Chapter One

It's been a while since I posted my latest finds. It's not because we haven't been making our weekly trips to the library - you all know how it is, life's busy. So I apologize for the marathon post, but here are our favorites so far this year.

BELINDA THE BALLERINA

We love Amy Young's ballerina books. The first one - Belinda Begins Ballet - starts out with Belinda as a little girl. Because of her enormous feet she's cast as a clown in the school's talent show. But Belinda sees one of the older students dancing and soon falls in love with ballet. This book is followed by three more ballet adventures - Belinda The Ballerina, Belinda and the Glass Slipper, and Belinda in Paris. All cute stories that my two year old LOVES! Of course they include a good plug for following your dreams too.

How Do Dinosaurs....?

Wow - who'd have thought that dinosaurs could be such good teachers? My daughter loves these manners books. Her favorite is of course "How do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?" but she enjoys all the others: ...Go To School? ...Play with their Friends? ...Learn their Colors? ...Say Goodnight?

Daisy Duck
If you can't tell, I love it when I find a good "series". Jane Simmons has some really cute books and we especially like the ones about Daisy. She's a cute little duck learning about the world around her. We really enjoy "Daisy and the Beastie" but there are several others we like: Daisy says "if you're happy and you know it"; Quack, Daisy, Quack; Daisy's Hide-and-Seek; and Go to Sleep Daisy. And there's several more we haven't read yet.

The Midnight Unicorn

Absolutely loved the illustrations in this book. It's a cute story about a little girl and where her imagination takes her, her dog, and her favorite unicorn.

The Whistle on the Train

Wow! This is an amazing pop-up book - and so detailed. You could spend a whole hour just looking at it. The words aren't all that great, but the pictures definitely make up for it.

Duck, Duck, Goose

These adorable Duck & Goose books by Tad Hills are definately ones you schould check out.

The weather outside might be frightful...

But this book is so delightful. :)


Snowmen at Night
by Caralyn Buehner

Better Late...

Okay so I went out of town and didn't get all my books posted. So here are the last few I had planned to post.

Opps

Book#22
Twelve Hidden Days of Christmas
by Macky Pamintuan



This is a fun interactive type of book. And it might even keep kids busy for a few minutes. :)

Book #21
The Crippled Lamb
by Max Lucado



This book was read and one of my Christmas parties and I thought it was really sweet and touching. It's about a lamb who has always felt different and sad because of his black spots and his limp, but he feels his true worth when he is called upon to help keep the baby Jesus warm.

Book #20
Santa's Secrets Revealed: All Your Questions Answered about Santa's Super Sleigh, His Flying Reindeer, and Other Wonders
by James Solheim



After Stevie tells a reporter that he does not believe in Santa Claus, Santa himself pays him a visit, takes him to the North Pole to show him his operation, and proves that he uses magic as well as science.

Book #19

Santa's Favorite Story
by Hisako Aoki



The forest animals are alarmed when it appears that Santa might be too tired to make his Christmas rounds, until he recounts for them the Nativity story which gives the holiday its true significance.

Book #18

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
by Dr. Seuss



You gotta love this grumpy green grinch and his story of finding the true Christmas spirit.