Pace is two and a half now and so I thought it'd be fun to do a list of the books I like to read him at bedtime (note: these are *my* favourites to read. His favourites list would include: “That book about diggers”, “That book about fire trucks”, “That book about tractors” and “That book about semi-trucks.”)
There are probably a couple commonalities to the books on this list – they don't get boring to read, even after repeated tellings. They all have either a chance for interactivity beyond the actual reading OR are quiet and peaceful. (And obviously, I try to start with stories in the first category and end with stories in the latter.)
Off the top of my head and in no particular order…
“Time for Bed” – Mem Fox
“Ten Little Fingers, Ten Little Toes” – Mem Fox
“A Second is a Hiccup” – Hazel Hutchins
“Where The Wild Things Are” – Maurice Sendak
“Goodnight Moon” – Margaret Wise Brown
“Daddy Kisses” – Anne Gutman – probably one of our most “fun” books to read with a chance to share a kiss on every page
“Kiss, Kiss!” – Margaret Wild – Shea's equivalent of my “Daddy Kisses” but I like to read it too!
“Hungry Caterpillar” – Eric Carle
“Piggies” – Audrey Wood
“I'm Dirty” – Kate McMullen (and to a lesser extent, her other books as well such as “I'm Stinky”, “I'm Mighty” and “I'm Bad”)
Pretty much any Robert Munsch, especially “Mortimer“. On the other hand, I don't even try to get through “Love You Forever“.
(Edit: “Llama, Llama Mad at Mama”, “Llama, Llama, Red Pyjama” and “Grumpy Gloria” all by Anna Dewdney are Shea's favourites, especially the first one.)
Any other recommendations?
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A few of my favourites are:
Bark, George! by Jules Feiffer (one of my favourite books EVER)
Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob
I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems (Mo Willems has tons – they're mostly all good)