![]() "When You Were Born" by Diana Huts Aston/E.B. Other favorites by Willems are "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" and "The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog." These three are all favorites on this grandma's shelf! Every child (and parent) will identify with the dilemma of a lost toy. When a child's favorite bunny is put in a Laundromat and left behind, there is panic. "Knuffle Bunny" by Mo Willems (Hyperion). ![]() Children get enough of those images on TV. Avoid cheap bindings and glitzy media-related books. Toddlers like bright pictures with recognizable objects and people.Ī dozen companies publish quality beginning readers stories with few words on a page and delightful story lines. Watch for board books (which can be wiped clean from jammy fingers!) with pages that turn easily. ![]() Do you have someone you know who loves adventure?Īre there beginning readers on your list who want chapter books? What about King Arthur fans? Do you want a special book for the family or for an adult friend who loves children's books? Here are a few of my favorites as suggestions. Now is the time to begin "making a list and checking it twice" for all the young readers on your shopping list. ![]()
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