What's on our library shelf

I like to say that we have an extension of the Toronto Public Library at our house. Here is what we are reading these days.

Informational books

Gravity is a Mystery, The Sun our Nearest Star, What Makes Day and Night, The Sun is Always Shining Everywhere, What Happens to a Hamburger, Air is All Around you all from Let's Read-and-Find-out-Science Series. We have been working on a space lapbook which is taking ages to come to life (thanks to mama who has not prepared the pockets for the it yet)

Good Enough to Eat: A Kid's guide to Food and Nutrition by Lizzy Rockwell

A Reason for a Flower by Ruth Heller

Picture Books

Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown, about a bunny who tries to run away from his mother only for her to always find him. My 3. 5 loved it so much the first time we borrowed it, he picked it up himself the last time we went to the library.

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

In the Snow by Sharon Phillips Deslow

Goognight Train by June Sobel

Baby Talk by Judy Hindley

Treasury of Picture Book Classics: A Child's First Collection by Harper Collins A collection of picture books including Caps for Sale (Joho's favorite), If you Give a Mouse a Cookie, A Baby Sister for Frances
etc...

Chapter Books

Mouse Tales by Arnold Lobel

Nate the Great and me The case of the Fleeing Fang by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. captivating detective stories. My 5, 5 yeal old son always makes sure to check one of these out anytime we go to the Library.

Read-Aloud

Where The Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein. A Collection of poems sometimes funny, which Zach enjoys. He had not ben into poems much.

Encyclopedia Brown Saves The Day and Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case Detective stories which apparently my hubby used to enjoy as a kid.

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner, which we just finished 2 days ago.

The Mystery of the Orphan Train by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Have a great day, Joelle

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