From December 2011.
So my sister asked for some suggestions of books to either buy or get from the library. These are not necessarily in order because hello, I am way too indecisive for that.
My Penguin Osbert
Is it the bowling pin penguin or the name Osbert? I love them both. What an idea ... get a penguin from Santa! Always have interesting discussions with little guys about the pros and cons of such an animal as a housepet.
Bear's First Christmas
I love this one for the pictures. So soft.
Uncles and Antlers
This one makes me laugh. Especially the Uncle from Texas and the one that looks like Elvis.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Um, hello. NO EXPLANATION NEEDED! Never seen this movie. Or, let me clarify. The live action version. The classic cartoon is awesome.
It's Time for Christmas
Love Duck and Goose. This is a little board book and my niece and I like to read it together. She has it pretty much memorized.
The Longest Christmas List
Greediness makes for funny times. And a writing prompt. !]
Mr. Willoughby's Christmas Tree
Upcycling at its finest. And, even more importantly ... the true spirit of sharing.
The Polar Express
Can I admit I've never actually seen this movie? Every year I swear I am going to dress up in my PJs and be an honorary 1st grader for the day. And then stuff comes up. :[ I LOVE Liam Nissan's recording. Is that how you spell Liam Nissan? I should go look it up.
The Night Before Christmas
I just love James Marshall's illustrations.
Bear Stays Up for Christmas
I totally love all of Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman's books. The Bear ones happen to be favorites though they've got some other good ones as well. Anyway. MAKE SURE to get this one!
We used to have a fairly large number of Jewish students at our school so it was looking for something for them that led me to this one. It's still my favorite Hannukah story (once I looked up the difference in the spelling ... I don't remember what it is, now). This one's pretty old but to have an older lady think a bear was her rabbi ... it's fun! Wish we could make latkes in the library. That would be cool. We always just have to compare them to McDonald's hashbrowns.
Love Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond's circle stories. This is no different. Been working on If You Give a Reindeer a Rootbeer stories this week with 1st grade. Thank you Pinterest for first showing me the idea (which was actually done by a talented teacher but I just have to plug Pinterest because it's fun and useful for school!)
Love her paintings and love just saying "Llama Llama." Check out the YouTube reading if you haven't seen it.
I loved (and collected) Little Critter books before I ever even knew I was going to be a librarian. Is that strange? He just tries so hard to be good.
The illustrations are what make this one. The soft lighting ... lights are my favorite part of Christmas!
So this one ... really more for adults than children. And I only like the illustrations ... not super crazy about them. But I do love the definitions for different character traits and holiday traditions that are related to each cookie.
Remember this OLD movie? The book is better!
This one is for a young adult reader ... but just look at the authors who contributed. Pretty good. I'd check it out of the library instead of buying it, though. Fun fluffy stories to read this time of year but not ones you'll go back to over and over.
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