Book Favorites.....by Jodi

Book Favorites....

Can I tell you how many children's books I have read to children? Books I have had read to me?  I have read to my son?  I have read to adults.  I have a thing for children's books, a love.  They have this imagination, anything can happen in a kid's book!  I am a big proponent of ordering used books from Amazon, you can't beat the price.  I know that I will miss something so just know there are a ton of children's books out there for all ages to enjoy!

Reading to my son was a favorite. He'd bring me a stack of books to read to him before preschool started. I loved reading to him.  I read every "Thomas" (train) book, we even had a "Thomas Treasury" of stories. I made up plenty of stories from the catalogs we picked up in the stores.  We had "Star Wars", "Cat in the Hat" and the love stories, "Guess How Much I Love You?" and "Love You Forever".  Favorites include, "The Search for Who Done It?", which is the story about who poops on this dog head and taking revenge!  "The Monster Bed" that Lisa told you about, which I have a stuffed animal for and "Authur" stories that were on PBS and we had books and toys galore. My child had on an "Arthur" shirt and some drunk women were on a plane and called him Authur.  We also have an animal for him dressed in a winter look.  Other favorites include, "This is Baseball", "Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore" and "Suzy's Vacum Cleaner." Books bring back lots of memories.

What about those illustrious books I read, starting out with holiday books.  I loved "Santa Mouse and even had a giant stuffed mouse as well as pjs!  I made the "Old Witch Pancakes" and the Cranberry Cake for "The Cranberry Thanksgiving." I loved, "The Best Loved Doll", "Baby Island" and and books by Judy Blume, "Forever" and "Are you There God, it's Me, Margaret." Paula Danziger with "The Cat Ate my Jumpsuit" or Paul Zindel with, "The Pigman" and "Pardon Me, You're Stepping on My Eyeball."  I loved Beverly Cleary books and Amelia Bedelia drawing the curtains. "Go, Dog Go!" and " Put me in the Zoo" are children's books to adore through the sands of time.

Reading to adults, I love kids books that make adults laugh and sometimes cry too! I read this tale at Valentines Day, of course, I have the donkey and at the end of the story I pass out red peoples so they could look at them any time and know they are loved. 

I have a great big whale my friend Rosalie made for me, it has 8 legs and I went and found a fabulous story to go with him.  I love Rosalie and I will never forget the day she gave me that to add to my class.

Some children's books are just wonderful for all ages.  I adore books and if you spend some time at the library or local bookstore you will find the ones you love, there are excellent ones out there. Happy Reading!