Babies as young as 5 months old may show interest in books. “Interest” at this age means turning pages back and forth and putting the book in the mouth. Think of mouthing a book as a “pre-reading” skill! By the time your baby is about 9 months old they may be sitting in your lap Read More
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Green Hat, Blue Hat
Green Hat, Blue Hat By Sandra Boynton Ages 1-3 Summary: Three earnest animals and one misguided turkey learn colors and clothes. Summary from: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Blue-Hat-Green-Hat/Sandra-Boynton/9780671493202] Marni’s comments: I confess–I’m not a Boynton fan. But I was doing a Zoom screening with a 2 ½ year old recently, and he was cracking up repeatedly while Read More
The Dogist Puppies
The Dogist Puppies By Elias Weiss Friedman All ages Marni’s summary and commentary: When I was growing up, we had a coffee table book that was all photographs of cats. When we were very lucky, my mom would pull it out and sit with me and my sister as we went through page Read More
Stef Soto Taco Queen
Stef Soto, Taco Queen By Jennifer Torres Ages 8+ Summary: Estefania “Stef” Soto is itching to shake off the onion-and-cilantro embrace of Tia Perla, her family’s taco truck. She wants nothing more than for Papi to get a normal job and for Tia Perla to be a distant memory. Then maybe everyone at Read More
It’s Hard to be Five
It’s Hard to Be Five By Jamie Lee Curtis Ages 3-6 Summary: Learning not to hit? Having to wait your turn? Sitting still? It’s hard to be five! But Jamie Lee Curtis’s encouraging text and Laura Cornell’s playful illustrations make the struggles of self-control a little bit easier and a lot more fun. Kids Read More
A Little Book of Sloth
A Little Book of Sloth By Lucy Cooke All ages Marni’s summary and comments: Learn about a sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica through photographs. Meet Buttercup, who started it all. See two and three toed sloths. They hang from trees, they cuddle and grin, and just try to not smile at the sloth Read More