For this week’s book I wanted to share a book that inspired my kids to treat Mother’s Day like A Special Day for Mommy, by Dan Andreasen.
Tag: reading with kids
Rough sketches tell a simple story of love and friendship as the boy and the mole journey into the wild forest together in The Boy, the Mole, the Fox & the Horse by Charlie Mackesy.
Molly Lou Melon has buck teeth, a croaky voice, and is shorter than every one of her friends. None of that matters though because everyone loves Molly; especially her Grandma! But what happens when Molly has to move and make new friends?
These award-winning books are fabulous and I’m so glad they’re a part of my kids’ library. They make me laugh along with my kids and as a result I look forward to reading all snuggled up with my boys before bedtime.
Teaching moments come in all shapes and sizes. I’m glad Corduroy and Lisa’s story of friendship is part of our family experience.
This is a fabulous book, not only for high school graduates, but for little people to teach them that life will not always be a fairy tale, in a fun way of course. And even for us adults, to remind us that the way life is going is exactly the way it is meant to be with all the glorious pitfalls and victories!
The Way Mothers Are by Miriam Schlein, has been one of my favorites since my mother used to read it to me as a small child. I loved how it made me feel so secure in her love.
If you’ve ever devoted your best effort to a project only to have it fail, then you will relate to this telling of the Chinese folktale “The Empty Pot” by Demi.
The story is about “one hot summer in Itching Down, [when] four million wasps flew into town.” The villagers didn’t know what to do so….