Mommy Read It Again: Rain! by Linda Ashman, Illustrated by Christian Robinson

Rain! by Linda Ashman (Author) and Christian Robinson (Illustrator)

What a gorgeous book! I spotted this on someone’s website (unfortunately I lost the link), and just had to request it from the library. The story compares a rainy day from the viewpoint of a grumpy old man and a hoppy young boy. Preschooler Monkey says, “I like this book because there was a grumpy man who became happy at the end!” But also says, “I thought this would be a girl, but it was a boy instead.” Oh well. The illustrations are so joyful that they leap off the page, and the spare text is perfectly done. Ribbit! (Note: All puns are absolutely intended.)

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Multicultural Children’s Book Day: Picture Books and Board Books Galore!

In honor of Multicultural Children’s Book Day, I thought I’d share some multicultural picture books that I’ve enjoyed with my children. One could argue that not all of these are multicultural, but they are all great books featuring people of color. <a HREF="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?rt=tf_ssw&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fmonpoo-20%2F8003%2F5aeb7fcb-d85c-4400-a85d-181678261d50&#038;Operation=NoScript">Amazon.com Widgets</a>

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Read it Again Mommy: Two more great library finds

Over the holiday break, we visited the library a few times, and these two books have been a big hit in my house.

I Dare You Not to Yawn by Helene Boudreau (Author) and Serge Bloch (Illustrator)

This book is absolutely hysterical. It is about the dangers of yawning (i.e. that your parents might think you are tired and put you to bed). It is full of fun noises to read and hilarious pictures. I am physically unable to keep myself from yawning when reading this book (multiple times)–and the bonus of course is that so is my preschooler. A perfect wind-down bedtime book.

The Princess and the Peas by Caryl Hart  (Author) and Sarah Warburton (Illustrator)

As I’ve mentioned previously, my preschooler is seriously into princesses. This book is a funny take on the fairy tale the princess and the pea, where a little girl named Lily-Rose May discovers that the reason she hates peas is that she’s really a princess! Very cute. I love the end of the book where it turns out she doesn’t actually want to be a princess and that maybe she should just eat the darn peas.  (The three-year-old actually LOVES peas and so do I. Guess I’m not a princess. Phew! That would be awful!)

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