We started by reading, Splish! Splash!: Baby Touch and Feel by Dawn Sirett. Each of the pages in this book are very simple and are not overwhelming with too many words. With an opportunity to feel something on each of the pages, this book tells young children about different toys that might be played with in the bathtub. As we read this one, we talked about the different toys that my son has to play with in the tub; some of these toys were the same as ours, but some were different. This book is in the categories of: touch-and-feel and bath time.
The next book we read was also in the bath time category, actually. We read Tubby by Leslie Patricelli. I love her books and we have quite a few on our shelf. This was a fun book that talked about all the steps of taking a bath, up to and including taking the diaper off and being naked. This book mentions washing some of the basic body parts, such as toes, belly button, and hair. I really like the part in this book where Mommy dries off the baby and Daddy dries the bathroom. Of course, the best part has to be the last page where the baby is all clean and you see the dirty dog come running into the room. This book is in the categories of: bath time, and body parts.
We read Bye-Bye Time by Elizabeth Verdick. This is a great book to use when transitioning a child to stay with someone who is not Mom or Dad. This book gives parents, children, and caregivers great ideas for learning how to cope with goodbye time. Quite possibly as my son gets older and I continue to work, we might need to get this book permanently... This book is in the category of: independence/growing up.
Another book we read was, Yawn by Sally Symes. This is a wonderful way to tell a bedtime story. With the giant opening in the book to represent the different mouths of the characters in the book, it was really exciting to see which animal would be next to yawn. As the story continues, the yawn is given to or "passed on" to each of the different animals that you will eventually find are the stuffed animals piled around the child getting ready to go to bed. This book has a great rhyme and rhythm to it and definitely kept my son's attention. This book is in the categories of: bedtime stories and animals.
We read, Mouse Says "Sorry" by Michael Dahl. This book is great for teaching manners and responsibility for your actions. There are not too many words throughout this book, and I think that the author expects parents and adults, and eventually kids, to talk about what is going on in the book that goes beyond the written words. Also in this book there is a large variety of other animals that mouse apologizes to. This book is in the areas of: animals and self-awareness.
The next book we read was, Little Bee by Edward Gibbs. For those of you who are familiar with Eric Carle's Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you See?, this book will seem very similar to that. The only difference is that this book is one with circular reasoning. The bee is fleeing because he is being chased by a frog, who is being chased by a snake. This continue through various animals until it gets to the fleeing hunter who is fleeing because he is being chased by the bee. This was a very fun read! This book is in the category of: animals.
The last book we read was, Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes by Annie Kubler. This book is very simple and follows the well-known song. The pictures in this book are very sweet and simple. On the back of the book, there is the written out melody for the song, which is fun and can help parents expand the reading experience. My son and I didn't read this one, but sang it instead. I suppose that is due to the fact that I am a music teacher. We sang the song and identified each of the body parts as we sung about them. This book is in the categories: body parts and songs.
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