Here’s Gabriela’s 5 a Day book list for this past week:
1. Jamberry (by Bruce Degen)—I love this book! The illustrations are so colorful and show great imagination, and the rhyming is terrific, too. This book is perfect if you’re doing a unit on fruit or berries. Out of the 5 books I chose this week, this is the only one I brought from America.
2. Hairy Maclary’s Bone (by Lynley Dodd)—Although I’ve seen Hairy Maclary books at the local library, I never had checked one out. A friend recently recommended them, and I just happened to find one at a charity shop a few weeks ago. Written by an author from New Zealand, they’re very popular here in England, and I can see why. The illustrations and rhymes are very appealing to children. The stories are simple, and there is a lot of repetition. Apparently there is a whole series of Hairy Maclary books, so I will be on the lookout for more!
3. Guess How Much I Love You (by Sam McBratney)—This is a simple, yet lovely little story—great for bedtime! 
4. Dear Zoo (by Rod Campbell) —I have the board book version of this story, but it’s very worn, so I was happy to find the larger paperback version (in perfect condition) at a charity shop recently. This book is enormously popular in the UK. It has flaps to lift to see the various animals, and it has a lot of repetition. It’s a very cute book for small children.
5. Tip Tip Dig Dig (Emma Garcia)—Gabriela was given this book at one of her development check appointments (whatever they’re called). It’s very simple, with lots of repetition. It features different construction-related vehicles, each a different color, and they work together to build an adventure playground.
Gabriela loved all of these books and really interacted with the storytelling.
I’m linking this post to “5 a Day Books” at The Imagination Tree. Go there to see what others are reading to their small children and also to read more about the 5 a Day Challenge!
I love the look of the Tip Tip Dig Dig book! Was that a Bookstart gift? I think it's an excellent initiative. You must definitely check out more Hairy Maclary- he's brilliant!
ReplyDeleteYes, Bookstart, I think that's what it was. We do like Hairy Maclary!
ReplyDeleteI love Jamberry. It has always been one of my favorites. My kids all really enjoy Dear Zoo as well (and I think it's pretty cute myself).
ReplyDeleteWhen my hubby was away for job training overseas this last year (total of 15 weeks) my mom gave us a recordable Guess How Much I Love You book so that he could record himself reading it for my kids to listen to while he was away. We listened to it almost everyday. Even I loved to hear his voice on it. :)
Great book picks....thanks for sharing!