Nora's Picks of the Week

What's the 2 year old requesting lately? Here's what she's had on the docket all week:

If you haven't read this one yet, it is rather delightful. The poor little llama gets stuck running errands with his mama and hits his limit. Mama Llama keeps her cool and helps him see that shopping is a necessary evil sometimes. They work together to clean up the mess he has made, finish their shopping, and go get a treat together. We love the rhythm and rhyming in the book, and every 2 year old loves to read about a tantrum!

We have several of the BabyLit books because I just can't resist classic literature. I do wish that the books had more quotes from the original classics, but these introduce characters and are just fun.

We love all things Rosemary Wells around here-- in fact, Nora's name was nearly Rosemary! This one is a library book that we hadn't read before, but it is getting lots of mileage at the moment. 

Barefoot Books has some delightful offerings, including this one, which has been loved at our house since Henry was the baby. Nora loves to recite along with us, and to laugh at the naughty, out-of-place animals.

Nora's Picks of the Week

Two year old Nora can (almost) always be convinced to cooperate if we offer to read a book. Here are her favorites this week:

This one is a library book and new to us. It's a cute story from an illustrator we love.

We have had Moo Moo, Brown Cow for years and it continues to be a favorite of my littles.

Looking for new shoes to wear to a party, the girls try on every pair in the store before deciding that they'll just glam up the shoes they already have. Fun rhythm and rhyme and lots of shoes to look at. 

Christian themed author Max Lucado's books are uber-popular. This one teaches that our value comes because we are God's children and creations, not based on what others think of us. I may not be popular for saying so, but I feel like his books are a bit heavy-handed for my taste in terms of driving their point home. However, they are points that I want my kids to internalize and perhaps heavy-handed isn't a bad thing in these situations. So when Nora picks this one, I sigh a little because I am very tired of it, but I read it anyway because I want her to know her individual worth and divine nature.

Nora's Picks of the Week

Nora is our 2 1/2 year old. She has a tendency to pick the same books over and over every time we read to her. Luckily, they switch up every week or so! We'll be featuring her picks of the week.

Mom's verdict: Olivia books make me laugh. Olivia is such a character that parents can enjoy her as well (if for different reasons than the kiddos do). Blueberries for Sal is a classic that never gets old. Nora has been insisting that I substitute her name for Sal's and my own for Sal's mother for the past couple of nights. Children Make Terrible Pets is a silly tale of reversal that you and your kids will love reading together. Verdict-- this week isn't so bad!