When Diana had her baby showers, we asked that instead of cards, that everyone give us a copy of a children's book. We now have a small library but Grace will not have a shortage of reading material as she grows up.
One book that we were given was Knuffle Bunny. This is a favorite of Addison, my god daughter, and with it we discovered a slew of books that I would never have heard of before. The author is Mo Willems and his list of works include The Pigeon Series, the Elephant and the Pig series, and so many others.
We frequent our local Half Price Books a lot. So we have started buying up some of the other books from Mo Willems. We picked up almost the entire Pigeon series which had Diana and I laughing as I read them to her while we were driving home. Grace was in the car so please don't look at us crazy. As far as I can tell the books are all about teaching children to know boundaries and obey rules. This crazy Pigeon insists on doing things that are not allowed. As you go through them, the reader is encouraged to stop the pigeon from doing bad things. Things such as driving a bus even though he isn't supposed to, getting a puppy, eating a hot dog, and staying up late. You find yourself arguing with this cartoon pigeon and it kind of prepares you for parenting.
I picked up a new one yesterday entitled "Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed". It is all about being different and trying things even though others say you shouldn't. Pretty much this naked mole rat likes to wear clothes and his other mole rat kin think he is weird for it. It has a happy ending and everyone dresses in funny clothes. Gracie didn't seem to interested in it when I started it last night but I was thoroughly entertained.
We frequent our local Half Price Books a lot. So we have started buying up some of the other books from Mo Willems. We picked up almost the entire Pigeon series which had Diana and I laughing as I read them to her while we were driving home. Grace was in the car so please don't look at us crazy. As far as I can tell the books are all about teaching children to know boundaries and obey rules. This crazy Pigeon insists on doing things that are not allowed. As you go through them, the reader is encouraged to stop the pigeon from doing bad things. Things such as driving a bus even though he isn't supposed to, getting a puppy, eating a hot dog, and staying up late. You find yourself arguing with this cartoon pigeon and it kind of prepares you for parenting.
I picked up a new one yesterday entitled "Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed". It is all about being different and trying things even though others say you shouldn't. Pretty much this naked mole rat likes to wear clothes and his other mole rat kin think he is weird for it. It has a happy ending and everyone dresses in funny clothes. Gracie didn't seem to interested in it when I started it last night but I was thoroughly entertained.
I can't wait for Gracie to be more involved in these activities. She does seem to enjoy some of the books we have for her and even squeels occasionaly as we read so I think we won't have too much trouble as she gets older. If you are looking for a good kids book, check out Mo Willems. You won't be disappointed.
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