The Furry-Legged Teapot

Retold by Tim Myers
Illustrated by Robert McGuire

In ancient Japan, a young tanaki, a fox that can change shapes, becomes stuck in the form of a teapot. Includes notes on the original Japanese folktale from which this story is derived.

This is a book that my cousin told me about. Thanks, for the book suggestions everyone, keep them coming. :)

We had a special request for religious books and so I thought I would post this cute little book especially because my little boy asks to sing this song pretty much every night.


Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
by Hans Wilhelm

From acclaimed author and illustrator Hans Wilhelm comes a charming picture book for children. Beautifully illustrated and based on the well-known hymn, this book will be read again and again.

You can purchase this book here.

2008 Olympic Games

As all of you know this weekend is the start of the 2008 Olympic games in China. I was thinking it would be fun to introduce some of that culture to our children through a couple of books that I found. So here you go, flip through the books and let me know what you think.





TIP: Click on the eyeballs to see a larger version of the books. :)

Let us know about any kid friendly books about China or the Olympics that you have come across.

Thanks to my little sister Brittany for telling me about Lookybook and I also saw Lookybook mentioned on Today's Mama.

10 Little Rubber Ducks

Eric Carle’s cute new book 10 Little Rubber Ducks was inspired by a 1992 incident when a shipment of 29,000 rubber bathtub toys, including ducks, beavers, turtles and frogs, fell overboard from a container ship. Carle takes this concept and narrows it down to ten rubber ducks and what happens to them when they get lost at sea.

It of course has Carle's great illustrations and a "surprise" at the end, which is of course my two-year-old's favorite part.

Snoring Beauty

By Bruce Hale

A great twist on the classic Sleeping Beauty tale. From a storytelling frog you experience a furious fairy, a cruel curse, and a snoring princess. The illustrations are very colorful and bright and a hard-of-hearing fairy makes all the difference in this classic. Yada yada, hippity-hop

Recommended age: 4 and up.

We've All Got Bellybuttons!

By David Martin

This book has been a great find. My daughter and I both love it. Various animals invite you to experience what their different body parts can do, including their tickly belly buttons. It's one we read over and over again.