Favorite books

Every night before going to bed, I try to read at least two books to my daughter. If fact, this is such a ritual that she does not settle down very well unless a story has been read. If it is a true favorite, she will allow me to read it to her and then she takes the book and "reads" it to me. I thought I would share a few of our favorite books.

I am a little biased on this one, Sandy is a friend of mine. When I announced that I was going to decorate my daughter's nursery in frogs, Sandy was nice enough to give me her book Too Many Frogs. While MM was not old enough to understand the book at first, she really got into the story by September and now is sad and happy at the correct moments.

In preparation for MM first dentist visit, I got her the book Show Me Your Smile. This book is almost worn out and I think I will be replacing it soon! She finds things in the pictures and can point to the different colored toothbrushes and tell me colors. I hope my dentist gives her a star sticker when we go!

Hands down, the favorite for colors is Blue Hat, Green Hat. She can quote the entire book. She will even act out some of the turkey's action from the book when I am trying to get her dressed in the morning (usually when I am running late).

A silly book that will have you calling your belly button a beboo, is Belly Button Book. MM loves to poke you and say "beboo" when she is naming body parts. She wanted to make sure her brother had one too and was most unhappy with the first few weeks of his life when his did not look right.

And finally- I swear I do not know her- is another book by Sandra Boynton: Pajama Time! MM loves this book and will not go to bed unless she has on pajamas with a top and bottom, just like in the book. I read this one so many times that I did not have to look at the book, I could close my eyes and recite it. It is a good final book to read since it ends with the lights being turned off.

I do not know if I mentioned how much I love books, but let's just say that when I was planning my daughter's "big girl" room, it included three bookcases so that I could fill them for her.