Some Charming Children's books!

A friend of mine asked what my favorite Children's books are and I kept spouting them out and then thought- hey!  I could write a blog post on that!  So here you are, my Top Ten Favorite Children's Books.

 The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf is a classic.  It teaches everyone to remember who they really are and not to be intimidated by what they are "supposed" to be.  My mother read this one to my brother and I a lot when we were little.

Bear Snores on by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jane Chapman is a precious book.  Lot of fun characters and a very sweet ending.  This coupling has written several spin off books and they are all very sweet.

I LOVE Jamie Lee Curtis Children's books, this one just happens to be my favorite.  Laura Cornell's pictures are so clever and you can spend quote a bit of time looking at the fun little surprises she puts in each one.  The messages are always endearing and encouraging.

Where the Wild Things by Maurice Sendak is of course a classic.  My favorite line, because I have it memorized is, "I'll eat you up, I love you so" when Max is trying to leave the island.  I used this books with my ADHD kids to demonstrate that sometimes its better to use our imaginations to calm down after a fight.

 Doreen Cronin is hilarious.  This is a very clever book that every kid should read.  We also like "The Spider Diaries".  The ending in this book is classic and if you can't get enough of the characters, there are a handful of spin-off.  Duck for President is pretty funny.

 I don't have the Pop-up version, but we are big Eric Carle fans.  This is my favorite- especially the day that the Caterpillar eats though all the carnival food.

I went to a Monster party one time of a little friend of ours and they read this book.  It is just so preciously terrific!  I have all girls, but we own this book and my girls just LOVE reading it.

The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn is a great first day of school book.  The mother raccoon kisses the baby's hand and he can feel her closeness by the kiss she left when they are apart.  Very sweet.

 My kids LOVE the Marley books.  Several very funny parts- including Baby Louie talking baby talk.  Darling pictures by Richard Cowdry.

David Shannon has written several books and many in this series.  These are great for beginning readers and the illustrations are colorful and unique.  A very fun read.

Enjoy!

What are some of your favorites?  I couldn't include ALL of mine, but here's a start!  Need some more ideas- check out this link: http://www.woodbridge.lib.nj.us/100books.htm

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A Change is in the air

To anyone who might still be following this "only occasional" blog- I just thought I would update you a bit.  I have been busy, but you would expect anything less?  Naturally, I am busy- aren't we all?  But frankly, I just haven't cared about blogging.  I find that my stamps are a little dusty these days, and I'm OK with that.  I am still doing projects and keeping my creative side alive, but I've decided to make a change in the blog- because if I keep it like it is, then it will continue to grow dust as well.

So I plan to make it a blog to share my favorite things- recipes, books, decorating, kids stuff, or whatever I feel like!  I also hope to share, occasionally some of the fun activities I've done with my kiddos for singing time on Sundays. It's basically going to be able all the things I'm thinking about at the moment, and you are welcome to join me- or say your adieu, I want this to be my happy place on the world wide web.

So here's to new beginnings and change...and a few of my favorite things!