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By William Steig
Pete’s a Pizza
Pete’s father starts kneading the dough. Next, some oil is generously applied. (Its really water.) And then some tomatoes. (They’re really checkers.) When the dough gets tickled, it laughs like crazy.
Rating: *****
A great book for inspiring imagination and play.
Suggested Activity: Make pizzas. Your child will have fun thinking of toppings and decorating the pizza.
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By Ann Herbert Scott
Hi
Margarita and her mother have gone to the post office to mail a package to her grandmother. “Hi!” Margarita exclaims, enthusiastically greeting each patron as they pass through the door. Much to her disappointment no one seems to notice her.
Rating: *****
This book is more for the parent than the child. It’s a nice reminder that kids need attention too.
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By Carol Roth
Little Bunny’s Sleepless Night
Little Bunny, an only child, is so lonely that he cannot sleep, so he asks his friends Squirrel, Skunk, Porcupine, Bear, and Owl if he can stay with them, only to discover that his own bed is best.
Rating: *****
If you have a sleepless bunny yourself this is a nice book to discuss bedtime and separation anxiety.
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By Laura Joffe Numeroff
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
If a hungry little traveler shows up at your house, you might want to give him a cookie. If you give him a cookie, he’s going to ask for a glass of milk. He’ll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn’t have a milk mustache.
Rating: *****
This series is a lot of fun. Children will love discovering all of the consequences.
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By Bill Maynard
Quiet Wyatt
It seems “Quiet, Wyatt” is always the answer when Wyatt asks to do anything. His father says he’s not big enough to help make breakfast, the big kids say he’s too young to play with them, and Wyatt’s mom says he’s not old enough to buy the cute, fluffy puppy.
Rating: *****
This book is as much for parents as it is for children. It’s a nice reminder that children have a voice and should be allowed to use it.
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By Jill Kastner
Princess Dinosaur
Princess Dinosaur is a born leader. Sometimes she is too much for Cowboy Gus and Blue Feather. But Bettina Esmerelda Louise loves to play dress-up with her, and all the toys are mesmerized by her storytelling. Suddenly Spots bounds in and snaps up Princess Dinosaur in his jaws!
Rating: ****
A nice book about problem solving.
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By Keiko Kasza
The Mightiest
The lion, the bear, and the elephant compete to see who can do the best job scaring a tiny old woman, but she has a surprise for them.
Rating: ****
This book is like a modern day fable. It teaches children respect.
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By Lauren Child
I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed
Night owl Lola likes to stay up coloring and scribbling and wriggling and bouncing and chattering. Lola never gets tired. How can big brother Charlie convince her it’s time for bed?
Rating: ****
This book was much better than I thought it was going to be. The illustrations are very detailed and cleaver. And the girl, Lola is not as bad as the title makes her seem, she just has a routine.
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By Amy Ehrlich
Parents in the Pigpen Pigs in the Tub
Tired of their usual routine, the farm animals insist on moving into the house, so the family decides to move into the barn, but eventually everyone tires of this new arrangement.
Rating: ***
I really don’t like books that do not have consequences, but this one even goes a step further, there’s not even any discipline. The animals get to do what they want and the people just agree.
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