Leaving

I picked this one up at the library recently. I hadn't read any Karen Kingsbury in awhile.  I was browsing the shelves and this one jumped out {probably because it looked new, am I a book snob?}. I thought it would be fun to read about Bailey Flanigan since I had read about her family in the Firstborn and Sunset series by KK.

For some crazy  reason it took me the full three weeks to read this one. But once I really got into it and had to hurry and finish before the due date, I loved it. I'm so glad I pushed through!!

This is the story of Bailey all grown up and about to leave the family nest for the first time. It was a sweet book and although I missed another series that gave a little background on the intervening years I followed just fine.

I think I also liked it because it  because Bailey and Cody remind me of Aaron and I in the early years. Friends who ended up dating other people and following different paths  before finding lasting love. :)

Read: May 2013
Pages: 328

Peek a Boo, Forest

It's so fun to get new things for Rachel.  My sweet sister-in-law sent this gem.  Rachel absolutely adores this book.  We do read it, but it's often a toy because it has lots of the crinkly stuff.  And it's well placed crinkly stuff.  I love this because it's not just a "toy book".  It actually has a good story to it.  Nice repetitive text.  So it's also good for James to help read to Sissy.  ;)  Little does he know he's working on his beginning reading skills, too!  Win, win!

I really like this one and would recommend it to anyone looking for infant books!

Rachel's age:  5 months

Where's Your Smile, Crocodile?

In my quest to help my sweet boy become a little more well-rounded, I grabbed this book during a library visit.  When we read it one night, James loved it!  Which made me so so very happy.  It's a cute little story about a crocodile who wakes up in a bad mood. He sets out to find his smile...in the end he finds it when he is helping someone else.  How's that for a nice sweet story with a good message?

The writing teacher in noticed the fantastic vocabulary.  You could totally use this when teaching word choice.  The author used a great variety of words for walking: crawled, plodded, clomped.  I loved how vivid her choice of words were.

So this book could be used for all sorts of ages depending on the purpose.  I highly recommend it.

James' age: 4

LEGO City: Catch That Crook

Disclaimer:  The next few posts are kiddy books...sorry if you are looking for adult suggestions...  life has been busy and reading has again taken a back seat...  I keep trying but it's not happening! ugh!

A few weeks ago this sweet little find jumped out at me while at the library {we may or may not have been having trouble finding something that did not have to do with trains...  wills may have been clashing...just sayin'}  and it was the perfect fit!  James is becoming increasingly obsessed with all things LEGOS.  It was a cute little story that was fun and easy to read.

If you, too, have a little LEGOS fanatic on your hands try to grab one of these.  We are on the lookout for the rest at the library,  But they are popular, y'all!

James' age:  4 years