What My Child Is Reading

Lately, we have taken turns at bedtime reading and sometimes I forget to ask what was read in my absence.

This is a selection of things Monkey Georgia has asked for us to read this past week.

• The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone - This is one of our favorite books ever. Monkey Georgia is now demonstrating that she has it almost completely memorized, which is pretty cool.
• Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman - This is an I-Can-Read-Book, which I typically try not to read to Monkey Georgia because I want her to have the thrill of discovery when she is learning to read. She really wanted to hear this one, though.
• The Bear Came Over to My House by Rick Walton - Really cute, and a nice rhythm and rhyme. It's fun to guess what the bear is going to do next.
• Yo, Vikings by Judith Byron Schachner - Recommended by How Get Your Child to Love Reading by Esme Raji Codell. It really shows how in depth research can make imaginative play even more fun.
• Tess's Tree by Jess M. Braillier
• Toot and Puddle: The New Friend by Holly Hobbie - Love Toot & Puddle. I have almost the entire collection. Monkey Georgia asked Uhn Gi to read it to her.
• When the Root Children Wake Up by Audrey Wood - The illustrations are beautiful but I thought the story was a little boring. Monkey Georgia didn't seem to have that problem with it, so maybe I was just tired. (I did take a nap immediately afterward.)
• Three Little Pigs by David Weisner - Love this book! The story is a favorite anyway, but the pigs coming out of the story was pretty cool. Monkey Georgia liked the Hey Diddle Diddle part the best because it was a story she knew.
• Flannel Kisses by Linda Crotta Brennan - Wonderful, homey illustrations. I'd like to live in that house.
• Celebrations in my World: Easter by Lynn Peppas - Monkey Georgia wants to read this one again next year.
• The Surprise Garden by Zoe Hall - Gardening stories are always fun for us. She liked learning which vegetable was which at the end too.
• One Snowy Night by M. Christina Butler
• All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon - Absolutely beautiful illustrations and story. I want to keep this! (It's a library book.)
• What Shall We Play? by Sue Heap - Another recommendation from Esme Codell. I am not as thrilled with it as her, but Monkey Georgia likes that they play fairies eventually.
• Farmer Ham by Alec Sillifant - A farmer outsmarts the crows. Monkey Georgia loves scarecrows, so it was a hit.
• Betty Lou Blue by Nancy Crocker - I can't remember where I saw the recommendation, but I had just about decided not to read it to Monkey Georgia. It's about a little girl who gets ridiculed for having big feet. I did not want to introduce that theme, but when I explained what it was about, she told me that wasn't very nice. And the lessons are very good ones - listen to your Mama and don't seek revenge.
• Mars Needs Moms by Berkeley Breathed - I did not realize that the movie was based on the book. We haven't seen the movie but the illustrations in the book were cool, so I picked it up. I actually want to watch the movie now.

Library Books this week:

• My Dog is as Smelly as Dirty Socks by Hanoch Piven - We have a family joke: my Mama tells Monkey Georgia "I love you more than clean socks," and Monkey Georgia replies, "I love you more than dirty socks." When I saw the title of this book, I knew I had to read it to MG.
• National Worm Day by James Stevenson - In honor of our worm "farm."
• New Baby Train by Woodie Guthrie
• Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak - It occurred to me that we've never read this to Monkey Georgia.
• All In a Day by Cynthia Rylant - Illustrated by Nikki McClure, who I'm currently infatuated with.
• Pink: Seeing Pink All Around Us by Michael Dahl - Monkey Georgia found this one on the shelf and asked to bring it home.
• Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky - Monkey Georgia is obsessed with "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!" so I told her we'd look at different versions. I thought Disney actually did a fairly decent job with Tangled (it reminded me a lot of Sondheim's Into The Woods), so I hope this version isn't too advanced for Monkey Georgia.

This post is part of the meme What My Child Is Reading hosted by Mouse Grows, Mouse Learns.