Buy it: Read to Tiger
Read to Tiger (By S.J. Fore) – In this book, a little boy is trying to read, but he’s finding it difficult because there is a tiger in his living room who is being very distracting! My daughter Ally, age 6, thinks this book is very funny. While the boy tries to read, the tiger is pretending to be a bear, practicing karate and riding on a toy train. The boy repeatedly asks the tiger to please be quiet but nothing works. Finally, the tiger jumps up on the couch and tries to read too. Now the boy can finally read his book … to Tiger. This is a fun book with humorous illustrations that is sure to make your child laugh.
The book recommendations included on this website are books that my daughter Ally, now age 6, and I have read and enjoyed together. I recommend the books that stand out to me as excellent children’s books for writing, illustrations, originality, story and characters. Ally and I hope you enjoy them too!
Buy it: Look! I Can Read!
Look! I Can Read! (By Susan Hood) – “Look! I Can Read!” is a perfect early reader book. It’s the story of a little girl named Emily discovering all the things she can read from street signs and food labels to her name. The book has great beginning words and sight words. The story also rhymes, which makes it easy for young readers to figure out a word if they get stuck. On one page, Emily asks to reader to find things in her bedroom that start with each letter of the alphabet. The book ends with Emily announcing that she read a whole book, while holding up the book “Look! I Can Read!”
The book recommendations included on this website are books that my daughter Ally, now age 6, and I have read and enjoyed together. I recommend the books that stand out to me as excellent children’s books for writing, illustrations, originality, story and characters. Ally and I hope you enjoy them too!
Buy it: Bats at the Library
Bats at the Library (By Brian Lies) – One night, the bats are all bored until they hear the news that a window has been left open at the library. The bats all fly into the library where they enjoy everything from the copy machine to the drinking fountain. But then they all settle down for storytime. Soon the bats imagine themselves pulled inside the storybooks. This book features some fun illustrations of bats starring as famous storybook characters like Peter Rabbit and Little Red Riding Hood. But soon the bats realize that the sun is rising and they must go. The bats dream of the stories they’ve read and hope to once again have a night at the library.
The book recommendations included on this website are books that my daughter Ally, now age 5, have read and enjoyed together. I recommend the books that stand out to me as excellent children’s books for writing, illustrations, originality, story and characters. Ally and I hope you enjoy them too!
Buy it: The Jellybeans and the Big Book Bonanza
The Jellybeans and the Big Book Bonanza (By Laura Numeroff and Nate Evans) – Anna loves to read and she reads everywhere – even in the bathtub. But her friends have other interests like soccer, dancing and art. When they are all assigned a book report at school, Anna is thrilled to take her friends to the library with her. She and the librarian help them find the right books for them. But when it’s time to give the report, Anna is nervous to read in front of the class. Her friends encourage her and stand beside her as she reads. Anna explains in her report that she loves to read because she can go anywhere or do anything in a book, like be a soccer star, a famous artist or a ballerina.
The book recommendations included on this website are books that my daughter Ally, now age 5, have read and enjoyed together. I recommend the books that stand out to me as excellent children’s books for writing, illustrations, originality, story and characters. Ally and I hope you enjoy them too!
Buy it: Fancy Nancy The Dazzling Book Report
Fancy Nancy The Dazzling Book Report (By Jane O’Connor) – Nancy is excited when she is assigned a book report at school. She chooses a biography about Sacajawea and enjoys reading about her life. But Nancy spends so much time decorating the cover for her report and making it extra fancy, she doesn’t leave enough time to write the report. Nancy explains to her teacher that she spent too much time on the cover. Her teacher tells her to just tell the class in her own words about her book instead. Nancy is happy to tell her class about the book and thankful to her teacher.
The book recommendations included on this website are books that my daughter Ally, now age 5, have read and enjoyed together. I recommend the books that stand out to me as excellent children’s books for writing, illustrations, originality, story and characters. Ally and I hope you enjoy them too!
Buy it: Library Lion
Library Lion (By Michelle Knudsen) – The head librarian Miss Merriweather is a stickler for the rules. She reminds everyone to be quiet and no running. One day a lion wanders into the library and stays to hear storytime. But when it’s over the lion is so upset he roars. Miss Merriweather says the lion can come back for storytime the next day if he can learn to be quiet. The lion does come back and finds different ways to help out around the library and never roars. But one day Miss Merriweather falls when reaching for a book and needs help. The lion breaks the rules by running and roaring to get help. And because he broke the rules, he leaves the library. Miss Merriweather is sad and misses the lion. But when one of the library staff finds the lion and brings him back, Miss Merriweather breaks the rules herself and runs down the hall to welcome him back.
The book recommendations included on this website are books that my daughter Ally, now age 5, have read and enjoyed together. I recommend the books that stand out to me as excellent children’s books for writing, illustrations, originality, story and characters. Ally and I hope you enjoy them too!
Buy it: Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I don’t)
Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I don’t) (By Barbara Bottner) – Miss Brooks, the school librarian, loves books but one little girl named Missy does not. Miss Brooks says that all the kids will have to pick a favorite story, wear a costume and tell everyone why the love the book. But Missy thinks she’ll never find a book to love. When her mom says she’s “as stubborn as a wart,” Missy gets an idea. She would like to read a story about warts! So she finds a book called “Shrek!” and she and her mom read it over and over again. Missy has found a book she loves and Miss Brooks is glad. Miss Brooks explains that everyone can find something to love at the library.
The book recommendations included on this website are books that my daughter Ally, now age 5, have read and enjoyed together. I recommend the books that stand out to me as excellent children’s books for writing, illustrations, originality, story and characters. Ally and I hope you enjoy them too!
