Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Williams
I really enjoy Mo Williams’s books since they are short and to the point and are interesting for children as well. The Knuffle Bunny books use real photographs for the layout of the pages and have cartoons drawn onto them so it gives it more of a realistic feel to the book. The book is about a day at school when Trixie and Sonja both take their bunnies to school and fight over who has the best one. During the day they are taken away by the teacher and returned in the afternoon. Trixie and Sonja realize that they are sleeping with the wrong bunny at 2:30 in the morning and refuse to go back to sleep until they return their bunnies to the proper girl. This brings Trixie and Sonja together making them best friends.
Little Rat Makes Music by Monika Bang-Campbell
Little Rat comes from a musical family and wants to learn how to play the violin. After realizing that it will take long hours of practice to get to the point of playing the violin like the professionals do she is determined to get there with the help of her tutor named Kitty. Little Rat Makes Music is a great book to teach children that through hard work and dedication they can do achieve any goal that they set their mind to.
Nothing by Jon Agee
This is a great story to teach kids that many people are driven by fads and may do foolish things. In this story Suzie Gump has bought many things and now wants to buy “nothing” from the antique dealer Otis after his store has no more items in it. Otis and the other store owners start selling “nothing” to other people who want what Suzie Gump is buying and soon Otis’ shop gets replenished with all of the items that people are selling to have “nothing.” This book makes me think of what happens when young girls see movie stars with particular clothing and it becomes the latest fad. It goes to show you how silly of a concept that is.
Rainstorm by Barbara Lehman
This book is a great example of children of different races and socioeconomic backgrounds enjoying being kids together. The story is a picture book about a young boy that is bored in his home when it is raining outside with no one to play with. He has so many toys in his house and is waited on by servants but is still lacking the company of friends. While he is wondering aimlessly in his house he finds a key that unlocks a chest that opens up into a fun filled adventure with new friends that he meets. The story is taken from the illustrations in the book. This is a great picture book that I shared with my son and he enjoyed looking at the story and telling me about it from his own perspective. It is also a great book that makes the reader think about what they may be saying or thinking.
When Dinosaurs Came with Everything by Elise Broach
This is a cute book that I really enjoyed reading to my son. It is a story about a little boy that goes out on errands with his mother and receives a dinosaur with every service or item they buy. By the time they finish their errands, they have taken home four dinosaurs and his mother decides to give each one a chore. The way they justify this is by saying that only a part of the family gets chores. This is a great way to show children that chores are fun and get their minds thinking about what would happen if they did actually get dinosaurs with everything. My son loved this book and continues to ask for it every night. I have also started to ask him to continue the story and imagine what happened next.
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