It’s been a while since we’ve done a book update. We still read a lot of books around here, though maybe less than in years past since we’re all on the go so much. Nap times and bed times are always reading times and the kids will pull books out during the day to look at.
It’s fun to see Sam’s taste in books develop. He loves books about animals, preferably books that have complex pictures. He isn’t always interested in story lines, but he loves to study pictures. His current favorite book is 1,001 Things to Spot in the Sea. We “read” it almost daily – and by read it, I mean we look at the pictures and talk about what the different animals are doing. I’m getting a bit tired of it, but Sam can’t get enough of it.
Before the 1,001 Things to Spot in the Sea, the favorite book was Animalia. Graeme Base’s books have beautiful illustrations that defy description. They are beautiful and complex with lots of details and things to explore. Sammy and J especially studied each picture, finding every little detail and picture-story within the picture.
We’ve long been fans of Mo Willems books (Knufflebunny is a perennial favorite). Sammy loves the Pigeon books – he laughs out loud at the obstinate pigeon and his buddy the duckling.
We’re starting to check out more Early Reader and Chapter books from the library for Clare. She’s ready for something a little more complex than a picture book and can follow a story over several nights. Mo Willems has a series called Elephant and Piggie, some of which Clare can read herself, which has his same humor with a little more complex stories. Sammy also loves this series.
