Here's what we are reading this week...

So after another trip to the library yesterday morning, we have a whole new set of books to read for this week. The Saturday morning outing during Sophie's first nap seems to work out well for us and we can make it there and back with time to spare before she wakes up (Craig is, of course, home). Both times that we've gone now, Will has worn underwear and done very well staying dry away from home. He even peed on the potty at the library (his second time ever on a public potty) since that was our 5th stop of the morning.

Will got to see how we return books in the book drop and got some more practice in how to behave at the library, i.e. not just grabbing books off the shelf without asking, speaking quietly, sitting quietly with a book while mommy hunts for new books to check out. (I'm sadly an idiot when it comes to library filing systems, but I'm working on changing that. It can't be that hard right?)

So here's what we checked out this week. We've read them all today several times:
1) Llama Llama mad at mama
2) Llama Llama red pajama (He'd heard both of these before, but not from me - this was my first time reading them and I love them! I know there's more and I want to check out other work by this author. I like her.)
3) Jamberry (Very cute, very imaginative with detailed illustrations.)
4) Henny Penny (Not my favorite - I'm not crazy about the wolf wanting to eat the birds)
5) On the farm (Will's favorite, of course)
6) Lilly's purple plastic purse (This one's a little longer and he barely had the patience or interest for it... but it's super cute and funny if you have a chance to check it out.)
7) Blueberries for Sal (A very old story - original copyright 1948 - but we both loved it.)
8) Is your mama a llama? (Lots of llama books this week! This is definitely my fave. Cute and rhymey.)

The underlying theme of all of Will's "favorite" books is always going to be:
a) animals - any type, but specifically farm animals
b) something about a mom and baby and maybe how they need to come together again... I think this is why the Diego shows are so popular with him - it's always Diego "rescuing" a baby animal of some sort and helping it find it's mommy again

So if there's a story that combines the two (i.e. Blueberries for Sal), it's going to be a hit.

I'm enjoying these library visits. I'm learning my way around there and we're getting some fresh reads for the week without spending a penny. Plus the "new" (well, new to me since I never go) check out system at the library rocks! It's super easy and fast!