If you were to take a peek into my house around 8:15 every night, you’d probably see the following:
One extremely cute two year old boy saying ONE MORE STORY!
We love to read books in this house, a fact that makes me extremely happy. I was an avid reader as a kid (still would be if I actually had the time) and I desperately want my kids to have a love affair with reading.
Right now, we read between 2-3 books a night and it’s always struggle to decide which ones. Mama has her favorites. Daddy has his. And Bug? Well he always wants the SAME ones. I’m sure it’s the same in your house.
So what are we reading right now? Here’s our current list.
Family favorites: Anything Sandra Boynton
What’s not to love about her adorable animal characters? From What’s Wrong Little Pookie to the Barnyard Dance, we read these at least once a week. (In fact, we used to read The Going to Bed Book every night; Mama has it memorized.)
Mama’s Favorites:
- Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
- Bob & Otto by Robert Bruel
- Thunder Bunny by Barbara Helen Berger
This book about a lost stuffed animal just makes my heart happy. And I love the smile on my son’s face when I talk like Baby Trixie. Makes him giggle EVERY time.
A cute book about a worm and a caterpillar who are friends. It highlights the importance of having different jobs and roles.
This is a beautiful story about a bunny who’s just a little bit different.
Daddy’s Favorite:
- Little Wolf Song by Britta Teckentrup
A calming story about a wolf who can’t quite howl yet…it’s a perfect night time book with beautiful artistry.
Bug’s Favorite:
- Cars and Trucks and Things That Go by Richard Scary
I honestly can’t tell you how many times we’ve read this story. And it’s 69 pages, so I can’t lie. I skip pages. (Not sure how much longer we can get away with that.) He loves searching for Goldbug in every scenario. We pick out which cars we want to drive (pickle car? carrot car?). It’s a fun book and I’m sure it will be in our collection for a long time.
What are your favorite books? With Christmas and birthdays coming up, I need to put some new ones on my list.
WE LOVE Sandra Boynton books. I have most of them memorized. Pajama Time is one of our favorites.
I am so happy to hear that someone else loves to find Goldbug as much as we do! (Devon’s favorite is the pickle car, btw.)
We also love Sandra Boynton, Perfect Piggies being the most commonly requested. Other favorites: Any Golden book (with the exception of Tootle), Puff the Magic Dragon, The Pinkalicious series (Purplicious is our family fav), and The Monster at the End of the Book.
My son is almost 5 and I can’t part with any of the Sandra Boynton books. But he loves Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. I love All the World (mainly for the artwork). And dad reads whatever!
We love to read any and all Dr. Seuss books! These books have also helped my daughter with her own reading skills now that she is in kindergarten!
We love Knuffle Bunny! My favorite part is its subtitle: “A Cautionary Tale.” Have you read Knuffle Bunny Too? Solid, but sequels are never as good as the originals, are they?
I skimmed it at B&N just last week; cute but not as good as the first one.
I cannot wait for my girl to get a little older! We are only just venturing into sitting still for an entire book. Almost. Right now our favorite is Click, Clack, Moo–Cows That Type. Great book. 🙂 I am looking forward to Richard Scary; I liked reading my little sister’s books by him way back when.
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