MommaReads

Before I begin, I must tell you that I have never met a Margaret Wise Brown book that I didn’t like and this one is no exception. The way she weaves words together is fantastic, but that may not be why your little one will love this book. The youngest book lovers in your family will love the bright colors and the animals, but I bet they will also love the poetry, the phrasing and the rhyme. Happy reading!

If you have a little one that is into animal sounds right now, then this is the book for you. It has flaps, too, and if you have a little one that is into animal sounds, my guess is that they probably love flap books, too. This book is also fun for kids because there is a lot of repetition so they quickly figure out that they can help participate in the story, too. Happy reading!

This is one of my all time favorite board books ever of all time. (Can you tell I really, really like it?) This book conveys just how much parents love their children no matter what kind of mischief their children get into. Grab a box of tissues before you read this one; I tear up every single time.

This is a super cute book that shows various animals with their parents and how the parents “carry” their babies from place to place. Little ones will love this book because it has animal babies in it and it rhymes. (You know how much I love rhyming books.) Parents will love this book because it is so sweet, the illustrations are fantastic and the book has a wonderful ending.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this magazine! We have outgrown it at our house, but I would HIGHLY recommend it if you have a child between the ages of 2 and 5, I would suggest you get a subscription ASAP. It has poems, hidden picture puzzles, short stories (both fiction and non-fiction), finger plays, riddles, simple crafts and recipes, and my boys’ favorite feature, Silly Pictures. (A picture with things happening in it that shouldn’t be happening…like a dinner scene with a dog and a cat sitting at the table, a woman wearing earmuffs at the table, etc.)

This is a cute rhyming book about the seasons a garden goes through starting with planting in the spring, things growing and getting picked in the summer, harvesting pumpkins in the fall and the blanket of snow covering the garden in the winter.

Even though Easter was yesterday, it’s still the Easter season and a great time to continue to read Easter stories. (Especially since all the Easter books at the library will be available again.) 🙂 This rhyming story takes readers from Mary discovering Jesus’ empty tomb and ends with Thomas touching Jesus’ wounds. This book may not be available at the library, but this and many other great books are available at Arch Books.

Several years ago our church had a flier available for parents if they were interested in purchasing books for their kids. It was just like a book order your child might bring home from school, but it was for religious books. I ordered a few about Easter since it was that time of year. This one starts with Jesus praying in the garden and ends with them placing him in the tomb. I have read this to my own children again and again and have used it in my first grade Sunday school class as well. They love that it rhymes and I love that it tells the story in a way that engages the children.

First of all, let me just say that I have loved every book I have ever read to my kids by P.K. Hallinan. This one is no exception. I like this book because it combines the family traditions of Easter that many families probably participate in like Easter baskets, Easter egg hunts and family dinners along with dressing up in special clothes, going to church and praying. If you have been reading MommaReads long enough, you also know I am a sucker for a book that has a good rhyme as well.

This book is not just about Easter, it’s about the whole journey…his whole life. The books starts with his birth and concludes with his ascension. I like the illustrations in this book, as well as the story, of course. There is also an element to this book that makes it a fun one for families to read together, too. It has a repeating phrase, “journey, journey on” that pops up again and again. Children love books like this because, even though they may not be able to read, once they have heard the story they know there’s a repeating part and they can participate. Just stop reading when you get to that part and your child will know to chime in with the missing words.