What We're Reading

Books & blueberries!

(That's not a book title.)

What a wonderful combination!

(And P.S. - Providing a snack is a great way to keep my busy toddler still long enough to actually read a book. I'm sure you know who I mean.)

Sophie ran out of blueberries so Will shared some of his. :)

We've had a very good book week... well, weeks actually since we didn't return them on Saturday as usual. Will really likes them all.

Grandma & Papa Riedeman brought the kids a couple books back from Alaska and Will requests them frequently.

1. Kiska & Kobuk

This one is simple and short about Alaskan Huskies on a sled dog team running with their Grandpa & Papa.

2. Alaska's Three Bears by Shannon Cartwright

We really like this book. It tells about the different homes/habitats of a big, white, polar bear, a medium-sized, brown bear, and a small, black bear that all live in Alaska. It's interesting to know that they're all bears, yet they live in such opposite environments. And at the bottom of each page, there's a lot more educational information in smaller print to enhance the learning opportunity.

3. Where's My Teddy? by Jez Alborough.

Very cute and comical with some fun rhymes.

4. The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle.

Love the fun surprise in this one! I first read it to them while they were eating lunch one day and you should have seen the confused (and then excited!) looks on their faces when they heard the chirping.

Take a wild guess what kind of books Will selected on his own...

If you guessed baby board books with a farm animal theme and Dora/Diego books, you would be right! :)

5. Everywhere A Moo, Moo by Scholastic, Inc.

6. Baby Lamb Finds a Friend by Laura Gates Galvin.

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10. When an Elephant Comes to School by Jan Ormerod.

A silly book about how a young elephant would behave in a human school.

11. How Did You Grow So Big, So Soon? by Anne Bowen.

Guess who picked this one... It was another book on the "back to school" display and it's about a boy going to his first day of school (Kindergarten actually) and he and his mother recount how he's grown and talk about his first day of school. Once again, Will requested this one a bunch! Love that kid. And I enjoyed it and got teary as I expected. Why do I do that to myself?

Happy Reading! Maybe next summer we'll join the library's summer reading program.