Prudence Wants a Pet

There are many many many books out there about pets. Children wanting pets (I Wanna Iguana and What Pet to Get)... Pets wanting pets (Gilbert Wants a Goldfish)....and Pets wanting children (Children Make Terrible Pets). But there is something different and sweet about Prudence. The illustrations are sweet, simple, and lovely. Children will also laugh as Prudence adopts everyday items and tries to make them her pets...a branch and a men's dress shoe that she feeds and walks. Everyone will relate to this story of wanting and dreaming for a pet of their own.

Prudence wants a pet. Desperately.
“No,” says Dad, “pets cost too much to keep.”
“No,” says Mom, “pets make noise.”
But Prudence is determined. She finds her own pet. It is a…branch. But Branch isn't exactly the pet of her dreams, and neither are Twig, Mr. Round (a car tire), or her baby brother Milo.
Poor Prudence. Will she ever find the perfect pet?

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes

Here is a video preview of the new Pete the Cat book.

NEW PIGEON BOOK COMING OUT!!!! (spring 2012)

If you know me then you know I LOVE MO WILLEMS!!!!! I was just reading his blog and saw that he has another pigeon book coming out next spring. Carson and I just love that Pigeon....as do all kids!!!! (I just got her the Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus board game for Christmas....shhhh!) Now I know this is not coming out for another 7-9 months but just wanted to let the countdown begin. :)

I'm Back!!!!

Ok...Ok....I am back to my blog now! I took a few weeks off for summer vacation. I love living at the beach...you don't have to go anywhere and all of your friends and family love to come visit :)!!!!

But Carson and I have been very busy with our summer reading and trips to the library. We love going to the library every Tuesday for storytime! Last week she checked out some fun books. I just finished reading The Help, which is now probably one of my top 3 favorite books ever! I also finished 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass and LOVED that! It is a SC Children's Book Award Nominee for this year. Now I am about to start Rob Lowe's biography. So we have had a very "booky" summer so far.

Here is a book we checked out last week and it is a must for school libraries and art collections! It would be a perfect companion book to The Dot by Peter Reynolds.

Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier

In this exuberant book, Frazier does more than simply showcase a vast variety of dots, he encourages readers to look closely at the world around them. Through his energetic images, the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Buttons are dots. Wheels are dots. Ladybugs have dots. And so do the fried eggs on your plate. Lots of Dots is lots of fun!

"Some dots are big. Some dots are small. Some dots float, and some dots fall." I love the simple rhyming text that goes with the illustrations. This could lead to a fun art project and creative writing lesson. Have the kids write their own lines and draw dots that they observe.