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Books Books Books, Children’s edition
Yesterday I was over on Writer Unboxed, blogging about maintaining enthusiasm in a career in writing. And I forgot to mention it here! But stop by, there were some very thoughtful responses in comments.
And as promised, I wanted to share my absolute favorite children’s picture books. We love the ‘classics’ of course, but since everyone knows about Brown Bear Brown Bear and The Very Hungry Caterpillar, I wanted to share a couple of lesser-known titles here, ones you may not have heard about.
First: The Fourteen Bears in Summer and Winter
I LOVE this book. It was actually one of my favorites when I was small, and now my two girls love it just as much. The pictures are so gorgeous you’ll want to crawl inside them and live in the bears’ world, promise! And the stories are sweet and lovely. There’s a repeated line: “The fourteen bears walked paw in paw through the forest. And the birds sang, and the breeze blew, and the sun beat on their ears.” Now, when Bella was 2 or so, we were working on memorizing prayers and were learning one that reads, “Oh God, educate these children, these children are the plants of Thine orchard, the flowers of Thy meadow, the roses of Thy garden. Let Thy rain fall upon them; let the Sun of Reality shine upon them with Thy love.”
Except that we had read the Fourteen Bears story so many times that Bella would consistently get mixed up and say, “Let Thy rain fall upon them; let the Sun of Reality beat down on their ears.”
Hmmm, I seem to be running out of nap-time to blog, but I’ll do one more:
Peek-a-boo, by Janet and Alan Ahlberg.
This book is so charming. So, so charming and sweet. Lovely rhyming verses and adorable, beautifully detailed pictures. And every time I read it, I am delighted by the fact that the house is much messier than mine!
More coming soon. And a cover for Sunrise of Avalon, too!
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December 19th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Though we got them when I was older, we love Sandra Boynton’s board books (they were Taran and Gareth’s favorites). Birthday Monsters, Snuggle Puppy, But Not the Hippopotamus . . . we must have more than a dozen of them.
But my favorite childhood book from the time I was probably Vivi’s age was The Lorax by Dr Seuss.
December 19th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Wow, you were made from tougher stuff than me, The Lorax was still making me cry when I was in grade school! We love Sandra Boyton, too. Moo, Baaa, La la la is a favorite here.
December 24th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
When Taran was one and a half if you asked him what pigs said he would tell you: “LA LA LA!” and giggle hysterically.