Books and Bananas: On The Road

Today Books and Bananas went on the road...to the living room where a fantastic indoor tent had been set up. We crawled in with our books and bananas and a flashlight and enjoyed our latest library books. We started with They All Saw A Cat by Brendan Wenzel. This book gives a great visual perspective of how we all view the world differently.

Then we moved on to Exclamation Point by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld. As a writer I am extremely impressed with this book. Brilliant. It's worth adding to your library, even if you don't have kids!

Books and Bananas: Something for Everyone

Some mornings every book looks fun to read.  Today was that kind of day.  We each picked books, picked some more, then found even more.  We cuddled and read for a good two hours this morning. What a way to start the day!

Our first round started with a book older than me (shocking but true):  Harold and the Purple Crayon.  I can read this book a million times and still find it completely delightful.  We moved on to The Night Pirates, a book I think should be a standard part of any home library because girl pirates are the best! And to end the first round of reading, I always like throwing in My Mother Is So Smart from Tomie dePaola. Because who doesn't love that title?!

Books and Bananas: Vacation!

We spent this last week on vacation at the lake. I debated my packing options: take one book I would be reading to my little guy 532 times, or take an entire suitcase of books.  Instead I found the perfect solution...I introduced the 4 yr old to Where the Sidewalk Ends.  He truly loved the silliness, and I appreciated having a variety of poems to choose from for the week.

And since it was vacation, it wasn't Books and Bananas.  It was Books and Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Muffins.  Because that's how vacations should be.