A Few Good Reads

Here are a few of our favorite reads right now:

The Terrible Plop by Ursula Dubosarsky is about a brave little rabbit who learns not to panic when the sky, or something else, appears to be falling.  I really like the message that things are not always as scary as they seem.  The illustrations by Andrew Joyner are simple and fun; I particularly like the facial expressions he gave the different animals. 

What Sisters Do Best/ What Brothers Do Best by Laura Numeroff is two books in one.  The text is almost exactly the same in both books, with the only difference being the word "sisters" or "brothers".  I like that it shows that sisters and brothers can do the same things, and I also like the way the sisters or brothers help each other throughout the book.  This is a very cute book for preschoolers and early elementary age children.

My sister and brother-in-law gave C the book The Big Fat Cow That Goes Kapow by Andy Griffiths.  It has ten short stories that are easy to read and feature exactly the type of humor that keeps C going back for more.  He has read through this book a few times since Christmas, so I have to highlight it here as a great choice for reluctant readers.  C likes to read, but he often gets bored with the easy readers because the subject matter does not always appeal to him.  This book does exactly that.  I'm on the lookout for more books like this.  Let me know if you have any recommendations.

I am linking this to What My Child is Reading at Mouse Grows, Mouse Learns.  Hop on over there for more book suggestions!