What We Are Reading

 

It is that time again when, Thanks to Natalie at Mouse Grows Mouse Learns, that we get the great opportunity to share what we are reading. Selena and I read a lot of variety of books this week. We read really too many to list here so I will just highlight the best and the not so good that we found.

Spashy fins, Flashy Skins by Cynthia L. Copeland and Alexandra P. Lewis was a cute book with neat rhymes to introduce some of the different creatures of the sea. We enjoyed the illustrations, and the rhymes made it real fun to read. It really took our study on fish a step further for Selena and gave her a little bit more to think about.

Once Upon a Time This Morning by Anne Rockwell, illustrations by Sucie Stenvenson, has variety Once Upon a Time Stories. All very well illustrated, which really catches the eye of the child. I always loved Once Upon a Time Stories as a child, and thought I would expose Selena to a few. This was a very delightful book, not super fairy tale, which I enjoyed, but very cute.

Goose and Duck by Jean Craighead George, Illustrations by Priscilla Lamont was a very adorable story about a little boy who found both a goose egg and duck egg at the time they were hatching, the story gets very funny and interesting as it builds up to the end where the goose and duck finally figure out what type of birds they are and find their way home.

This is one of Selena’s favorite books, “A Potty for Me!” by Karen Katz. We discovered this book a while back at the Library. Selena enjoyed it so much that she related herself to the child in the book. She kept begging me for this book every time we went to the library, but unfortunately it had been checked out. We found it this week which thrilled Selena to no end. I highly recommend this book for anyone with young ones getting ready to potty train. It is very cute and truly on a child’s perspective.

Dappled Apples by Jan Carr, illustrated by Dorothy Donohue is a book that Selena selected, I loved the illustrations especially in the first half of the book. Dorothy Donohue really had a way of bringing the trees and children in the story to life. I wish however I would have spent a little longer looking the book over as when we got to the last half of the book, it turned to read Evil Fairy….That to me spoiled the story. Now I will be honest I am not a huge fan of Halloween, not a religious reason, but a personal reason, and we do not celebrate Halloween except for Harvest time, but I am not against exposing Selena to cute Halloween decorations, carved pumpkins, play costumes etc…. but the fact this book had to go as far as to cross into the “Evil Fairy” did not appeal to me. But believe me if you want a book with some of the greatest illustrations, this book goes far beyond the usual in that area!

Come on over to Mouse Grows, Mouse Learns and see what others are reading. While your there share with us what you are reading with your children!