Kiddie Books IDeas ???... again... =)

Kiddie Books IDeas ???... again... =)

I know this has been posted before, but I think it was in reference to older kids (Kindergarten..etc)...

We're adding some books to JA's library and want to make sure Im making good decisions..


Teachers, librarians (marni, jenn, noreen, ALL OF YOU!) What are some great books (for mostly the under 3 crowd (I know you deal with the older ones but I figured this stuff is in your blood )

He already has
*Goodnight Moon
*Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (just got it in the mail yesterday! =)
*Guess How much I love you
*Pat The Bunny
a few Sandra Boyntons, and some others I cant think of offhand...

Any suggestions that are MUST HAVES ??

I love looking at Amazon and reader's reviews... So far Ive picked out a few (I dont have the list handy, but I'll post later to get your feedback on my list..)

Thanks !

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How about....
The very hungry caterpillar
Where the wild things are
If you give a mouse a cookie
The rainbow Fish
The Velveteen Rabbit
Brown bear brown bear what do you see?
Go away, big green monster
Frog and Toad are friends
anything by Dr. Seuss


A book about babies

HTH

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Anna,

Here's some favorites from Paul's library:

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Dr Seuss - Are you My Mother?
Dr Seuss - The Foot Book (Paul LOVES this one!)
Dr Seuss - Mr Brown Can Moo, Can You? (LOVES this one, too!)
I Went Walking
Clifford The Big Red Dog
Baby Duck and the Cozy Blanket

There's some others, too....but, I'm looking forward to hearing other suggestions, as we need to update Paul's collection, too! He has storytime every night w/Daddy and these books get old FAST!

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Any Eric Carle or Bill Martin Jr book.......such as Brown Bear, or Polar Bear, Clifford and Dr Seuss are all time favorites. Green Eggs and Ham or Hop on Pop would be good. Laura Numeroff What Mommies do Best/What Daddies do Best. Going on a Bear Hunt, five little monkeys jumping on the bed........There are so many I will check out some tomorrow at work(I am a school librarian)and get back to you.

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Okay... Off the top of my head...

Anything by Tomie DePaola
Anything by Mem Fox

The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood

Corduroy by Don Freeman

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

In the Tall, Tall Grass byDenise Fleming

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann

Happy Reading!

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Oooh thanks girls !!!!!!!!!

Claud-isnt it the best feeling when they giggle and react as you read with OOMPH for them and they see each page....

Sometimes JA just dies laughing over what he sees and Im like 'whats so funny ?????? ' Its too cute though!!
Some of the books I just start reciting without grabbing the book and he gets excited...

ETA: Claud, It's amazing how some books, though will NEVER Get old. There will be a few that he will want read to him a bazillion times till he can even recite the story!

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Oh Anna, that is soooo true! They get 'old' to us...but, I can't wait for the days when he can 'request' which story he wants....soooo cute!

And, I have to tell you that I started to giggle just at your precious description of JA when he gets a 'tickle' out of something in the story....that is SO ADORABLE!!!!

ps - when are we getting together with them? I want to give JA a big smooch! Next week the weather is going to really stink - would you be interested in meeting at the Let's Play, Let's Party place (it's on 25 between my house and yours!) for open play for a couple hours? Lemme know...

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Patrick's FAVORITE is 'Good Night Moon'

And alot of the others that are on the list.

Snuggle Puppy a little love song by:Sandra Boynton

&
Pat-a-Cake and Other First Baby Games (It's a Sesame Street book (Elmo & Zoe are on the cover)

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Claud - We'll really be boo-hooing when they can request a book or 'read' it to us

YES ! Open play sounds like fun! I havent been there yet, but heard alot about it !

I'll email you to set dates/times...

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I also think those Baby Einstein books are great. They can learn about Art, while learning about colors.

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You ladies are getting me so excited about reading to Mia....what's a good age to start?? Mia is 7 weeks and 3 days old.

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I read to the baby now...and he/she isn't even born. It is never to early to start

Time to Read

Absolutely right!!! Reading should begin as early as possible ... in utereo is a terrific time to start!

A cute story:
My gf who is also a reading teacher was reading .. There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a fly to her groups during her 8th month. She must've read this story at least 20 times over a 2 week period for lessons, then a few times more after that. When her son was 6 mths old, she pulled it off the shelf w/o even thinking and he went NUTS . She said it was like no reaction she'd ever had with him & she read to him all the time!!

Moral ... they remember. So get started right away. Any books that are very repetitive, rhyming, or predictable are EXCELLENT choices. Dr. Suess is amazing ... we have the book ... Oh, Baby, the Places you will go ( meant to be read in utero.)

Also ... Repetition in reading is really impt. The more often you read it the better ... and just when you're sick of it ... that's when it really gets good for them.

Have a ton of fun!!!

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I read a couple of children's books to Sean when he was in utero. I sometimes read the 'adult' books I was reading at the time just so he could hear my voice. I hope he didn't remember anything from 'Topping from Below!'

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As a librarian I read aloud a lot of books to Tommy in utero as I was reading to classes. That would be so funny if he remembered the stories. We read a book every night and started when he was 2 months. Our favorite is Guess How Much I Love You. It is never to early to start.