Book List
A friend of mine was asking me recently about what books I chose for my girls when at the library. The truth is, I am growing to hate going to library with the girls. I spend the whole time sifting fruitlessly through shelves and shelves of absolute drivel and idiocy while all my girls want to do is whine to play computer games on the rows of low computers in the children's section. Then I go home annoyed at my inability to get decent literature for my children and the library's inability to get the whole "Library = BOOKS" thing and thus finds the need to draw children AWAY from the books to play Elmo games on a computer. No wonder we have a education crisis in this country.
Sorry. Rant over. :)
Anyway, I thought I would post a list of good --and reality-based of course, since I'm "Montessori" and we don't read fantasy yet (see this post for details) -- children's books that I have found over the last two or so years.
This first post has books that are more in the 15-24 mos age range, Rosebud likes most of them more than Turtle does, but of course, like good books should, they do appeal to a wider audience. In fact, I like them myself. :)
Hopefully before I leave in a week I can do another post with some of the books for Turtle's age.
Hope this is helpful!
Hands Can, by Cheryl Willis Hudson
Peekaboo Morning, by Rachel Isadora
I See, by Rachel Isadora
Sleep Tight, by B. G. Hennessy
Ten Seeds, by Ruth Brown
Wake Up, Me! by Marni McGee
The Little Farm, by Lois Lenski
Dad's Back, by Jan Ormerod
Mothers are Like That, by Carol Carrick
Can You Cuddle Like A Koala, and other John Butler books
The Very Hungry Catepillar, by Eric Carle
Dry or Wet, by Bruce McMillan
Time for Bed, by Mem Fox
Babies on the Go, by Linda Ashman
Tom & Pippo Books by Helen Oxenbury
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