Current Favorite Kids Books

Emma loves her books these days, and of course I love that she loves them! I thought I’d share some of our current favorites in hopes that I’ll get a few suggestions of new books to add to our collection:

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! This was a Christmas gift from my sister. Emma is completely OBSESSED with it right now and asks for it by name (“buhsh”). I like it because it’s short, fun to read (with whiny voices and such), and has cute simple artwork.

Go Dog Go! This book is long, but it’s one I remember from my own childhood and I just like reading it. I like all the different dogs, and how it subtlely runs through concepts like colors, over/under, in/out, stop/go, etc. Also: there’s a huge epic dog party IN A TREE at the end. How cool is that?

Twenty-Four Robbers and Possum Come A-Knockin’. These were both gifts from Jen and they are both fun for Emma to listen to AND fun for me to read. Win win.

Pat the Bunny. A classic that Emma likes and is fast to read.

Rawr! This is a recent addition to our library — I bought it at the daycare’s semi-annual book fair a few weeks ago. It was a quick pick but I like the artwork and I like the overall message that everyone is good at something. And Emma likes it when I rawr. Ha!

And just because I can’t help it, here a a few books that I’m not such a fan of:

The Giving Tree. I know, I know! It’s a classic! It has a heartwarming message about giving selflessly to those you love! But come on — if someone just takes and takes and takes from you until you are nothing more than a stump…perhaps it’s time to stand up for yourself.

Green Eggs and Ham. Ok, another classic. But this is seriously the longest book ever. It just goes on and on and I get really tired of repeating myself.