For the last five months she can turn the pages on her own & I just love how engaged she is in reading these books. Even if it isn't reading time with me, she loves her books. I'd call it a win if she liked to sit there & chew on them (since she doesn't talk yet) so when I see her sit with a book, turn the pages & babble - it makes me so happy.
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| Playing with Mommy's Favorite Book |
Side note: my mother-in-law encouraged me to read the names of the authors & illustrators each time we read the book, since they all worked so hard on them, & I think that is a worthwhile habit.
Below are a few of my favorites to read to her right now.
Hello Ninja
Adorable, rhyming read that is perfect for naptime. If she gets to pick the book, she always picks this one.
Sweet, simple & has the perfect cadence
A beautiful, creative & inspiring perspective on dreams
Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You
A Dr. Seuss classic & just so much fun to read, can't pass up the opportunity to go MOO MOO
Little Owl's Night & Little Owl's Day
Captivating because of their sweetness & simplicity - the author paints a lovely picture with her words.
Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You
A Dr. Seuss classic & just so much fun to read, can't pass up the opportunity to go MOO MOO
Little Owl's Night & Little Owl's Day
Captivating because of their sweetness & simplicity - the author paints a lovely picture with her words.
Our daughter loves turning the partial pages in this book & poking at the holes, I love how the author sneaks in learning the days of the week & counting too, clever!
Rosie Revere Engineer
I have a lot of thoughts on this book. I love it, I really do. I love the message. I love the illustrations. I love the historical appendix that the authors include. But I hate it because I can't read this book to her without tearing up. Each time I read the words that are intended to encourage her, they are at that moment undoubtedly the very words that I myself, as an ever learning & experimenting engineer, need to hear. It is challenging to read a story of fearlessness & resilience, lay her down to bed & and set out to be exactly those things. So this book gets to me, D has to read it to her because I literally can't even.
I have a lot of thoughts on this book. I love it, I really do. I love the message. I love the illustrations. I love the historical appendix that the authors include. But I hate it because I can't read this book to her without tearing up. Each time I read the words that are intended to encourage her, they are at that moment undoubtedly the very words that I myself, as an ever learning & experimenting engineer, need to hear. It is challenging to read a story of fearlessness & resilience, lay her down to bed & and set out to be exactly those things. So this book gets to me, D has to read it to her because I literally can't even.
I am so thankful for each night that I get to come home with our baby girl, sit with her & enjoy reading about the exciting world around us.
D&H
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