Monday, February 1, 2016

snakes, friends, teeth & dachshunds


Because I read so many books and do not have the time to write lengthy reviews for all of them I have started writing flash reviews for all my favorites. Starting now I am going to give you a monthly list of my favorite children's and grown-up books for each month.  Because I read so many great books this past month this will be a two-part installment.

The best children's books I read in January:

I Don't Like Snakes by Nicola Davies:



- silly AND educational - quirky illustrations - snake cuddling

Orion and the Dark by Emma Yarlett



- doodle-like illustrations packed with engaging details - the lesson is cleverly sneaky - blobby dark friend is just a chunk of the night sky and can be anyone's friend

Fancy Nancy and the Too-Loose Tooth by Jane O'Connor



- Nancy learns something about honesty - the ups and downs of yearning/refraining/waiting - more Fancy Nancy fashion inspiration ooh la la

Pretzel by Margaret Rey



- adorable hero wiener dog story - illustrations are simple and sweet - Pretzel's crush, Greta, is obnoxious and uninterested, but you can't help who you love and maybe, just maybe, he wins her over

4 comments:

  1. Great idea! We read childrens' stories to each other before going to sleep and are always interested in suggestions.

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  2. Margaret Rey was one of my favorite authors. Curious George was/is timeless.

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  3. A selection of our favorites...

    Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor by Mervyn Peake; Fenwick's Suit by David Small; Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth; All and everything by Chris Van Allsburg; Cowboy Bunnies by Christine Loomis

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  4. MFH - thank you for the suggestions!! It's been a long time since I've read any Van Allsburg so I need to reread his books for sure. All the other ones I've never heard of so I'm super thrilled to snoop around the library and find them all.

    Mom - I have no idea why I haven't read Pretzel until now. Somebody recommended it to me after they found out I was a wiener dog fan, and I loved it as much as the Curious George books.

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