Ants by Margaret Hall and Bumble Bees by Fran Howard Both of these books are from the same series as the Ladybugs book we checked out last week. They seem geared toward early readers, but their simple words and large pictures are also perfect for toddlers. The books offer just enough information to keep Millie interested, and the facts are simple enough for both of us to remember and bring up later when we're out in nature and actually see the insects doing what the book mentioned.
Diggers by Derek Zobel Another easy reader perfect for toddlers as well! As most of you probably know, spring in Wisconsin is road construction season. There are diggers and dump trucks and many other machines everywhere you look - and I admit to only knowing a tiny bit about construction equipment. I love embracing Millie's interest in these machines, so I knew we'd have to get some books so I could properly explain what they're called and what they're doing. I feel a slight sense of pride every time we see a digger now as I can point out the arm and leg and boom and dipper!
Clay Quest Minis Search for Shapes by Helena Bogosian One of the books Millie picked on her own, it's one of her favorites from this week's library bag. Similar to the "I Spy" books we already own, the left-hand page has a simple rhyme including pictures of the items (shapes, in this case) that you need to find on the facing page. I love that each page is a different theme (kings & queens, dinosaurs, shells, drawing pictures), so the book is perfect for a kid with almost any interest!
Run Little Chicken Run! by Elena Pasquali A simplified version of a "The sky is falling!!" tale: "Little Chicken has heard a scary sound. In a panic, he gets all the animals to run from danger. Then Lion takes everyone back to find out what made the noise." What makes this board book different from the others is its "finger trail" - each page has little indentations to represent some sort of moment: Little Chicken's running feet, monkey swinging from tree to tree. A great way to encourage children to interact with their books in a new way. (We've previously checked out Go Hare and Tortoise Go! which is also a finger-trail story.)
Girl of Mine by Jabari Asim There is just something about this book that Millie LOVES! I'm not sure if it's the illustrations of the smiling little girl (or the fact that she wears a crown on one page) or the text or a combination of the two, but we have read this book more times than I can count - and each time, Millie gets a HUGE grin on her face (especially when I read the lines "Little Princess Honeydew"). I always love stories written by parents to their children. This is such a simple and sweet book about a lovely little girl. Asim also wrote: Boy of Mine, Whose Knees are These?, and Whose Toes are Those?
Do Bears Buzz? A Book About Animal Sounds by Michael Dahl This lift-the-flap book is a bit simple for Millie, but its simplicity allows her to "read" the story with me, which I always love! On each page, the readers is asked if bears make a noise (e.g.: "Do bears buzz?") and when you lift the flap on the facing page, the reader is told which animal actually DOES make that noise (e.g.: "No, bees buzz!"). Millie is able to see the humor in the questions, and can "read" the responses by herself!
Hugless Douglas by David Melling Poor Douglas wakes up one morning in desperate need of a hug - but everyone and everything he encounters is resistant. Happily, in the end he finds the perfect bear hug. An adorable book with humorous illustrations and a particularly lovable main character. 
Babybug (Feb. 2009) Millie has always had a surprisingly long attention span, so I've always shied away from the BabyBug magazines I've seen at the library, since they're small and filled with even shorter rhymes and stories. But then Reading with Toddlers and Infants, and Preschoolers posted this on their Facebook page:"Weekend Literacy Challenge: Share at least one reading source with your child (other than a book). This weekend when you browse a recipe, brochure, handbook, or an article (about a wedding perhaps), read the content aloud. Adding multiple forms of reading materials to a child’s library has been proven to increase performance on literacy tests, and exposes young children to new information and vocabulary." [emphasis mine]
So now Babybug will become part of our weekly library bag!
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