Best {literary} Friends

I love finding a well-written book that's part of a series! It's so nice to know that once you finish one book you really enjoy, there's another waiting for you filled with the same characters you've come to know and love.

Millie already has a core group of little friends her age that she's always excited to see. And she also has a few literary friends who are always welcome on our bookshelves or in our library bag! The instant I see these characters on a book cover, I know we're all going to enjoy whatever is inside:

This is Meeow. Meeow is a black cat. Hello, Meeow! Meeow uses everyday items and his imagination to go on adventures with his friends Baa, Moo, Quack and Woof.

Meeow and the Little Chairs, Meeow and the Pots and Pans, and Meeow and the Big Box - all by Sebastien Braun.

Duck & Goose by Tad Hills. I love when a children's series does story books as well as simpler educational books (e.g. What's Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites and Duck & Goose, How Are You Feeling?).

Gossie & Friends by Olivier Dunrea. More feathered friends! There are numerous books in this series, which is great for a toddler who visits the library often (and whose mama would rather not read the exact same book over and over and over again!).

Curious George by H.A. Rey We recently purchased Curious George Flies a Kite from a resale shop (before realizing that two of the board books we already own are from this larger book). Milena will actually sit and listen to me read this entire 80 page book! Toddlers are instinctively curious, and I think that's what draws them to love George so much.