Our Weekly Progress:
"I tried to read with Emma, but she kept trying to eat the books!"
That was my husband this week. I guess it's normal for a 4 month old to want to put everything into her mouth, but that makes it difficult when we're trying to read library books with her!
So we have a new rule: She has to be holding a toy when we read to her from library books. (Her favorite toy, by the way? A crumpled up page from a magazine. Second favorite is a credit card. She played with one for an hour yesterday!)
She's also been especially loving her cardboard-paged books this week. Here's the normal progression:
1. She "reads" (looks at the pages) for about 15 seconds.
2. The book goes straight into her mouth.
3. She gets trapped underneath the book and starts to cry. :)
It's been a fun week. Emma is growing and changing so fast now that I can't wait to see what's in store for next week!
Our Weekly Favorite:
"I tried to read with Emma, but she kept trying to eat the books!"
That was my husband this week. I guess it's normal for a 4 month old to want to put everything into her mouth, but that makes it difficult when we're trying to read library books with her!
So we have a new rule: She has to be holding a toy when we read to her from library books. (Her favorite toy, by the way? A crumpled up page from a magazine. Second favorite is a credit card. She played with one for an hour yesterday!)
She's also been especially loving her cardboard-paged books this week. Here's the normal progression:
1. She "reads" (looks at the pages) for about 15 seconds.
Our Weekly Favorite:
Title: Saturday with Daddy
Author/Illustrator: Dan Andreasen
Rating: 4 stars
Summary:
"A young elephant and his Daddy spend Saturday running errands, sipping lemonade, and having a cookout. The charming art and simple story make this a perfect summertime book for fathers and their preschoolers."
Why I Loved It:
- The artwork is fantastic- the elephants are super-adorable!
- This story reminds me of how Emma often spends Saturdays running errands with her Daddy.
- I love anything that has to do with cookouts!
Other Books We Read This Week:
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Title: My Grandson is a Genius!
Author: Giles Andreae Illustrator: Sue Hellard Rating: 4 stars I liked this book. The words told one story, and the pictures told another, which I liked. The pictures were so full of details that you could look at them for a long time! |
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Titles: Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs & Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs Missing Treasure!
Author: Giles Andreae Illustrator: Russell Ayto Rating: 4 stars These books were definitely new and fun. Was it a little too much to include pirates and dinosaurs in the same book? Maybe. But I think that it worked pretty well for these stories. |
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Title: Good Little Wolf
Author: Kristina Andres Rating: 3 stars This book was kind of cute, but it didn't really seem to go anywhere. |
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Titles: The Very Fairy Princess: Here Comes the Flower Girl! and The Very Fairy Princess Sparkles in the Snow
Authors: Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton Illustrator: Christine Davenier Rating: 4 stars I love that these books are written by Julie Andrews. They are actually very well-done. It was especially cute to hear my Dad reading these fairy-princess books to Emma when we visited over the weekend! |
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Titles: I Love My Mummy & I Love My Daddy
Authors/Illustrators: Giles Andreae & Emma Dodd Rating: 3 stars These books were nice, but nothing too special. |
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Title: With a Little Help From Daddy
Author: Dan Andreasen Rating: 3 stars This book goes with our favorite for the week, and it was cute, too. Of the two of them, though, this one was my second-favorite. |
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