful, kind, and genuine Jerram Baars (did I mention that I LOVE him?) Anyway, Ty loves this book! He "reads" along with me: "A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood..." and "A Gruffalo! Why didn't you know?" and he goes around the house talking about the Gruffalo's features and about eating Gruffalo crumble, like the clever mouse does at the end of the story. I love it! It is amazing how much books expand a child's knowledge, imagination, vocabulary, and love of language (and how they can be so fun to read over and over...and over!
If I had to choose my absolute favorite children's book right now it would be Llama Llama Red Pajama! It's hard to say "absolute favorite" because there are so many great ones out there, but this is my book of choice as of late. It is so fun to read to my kids! It's a rhyming story about a baby llama who is going to bed but decides he's thirsty and calls downstairs for his mama llama. However, mama llama is busy and can't come right away. Then you see the progression from waiting patiently and humming a tune, to "starting to fret," to boo-hooing, to wailing, stomping and shouting. It's hilarious--and so true of little ones! They go from calm, cool, and collected to freaking out in full-panic mode if mama doesn't come right away! My favorite part of the whole book is, "Baby llama, what a tizzy! Sometimes mama's very busy! Please stop all this llama drama and be patient for your mama." I just love that...and I love reading it to my baby llamas. :)
Ty's go-to book has become The Gruffalo, which I discovered recently through my children's literature class (did I mention that I am taking this class?) My teacher is the wonderful, kind, and genuine Jerram Baars (did I mention that I LOVE him?) Anyway, Ty loves this book! He "reads" along with me: "A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood..." and "A Gruffalo! Why didn't you know?" and he goes around the house talking about the Gruffalo's features and about eating Gruffalo crumble, like the clever mouse does at the end of the story. I love it! It is amazing how much books expand a child's knowledge, imagination, vocabulary, and love of language (and how they can be so fun to read over and over...and over!
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Your class sounds VERY interesting--and I haven't read either of those books before! We will definitely have to search them out on our next trip to the library!!! Thanks for sharing with the rest of us. =)
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