Head Tale

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?