» Week 18 Featured Book: Stormy Weather » Author: Debi Gliori » Illustrator: Debi Gliori This week’s Book of the Week is Stormy Weather. This is a very cute, rhyming bedtime tale for little ones. It’s about how we love our babies even when times are rough and the weather is bad. It’s definitely worth […]

» Week 17 Featured Book: Count the Monkeys » Author: Mac Barnett » Illustrator: Kevin Cornell In case you haven’t realized it yet, we are huge fans of silly books. Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett & Kevin Cornell is definitely silly. It’s a counting book (obviously) where you have to find the monkeys… monkeys […]

» Week 16 Featured Book: Miss Smith Under the Ocean » Author: Michael Garland » Illustrator: Michael Garland This book was a pleasant surprise! It’s about a teacher, Miss Smith, who reads aloud stories to her class. The stories practically come to life and the children are immersed into the story as if it were […]

» Week 15 Featured Book: Cat Napped » Author: Leeza Hernandez » Illustrator: Leeza Hernandez This book reminded us a bit of one of our other favorites, Mr. Pusskins. It’s about a kitty who gets taken and ends up lost. No worries – there IS a happy ending! This one is super cute and perfect […]

» Week 12 Featured Book: Bad Kitty » Author: Nick Bruel » Illustrator: Nick Bruel Lorelai chose Bad Kitty for this week’s Book of the Week. She has been saying for weeks that we should feature this book. She recently bought this book through Scholastic with some chore money she’d earned and immediately fell in […]

» Week 11 Featured Book: My Granny is a Pirate » Author: Val McDermid » Illustrator: Arthur Robbins This is such a cute book about a grandma who’s secret has been revealed – she’s a pirate! Cute illustrations and rhyming text make this one an easy read – we definitely recommend! Our Printable Pirate Craft […]

» Week 10 Featured Book: Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet » Author: Kelly DiPucchio » Illustrator: Bob Shea Let’s face it. Goldfish are pretty boring pets, but that’s exactly what makes this book so cute and special. Gilbert Goldfish wants nothing more to have a pet of his own, and he’s determined to get one. […]

» Week 9 Featured Book: Cindy Moo » Author: Lori Mortensen » Illustrator: Jeff Mack Cindy Moo is a fun play on the classic nursery rhyme, Hey Diddle Diddle. It’s about a silly cow named Cindy who really, really wants to jump over the moon. My daughter and I really enjoyed this one, and I […]

» Week 7 Featured Book: I am the Dog » Author: Daniel Pinkwater » Illustrator: Jack E. Davis This week’s Book of the Week is Daniel Pinkwater’s I AM THE DOG. We first read this book over the summer during one of our many trips to the library. It’s a humorous book about a boy […]

» Week 6 Featured Book: Z is for Moose » Author: Kelly Bingham This week’s Book of the Week (brought to you several weeks late) is Kelly Bingham’s Z is for Moose. We first read this book several years ago when my six-year-old was very young. Unlike most alphabet books, this one is funny for […]

» Week 4 Featured Book: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! » Author: Mo Willems “When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place-a pigeon! But you’ve never met one like this before. As he pleads, wheedles, and begs his way through the […]

» Week 3 Featured Book: The Foolish Tortoise » Author: Richard Buckley » Illustrator: Eric Carle The book recommendation for this week comes from my husband. 95% of the time, I’m the one reading with Lorelai and doing book-related activities. However, my husband LOVES reading her this book. It’s a wonderful read-aloud book with rhyming […]

» Week 2 Featured Book: 47 Beavers on the Big Blue Sea » Author: Phil Visher We are a book-loving family! I’m an avid reader and now so is my six-year-old daughter, Lorelai. One of our favorite children’s books on her bookshelf is this one, 47 Beavers on the Big Blue Sea. Like a lot […]

This post contains affiliate links. Week 1 Featured Book: Mr. Pusskins – A Love Story Author: Sam Lloyd Mr. Pusskins is sweet tale of a cat named Mr. Pusskins and his owner, a little girl named Emily. Mr. Pusskins is a grumpy cat and decides that life with Emily is too boring and annoying, so […]