(Part 3) Best family life books for children according to redditors
We found 3,001 Reddit comments discussing the best family life books for children. We ranked the 1,325 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
I’ll never forget that Tyra Banks also tried to collect...
Feminist Baby, the book listed at the bottom, is ADORABLE. My daughter is 20 months old and loves it, and I love the message it sends, that girls can be loud and messy and play with whatever they want. The last two pages are my favorites:
Feminist baby is as smart as she seems. Feminist baby can be whatever she dreams.
Of course there are others (non fiction: Krakauer, Hillenbrand, come to mind; deeper: Tim O'Brien, Saramago; more fantastic: Guy Kay, Herbert, etc. ) but, trying to stay within age range / contemporary, and gender neutral... that's where I started! if any of these seem like the right thread, let me know, and i can give you a bucket more.
Never too early to start! It's good for them to hear your voice and be exposed to lots of spoken language even if they can't focus on pages yet or show obvious interest.
During the potato stage, I read aloud whatever I was reading, read random children's books, and would also hold up high contrast picture books (like this). High contrast patterns are especially attractive to young babies because their vision isn't very good at first, and those were definitely the first ones she showed signs of interest in.
As she got able to grab stuff, we liked having some fabric/crinkly books, and the "indestructible" books like this are also great because they don't tear and can be washed.
For the most part, though, we just have regular board books. Stuff by Sandra Boynton are favorites in our house, as are the "touch and feel" kind. My baby is in the "must grab any available paper and try to eat it" stage, so non-board books with pages that can be torn are temporarily off the table for us, but I'm so excited for when she's old enough to handle those!
You don't need all the different kinds of books I mention, and most libraries also have board books in the children's section. Reading to your baby every day is one of the best things you can do for him, however you go about it.
Edit: Wow, that got long. Um, can you tell I like books?
My parent's divorce. It happened when I was five and basically, they just sat down and read my brother and I this book. We didn't really understand how big of a change it would be, except that we thought it was cool that we would have two houses.
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Fingers-Toes-padded-board/dp/0547366205
https://www.amazon.com/One-Love-Cedella-Marley/dp/1452138559
https://www.amazon.com/I-Like-Myself-board-book/dp/0544641019
https://www.amazon.com/Different-Little-Doggy-Heather-Whittaker/dp/0982096216
Forgive me. I'm on mobile.
Edit: especially
https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Young-Bob-Dylan/dp/1416958088
Yup, saw this at B&N yesterday.
My mum got this one for my daughter and I got her this one and she loves them. She will turn 3 years old 8 days after my due date. Both are regular reading right now and we've been talking to her about how her baby sister is going to need her to show her the world. Talking it up like it's an awesome thing to have a sibling, which I think it is, but letting her know that while things will change, our love won't change. She seems to be very excited about having a baby sister, talks to my stomach, giving hugs and kisses to my belly, but I am a bit concerned about what she'll think when the baby takes time away from her and the baby stays. A friend is having a baby girl 2 months before I am, our first girls are 3 months apart, and I'm hoping to show her what her friend is like with her baby sister and what it will be like with her own baby sister.
Unfortunately this is pretty typical.
There are a lot of great books about parents badmouthing each other that might give you some strategy tips:
Divorce Poison
Divorce Casualties
Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome
There are also some books for young kids to help them handle divorce like Two Homes, Dinosaurs Divorce and The Invisible String. Kids really need examples of other kids in their position to understand they're not alone, and books can help with that.
I know this is really hard, but it's also a relatively short time since they split up (year & a half, right?) and there is a definite adjustment period. Just stay positive and don't bash her dad in return. You can respond with things like "I'm sorry your dad feels hurt" or "I'm sure it feels like that to him" or similar neutral statements, but you don't want to put her in the middle by saying he's a liar.
Most of all, you cannot change anyone, no matter how shitty he's being, so make a plan that doesn't involve him suddenly starting to respect you. You have to work around that and find other ways.
The best thing you and your wife can do is lead by example. Stay positive, change the subject, show by your actions that you're good people who are not doing whatever he's accusing you of.
In the meantime, DOCUMENT EVERYTHING. If you end up in court, you will need to show a history of his negativity. One of the custody factors judges weigh is which parent is more likely to foster a positive relationship with the other parent. If one parent is repeatedly bashing & badmouthing the other, the judge will not look kindly on that.
You may also consider family counseling for you & your wife & daughter.
Good luck. I've been there, and it is no fun whatsoever.
::internet hugs::
I think there are a couple of approaches to steampunk with varying levels of real-world believability. On one side you've got the "What if technology advanced as rapidly as computers, but the internal combustion engine and transistors were never invented?" and on the other you have spirit-infused clockworks that are effectively magic taking the place of more standard fantasy fare like talking animals or outright spirits. And plenty of stuff in between. I'd say it's more of a visual aesthetic than a pseudo-philosophy within the books like grimdark or cozy mystery or anything.
So far, the vaguely steampunk books I've read are rather limited. And often for kids. Some examples:
The Giants sideline reporter wrote a childrens book. Our sideline reporters are slippin.
Facebook.
Youtube interview.
Amazon.
A percentage of proceeds will go to the Junior Giants program.
IKEA has inexpensive wood activity bar things that you can place over any blanket. Most of the other features of this expensive one you found could be met with a tag-ball toy and a couple black and white board books that you stand up. We especially liked Art for Baby which is really big, stands up open well, and has captivating images to look at during tummy time, and Black & White which unfolds into a long double sided panel to stand around baby so they can look around a bit while doing tummy time.
Modelland by Tyra Banks
From amazon:
No one gets in without being asked. And with her untamable hair, large forehead, and gawky body, Tookie De La Crème isn’t expecting an invitation. Modelland—the exclusive, mysterious place on top of the mountain—never dares to make an appearance in her dreams.
But someone has plans for Tookie. Before she can blink her mismatched eyes, Tookie finds herself in the very place every girl in the world obsesses about. And three unlikely girls have joined her.
Only seven extraordinary young women become Intoxibellas each year. Famous. Worshipped. Magical. What happens to those who don’t make it? Well, no one really speaks of that. Some things are better left unsaid.
Thrown into a world where she doesn’t seem to belong, Tookie glimpses a future that could be hers—if she survives the beastly Catwalk Corridor and terrifying Thigh-High Boot Camp. Along the way, she learns all about friendship, courage, laughter and what it feels like to start to believe in yourself.
When you enter the fantastical world of Modelland, you'll see that Tookie was inspired by Tyra’s life as a supermodel. All those crazy and wild adventures Tookie has with her friends? Some of them were ripped straight from the headlines of Tyra’s life! Tyra knows all about beauty and fashion and fierceness, and she shares everything here in MODELLAND. It’s fun, zany, and 100 bazillion-percent Tyra.
The Giver is one of my favorites and I cried as well each time I read it because of that ending.
Did you know that there are sequels (two actually) to The Giver? They are almost as good as the first, but they do take away from The Giver a bit so proceed at your own risk. [Spoiler](/s "They take away the ambiguity")
It's called Son.
Random find: I was looking for some Giants related Christmas gifts and I found out Amy G wrote a children's book about baseball
http://www.amazon.com/Smarty-Martys-Got-Game-Gutierrez/dp/1937359514/ref=la_B00O5CDQRS_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418441763&sr=1-1
Everywhere Babies
Time for a Hug
Matilda's Cat
Anything by Eric Carle
E-books:
Glimmer
Paper Towns
The Giver
Four: The Transfer
Thank you for the contest!
I'm so excited for your son to have fallen in love with reading - books are some of the best comforts one can have.
Ages 6 - 8 (some of these may be challenging)
Flora & Ulysses (Newbery Award winner) by Kate DiCamillo
I actually haven't read this book, but DiCamillo is an amazing author, and Newbery award winners are usually a safe bet. Tale of Despereaux is another great book of hers.
Everything written by Roald Dahl
Just in case he hasn't read them yet - I suggest Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, BFG, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Mathilda, James and the Giant Peach, and The Witches.
The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis
Fantastic fantasy series to prepare him for Lord of the Rings trilogy I'm sure he'll watch/read in the future. Fun fact: the authors were dear friends.
Ages 9 -12 (more challenging)
The Giver, by Lois Lowry
A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L'Engle
Holes, by Louis Sachar
Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls
Warning: he will cry at the end. Everyone cries at the end.
Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli
A runaway kid who starts a new life - like a children's version of Forrest Gump.
The A. I. Gang Trilogy, by Bruce Coville
Bruce Coville is a great children's author and this series would be right up your kid's alley if he likes spies. Five kids go to an island with their mad scientist parents and basically have amazing spy adventures. This series is geared toward 9+ years, but his other books and collections of stories are geared for younger kids (some of which are about aliens, which may appeal to his Star Wars attraction).
There are so many more books out there, but I didn't want to overwhelm you with choices. Please let me know if there are a specific genre you'd think your son would be interested in, and I'll try to think of more (although I was much more into fantasy when I was younger). Your son is so lucky to have a parent who encourages his reading!!
P.S. I LOVED The Phantom Tollbooth when I was younger :D
When she gets older you can just talk to her. Be open. There's a couple books that I liked that were recommended to me that I'm gonna use for my kid when I have one/them.
One is called like maybe right maybe wrong? I'll Google for it.
Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe https://www.amazon.com/dp/1416961763/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_HCppDb7VPP7C6
Maybe Yes, Maybe No: A Guide for Young Skeptics (Maybe Guides) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004LB4CA8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_QDppDbHKGJ7EJ
is it if you know its real? https://www.amazon.com/Feminist-Baby-Loryn-Brantz/dp/1484778588
Everywhere Babies. It's a rhyming story about how all babies are loved by all parents. When my copy wore out, my wife made me buy another one even though our kids are way beyond the board book stage. She's keeping it as her own memento.
The linked copy is a larger format lap board book that is actually less expensive than the smaller traditional board book.
Our kids loved having the story read to them at least through age 3, despite by that time our having an extensive book collection from yard sales, numbering in the thousands.
One caution. Skip the book if the new parents are bigots because there's at least one depiction of same-gender parents among the many parents-baby groupings on every page, and, of course, there are brown babies, too.
This smaller format book has the look-inside feature that shows you some of the pages.
I swear with each kid those only gets worse. Be kind to yourself, rest when you can. Your 6 year old probably won't remember this. We got this book (and the rest in the series) Waiting for Baby https://www.amazon.com/dp/1846432758/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_QeY3wbHE3KDAZ and read it to our kids. It shows a pic of mom sleeping on the couch while dad and generic kid get dinner ready saying let's be quiet. We try to discuss growing a baby makes mama tired. Hope you get that "second tri" energy soon. I swear I didn't get mine until 31 weeks. Sigh
We used this book from very early on (Baby Signs: A Baby-Sized Introduction to Speaking with Sign Language https://www.amazon.com/dp/0803731930/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_FGmUCb76SG89N) and it eventually caught on. I don’t remember exactly when little dude started signing back but it was super great that he was able to communicate his basic desires.
It also helped that we read to him every night since he was about 3 months old. It’s always been part of our routine and now he’s 3 years old and has a stellar vocabulary.
Tl:dr baby signs are cool. Get the board book and read it with baby as often as you can.
I found this board book covered the essentials really well!
https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Signs-Baby-Sized-Introduction-Speaking/dp/0803731930
I also taught him please and thank you because I wanted to build the habit early.
Please: with an open palm and 4 fingers together, rub your chest in a circle.
Thank you: with an open palm and 4 fingers together, touch fingers to chin and move away from chin almost like blowing a kiss but lower.
The Giver is part of a Trilogy. The stories are separate, but similar to each other.
I am so excited for this! I hated that the sequels never covered what happened to the baby!
Edit: Comes out Tuesday! Amazon pre-order here.
I liked this when my son was tiny:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0547366205/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503259776&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=ten+little+fingers+and+ten+little+toes&dpPl=1&dpID=51iOVw9WUGL&ref=plSrch
Now that he's older, I read this one a lot - teach him to stand up for other people:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0972394648/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503259881&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=one&dpPl=1&dpID=31jVZT%2BSzrL&ref=plSrch
Yep!
These are currently prominently displayed at every B&N:
https://www.amazon.com/She-Persisted-American-Women-Changed/dp/1524741728
https://www.amazon.com/Youre-Going-March-Martha-Freeman/dp/1454929936
https://www.amazon.com/Feminist-Baby-Loryn-Brantz/dp/1484778588
The left = Nazi level propaganda
I'm A Big Sister is a great one. In terms of board books, My New Baby and Waiting for Baby are both good too.
Thank you again, 186394. I've already told you how awesome you are. A Kindle Fire HD would be phenomenal. I have fallen out of reading a lot to the point where I don't even buy textbooks for school anymore it's so bad. I want so bad to get back into reading but have no place to put all the books nor do I have the expenses to pay for all of the hardcovers or things of that nature. This ebook helped shape how I treat people and what my morals were as a child and I have not read it since, I think it would be a very fitting book for you, this subreddit, and this gift to be the first book to be read on the kindle. Thanks again for everything you do!
Awesome contest. I would want to get The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak because I've heard a lot of good things about it. The idea of just learning how to read then discovering all these new books seems pretty exciting to me. Plus, some of my favorite books are by John Green and this one always comes up when looking at his books.
Speaking of which, I'm not sure if you're a nerdfighter or not, but if you haven't, you should totally read some of his books. The Fault in Our Stars is one of my favorite books by him, but his other ones are awesome as well.
You're already doing so through this contest, but DFTBA.
She actually wrote two more.
At first I lol'd but then after he shouted her out I realized he's referring to this series of children's books by Amy G.
It's a story about long names in China.
https://www.amazon.com/Tikki-Tembo-Arlene-Mosel/dp/0312367481
Better for that age: Maybe Yes, Maybe No: A Guide for Young Skeptics
it's like you described my LO at that age! He loved just being plopped down on a towel on our carpet and would look around the room, coo, flail, etc. We got this book: https://www.amazon.com/Black-White-Tana-Hoban/dp/0061172111 and would prop it up around him (it stands on it's own as an accordian fold). He LOVVVEED looking at it. That might help with better focus/attention (again at that age, they get distracted by anything!) We got the skip hoptreetop nature playmat as well, though it was overwhelming to him at first. We put a plain blanket down over the 'playmat' part (to cut down on the patterns/colors, and only hung 2 toys overhead. That worked really well! He'd look and swat at things, but didn't actually grab anything until weeks later.
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For feeding, I did lots of songs or talking to LO to keep him focused on ME, which helped him not get distracted. Using a boring chair/corner/white walls helps too. dimming lights for nighttime works great too.
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for what its worth, my LO can recite the alphabet and numbers to 10 (gets a little messy on the way to 20-lol) at 15 months old. It's CRAZY how verbal he is. He's nosy about EVERYTHING, points at everything, repeats all the names we say of things, etc. He CAN however, focus very intently/well on something for 15-20 minutes at a time (and a youtube kids-songs video for about an hour at a time). Just keep an eye on LO's attention span, especially if you put super interesting things in front of him. If he really is antsy/can't focus on an activity (the book, for example) for more than 2 solid minutes, etc -- then bring it up with the ped.
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EDIT to add: do you use an app like glow baby to track feeds/naps? that was really helpful to us to spot LO's natural "patterns" and reinforce them to help get onto a consistent schedule.
https://www.thriftbooks.com/series/franklin-the-turtle/47979/
Franklin the turtle!!
Or if you want to go even more old school, there’s Tikki Tikki Tembo. I read it ALL the time when I was a child and still remember it word for word.
https://www.amazon.com/Tikki-Tembo-Arlene-Mosel/dp/0312367481
Wanting not to read books that glorify rape is not a simple matter of my taste. It's not about me, it's about those members of our community who have had the experience and being empathetic to them. Most the time, misogyny in a book we read is something to be understood and discussed, just as we would feminist works, pro- or anti-gay sentiments, etc.. But the glorification of rape is where I draw the line of being in bad taste and bad for the community, and I have absolutely no problem doing so. Anyone who doesn't agree is probably best off in another book club.
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To answer your question, I try to actively mitigate the influence of my taste through the selection process and by having other active mods. But let's be realistic—I started the subreddit, selected by fiat the first few books to get it up and running, am one of the more active members, recruited the mod team, helped design the CSS, am part of the final book selection process most months, and deal with the modqueue and enforcing our few rules. Some of my taste is going to come through.
It's the nature of a political system that there will be some personal influence on what we read—but there's nothing stopping you or anyone else campaigning for a book, or even starting your own SF book club. (Hell, if you do I'll even help advertise it here.) There are plenty of books that I have wanted to read but have never been selected. I've nominated a book almost every month this year, yet only three of them were selected.
I don't think we mods have ever by fiat decided that we wouldn't read a book that was clearly the front-runner except in one case, when the top-voted submission was Modelland by Tyra Banks. There have been times where, due to reddit's vote fuzzing, it's not clear which book got the top votes, in which case we have to make a decision ourselves. We do that based on what we think would make for the best discussion, and we do it through consensus.
If you'd like a thorough discussion on our selection process, I'd recommend reading the wiki page about it and this comment. I'd rather not re-hash what I've already written, but I'm happy to answer questions that those links bring up.
Books, books, books! My babies love(d) Look, Look! (three year old loves "reading" it to his brother), Black & White, Art Cards, the Babyfaces series (esp Hugs and Kisses and Smile!. The World Snacks series is also great; they're bright, (mostly) well-written, and not irritating. Plus, My toddler still loves them, and we started reading them to him when he was three months. I like Yum Yum Dim Sum and Let's Nosh! best. Indestructables are great for babies who eat books. And the Leslie Patricelli books have been a huge hit around here since toddlerdude was a wee baby.
Don't forget non-board books good for reading, such as a Mother Goose (there are also "chunky" ones that are kid-safe), Beatrix Potter, The Wind in the Willows, or even Shel Silverstein.
Toys for this age that I like are sensory balls, music makers, rattles (we had to buy two of those because wee babydude likes it so much), stackers, links, these bead things (a large, four-sided activity cube is gold for this age through toddler hood--like this), stacking cups, and baby's first blocks. We have veriations on all of these (or the exact one listed), and they are popular with both our three year old and the eight month old.
[Everywhere Babies] (http://www.amazon.ca/Everywhere-Babies-Susan-Meyers/dp/0152053158) is a great book, it has lots of different families including some interracial ones without calling any kind of special attention to it!
Well, The Giver is part of a trilogy (soon to be a quartet), so you could try the other two books in the series. Dean Koontz has a huge body of work. I've read most of them and enjoyed all that I've read. If you like Dean Koontz, you'd probably enjoy Stephen King, John Saul and Cliver Barker.
As much as I liked Rikki Tikki Tavi, every time I hear 'Rikki Tikki', Im reminded of a character called 'Tikki Tikki Tembo No-Sa-Rembo Chari-Barri-Ruchi Pip-Perry-Pembo' in the book Tikki Tikki Tembo
Plenty of instances where Rikki Tikki Tavi and the Jungle Book has come up, but I have thought about Tikki Tikki Tembo since kindergarten.
Jealosuy was certainly an issue. A lot of that was on me. When I was pregnant, I should have done a better job of doing more non-nursing stuff with LO. I read, had cuddle time, but, honestly, in those last few months, nursing was just easier!
We read books about the new baby and what to expect when she arrives. The Rachel Fuller one was my favorite. We also talked a lot about how big sisters share and how important it is that the baby get milk so she can grow and play.
What you could try is getting into a routine where you only nurse during certain times of the day and make that a habit now. The weeks after the baby are hectic and stressful for everyone, especially the new sibling so if they can fall back on habits that are comforting, it will help a lot!
The other thing you can do is find something he likes to do and start doing that right after nursing. Don't necessarily cut nursing short but start talking about the fun thing a few minutes into nursing so that he starts to build an association that "something fun happens when nursing ends"... good luck :)
There's a new book coming out very soon as part of this series. It's called Son. http://www.amazon.com/Son-Lois-Lowry/dp/0547887205
Our son will be 3 in November. We got these books a few months ago and he loved them. Our daughter is two weeks old now.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1846432758
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1846432766
This is one book we enjoyed and this one was his favorite.
Good luck!
We went through this recently - I had my baby a few weeks ago - and we told her when I was 12 weeks. SD was almost three when we told her and is now 3.5. We told BM first as a courtesy/heads up and then let her know once we told SD so she would be prepared. I highly recommend cluing in BM - it made the whole thing go so much easier and let BM know that we were considering her feelings and including her in the process, which led to some great dialog about concerns BM had about how to make sure SD was okay with the whole thing.
We had three “I’m a big sister” books on heavy rotation that SD still asks to read during bedtime. They were extremely helpful in getting her ready, and she had about six months to get used to the idea. We altered some of the words, like instead of “Mommy and Daddy say I’m special”, we would tack on my name or remove “mommy”. And we also altered the words to be relevant to our family - like one of them had a thing about painting the baby’s room, so we’d ask SD what color we painted our baby’s room. It’s not like she can read and doesn’t know the difference! We also explained that the baby would call me mommy. I don’t know if she totally gets how it works, but when she’s referring to the baby, she’ll say things like “baby says ‘mama I love you’” and just today told me I was a “good mommy”, so there’s that.
Kids her age are also veeeery into baby dolls and taking care of them, so my SD had quite a few baby dolls that we practiced with and talked about what was appropriate (gentle touches, kissing on the back of the head, etc.)
Links to the books we bought in order of favorite to least favorite (but we liked them all):
I’m a Big Sister by Joanna Cole https://www.amazon.com/dp/0061900621/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_1pIoDb4WBPJMR
I Am a Big Sister by Caroline Jayne Church https://www.amazon.com/dp/0545688981/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_CqIoDbQ1GB7VB
Waiting for Baby by Rachel Fuller https://www.amazon.com/dp/1846432758/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_arIoDb9D1CCZ7
I have a ton of those types of books in my "Wish List" on Amazon.
I've been winging it until I can afford one and/or they become available. In the meantime, I've been reading about evolution with my young child. There's a book about critical thinking that I bought, too, that was really good. I know you want books on religion; I'm in the same boat as you-- I need some comparative religion books now! (The ones at the local library children's section were written on a pro-religion slant.)
I thought the 30-day Amazon Kindle "unlimited" trial membership would help me but NOPE. Unlimited, my ass.
Another thought: The "Kindle Unlimited" trial had a couple adult books on comparative religions. I intend to read them, educate myself, and then explain it to my little one as best I can.
Those children's books have been so hard to come by for me!!
Hey! Frank and Beans! This e-book is on a kindle book list in my wishlist for my spawn. He'll be doing a happy dance period when he gets handed his own tablet/e-reader instead of draining our batteries, and this would be a good book to add to his now starting collection.
:fist bumps: Trust me, there will be dancing.
I loved the Artemis Fowl books. They're easier than Harry Potter, probably a little easier than Percy Jackson.
Other suggestions:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and other Roald Dahl books
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Diary of a Wimpy Kid books
The Phantom Tollbooth
http://www.amazon.ca/The-Book-Thief-ebook/dp/B000XUBFE2/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1370884738&sr=1-1&keywords=the+book+thief
My name is Spencer
I don't know if you know about this book, but it is my favourite!
The Book Theif by Markus Zusak.
It is a creatively wonderful book that is narrated by Death.
He depicted a story of a young girl who has to survive the dramatic years of the Nazis.
It is a very strong and powerful book that got me reading it from beginning to end in a flash and puts Death in a very different perspective.
Although you may think you might not like it because it is another World War book, it is absolutely amazing, a sure read through and a lovely new perspective to the world wars :)
I love it and i hope you do too!
Thanks for your consideration!
:)
I'm not sure if this counts, but I've wanted to start this series for a while. A Series of Unfortunate Events I didn't read them as a kid but I heard they were really good and I loved the movie. Thanks for the contest!
This is an amazing and incredibly generous gesture. Kudos to you!
My name is Aaron and The Book Thief is one of my favorite books of all time. I read it back in high school and let my sister borrow it. She then lost it. I haven't gotten myself a new copy, but I still love it.
Don: I got Lily a used DVD of "Catch Me If You Can" and the book "Dinosaurs Divorce" btw, sign the fucking papers. Love x-wifey
>https://www.amazon.com/Dinosaurs-Divorce-Guide-Changing-Families/dp/0316109967/ref=cm_lmf_img_2
Now we only need Modellandmore.com!
http://www.amazon.com/Modelland-Tyra-Banks/dp/038574059X
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The Giver by Lois Lowry
My name is Zach, and the book above is what started my love for reading in grade school. I'd absolutely love a kindle because too often I'm in a situation where it would make reading so much easier.
It's awesome that you're doing this and give the Giver a shot if you get a chance and haven't before. I read it again a year ago, and it's a very fun and quick read. Not quite Dostoyevsky [one of my favorite writers], but it's an interesting read despite it's target audience.
576 pages and aimed at the Young Adult demo... good luck with that, Tyra. amazon link
Green eggs and ham.
Ten little fingers and ten little toes is an amazing book if you havne't read it.
Also books by Todd Parr oh and another one my daughter loved was Everywhere Babies
All of there were mine and my daughters favourites for a long time and even at almost 5 she still enjoys them
So this MLP phonics reader is 5 cents over - if that is too much - feel free to check out my book and the girls list for what ever book you want to gift- but that set is something she would FLIP over.
This one is good as well, we bought it for my son
https://www.amazon.com/Feminist-Baby-Loryn-Brantz/dp/1484778588
I read several to my oldest son when I was pregnant with his little brother. He was a bit older than your son (he was 3 by the time his brother was born) This was also about 7 years ago but here are some links.
I'm a Big Brother by Joanna Cole (She has a sister version too) http://www.amazon.com/Im-Big-Brother-Joanna-Cole/dp/0061900656/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331570540&sr=8-1
The Berenstain Bears are always winners. http://www.amazon.com/The-Berenstain-Bears-New-Baby/dp/0394829085/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1331570681&sr=8-17
and I loved Peter's Chair by Ezra jack Keats. http://www.amazon.com/Peters-Chair-Picture-Puffins-Keats/dp/0140564411/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2
These might be a little old for your son but if you go to amazon and type "big brother books" you get a whole list.
Wrestlemania (or Wrestlemainee as my brother and I called it) was when my dad would have wrestle time. I remember mostly just jumping off the couch and he'd catch me and spin me around and stuff.
Also, when my parents got divorced my dad was really worried that we'd feel responsible. He got a book called Dinosaur's Divorce and read it to us a whole bunch. I didn't realize until much later in life just how selfless it was for him to make sure we were okay when he had just gone through something extremely painful.
Waiting for Baby https://www.amazon.com/dp/1846432758?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
I Am a Big Brother (they also have a big sister version, depending on the gender of your babe) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0545688868?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
The New Baby https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307119424?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
My girl also favored her right side and didn't care for tummy time too much. We made sure to put all of her mobiles and toys and interesting things to look at like this book on her left side in her crib and pack 'n play to get her used to looking left. Now she doesn't automatically go right and is rounding out nicely.
As far as advice needed, my girl (3 months) has had a blocked tear duct since birth and her eye gets crazy goopy all the time. We're doing the warm compresses and massages but it doesn't seem to be working. Any tips?
I would love to see children's books about skepticism. I think the best way to explain skepticism and critical thinking is through examples. I like the idea of this book, but don't like the execution.
My wishes aside, is this a series or a single book? I would not try to tackle pseudoscience, religion, and conspiracy theories in a single text. I'm a big fan of socratic questioning, and I feel that examples of that in action can help you learn how to discern truth.
My daughter is 1.5, she doesnt talk, but she LOVES to read! I would love for her to have a special Christmas book that we can read on Christmas eve, like this bear book! My son is 6 months and we are starting sign with him and this book would be great for him! I think books are a great gifts, nice choice and thank you for the kind offer :)
We got this one for our daughter: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Sister-Caroline-Jayne-Church/dp/0545688981
My teacher read this to us in our elementary school class, and I absolutely loved it. To me it sounds like exactly what you're looking for.
You are thinking of "The Green Book"
Our favorite was Joanna Cole's I'm a Big Brother. It will be too young for your 5yo, but probably about right for your 3yo. The language is pretty simple, but it introduces the sorts of things babies do and don't do, and what big brother can do and how to treat the baby.
LEMONY SNICKETS: A Series of Unfortunate Events. I have been reading these books to my daughter. She loves them. She wants to read them as soon as she learns how. They arent fairy tales or anything with a happy ending. But they are a fun read with explanations for certain phrases or words. I actually enjoy reading them as well. We just started on book 3 of 13. Super fun series.
> Dear Reader,
> I'm sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely unpleasant. It tells an unhappy tale about three very unlucky children. Even though they are charming and clever, the Baudelaire siblings lead lives filled with misery and woe. From the very first page of this book when the children are at the beach and receive terrible news, continuing on through the entire story, disaster lurks at their heels. One might say they are magnets for misfortune.
> In this short book alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, and cold porridge for breakfast.
> It is my sad duty to write down these unpleasant tales, but there is nothing stopping you from putting this book down at once and reading something happy, if you prefer that sort of thing.
> With all due respect,
> Lemony Snicket
The Green Book by Jill Paton Walsh. This book sparked my love of science fiction. I can't wait until my nephews and niece are old enough to read it.
Also the [Wayside School Books] (http://www.amazon.com/Wayside-School-Boxed-Set-Stranger/dp/0380791714/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1382359948&sr=1-3&keywords=sideways+stories+from+wayside+school)
The Green Book by Jill Paton Walsh.
It says 8 and up on Amazon, but my 1st grade teacher read it to my class when I was about 6 and I credit it with sparking a lifelong interest in sci-fi and amateur astronomy. The theme of escaping a dying Earth sounds a bit heavy, but the story is told from a child’s perspective that really helped me connect with the story in a relatable way. Mild spoiler—one of the items the refugees are starving for are books, which was a great thing to demonstrate the importance of for a young reader. I made sure to read it to my younger sister when she was around the same age.
Wow I just realized I read this book after your comment.
I can't believe I couldn't remember the cover.
They even have an audio book of it.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Giver/Lois-Lowry/e/9780553751376
http://www.emusic.com/audiobooks/book/Lois-Lowry-The-Giver-MP3-Download/10019959.html
I'm adding this to my Christmas list.
http://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Lowry-Boxed-Gathering-Messenger/dp/0385733895/ref=reg_hu-rd_add_1_dp_T2
These are all books I read with my kiddos when they were very young. They're all simple board books perfect for babies and young toddlers. They're are a lot of other great books about diversity for older children as well, but those might be too complex for a baby or young toddler.
https://www.amazon.com/More-Said-Board-Caldecott-Collection/dp/0688156347/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503326006&sr=8-1&keywords=more+more+more+said+the+baby
https://www.amazon.com/Everywhere-Babies-Susan-Meyers/dp/0152053158/ref=pd_sim_14_15?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0152053158&pd_rd_r=03G4D8KHRQ81K252DW9M&pd_rd_w=M1K8i&pd_rd_wg=DajyG&psc=1&refRID=03G4D8KHRQ81K252DW9M
https://www.amazon.com/Snowy-Day-Board-Book/dp/0670867330/ref=pd_sim_14_42?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0670867330&pd_rd_r=KF9GJMSGWKBA4TR0JR8M&pd_rd_w=bre80&pd_rd_wg=matKi&psc=1&refRID=KF9GJMSGWKBA4TR0JR8M
https://www.amazon.com/Please-Baby-Classic-Board-Books/dp/1416949119/ref=pd_sim_14_6?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1416949119&pd_rd_r=7DG5ZZCV3HPNYHX4VC00&pd_rd_w=aeFFb&pd_rd_wg=1TMyj&psc=1&refRID=7DG5ZZCV3HPNYHX4VC00
https://www.amazon.com/Mama-Do-You-Love-Me/dp/0811821315/ref=pd_sim_14_33?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0811821315&pd_rd_r=K0M5BEFZ3TZP0XJ5B3K8&pd_rd_w=TMMUN&pd_rd_wg=KBmnl&psc=1&refRID=K0M5BEFZ3TZP0XJ5B3K8
https://www.amazon.com/Here-Are-Hands-Bill-Martin/dp/0805059113/ref=pd_sim_14_24?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0805059113&pd_rd_r=CP42F8A3YVB0CPGBFZXD&pd_rd_w=PGghS&pd_rd_wg=KOL6z&psc=1&refRID=CP42F8A3YVB0CPGBFZXD
https://www.amazon.com/Making-Faces-First-Book-Emotions/dp/1419723839/ref=pd_sim_14_23?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1419723839&pd_rd_r=YJX929CFH2D0Q86GA0SA&pd_rd_w=POdwL&pd_rd_wg=5cPO4&psc=1&refRID=YJX929CFH2D0Q86GA0SA
https://www.amazon.com/Global-Babies-Fund-Children/dp/1580891748/ref=pd_sim_14_17?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1580891748&pd_rd_r=JFYA8H7YCGH5KMJAAS8N&pd_rd_w=PWnxU&pd_rd_wg=AZqYt&psc=1&refRID=JFYA8H7YCGH5KMJAAS8N
Our favorites are the Daniel Tiger book based on a few episodes of the show, I'm a Big Brother, and Waiting
Waiting isn't directly about becoming a big sibling, but it's a good conversation starter.
This book would be awesome! Used is perfect, it's on my Under $5 WL,.
Thanks for the contest.
This is originally older than 5ish years, (I read it 20ish years ago) but it's still actively in print, so it might have been included in an anthology, and I remember a scene like you described:
The Green Book
http://www.amazon.com/Green-Book-Jill-Paton-Walsh/dp/0312641222/ref=tmm_pap_title_0
Of course, that's not the anthology, just the name of the story I remember.
Crib: https://m.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/kidiway-zeni-4-in-1-convertible-crib-grey/10650921
Bedding: https://m.kmart.com/infant-girls-3-piece-crib-bedding-set-rabbit/p-A015160837
Glider (not shown): https://m.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/stork-craft-stork-craft-tuscany-glider-and-ottoman-set-white-finish-beige-cushion-06554-511/10240876?icmp=Recos_5across_yr_rcntly_vwd_tms&referrer=PDP_Reco
Her first stuffed toy (not pictured, but I love them!): https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/Nat-And-Jules-Elvin-Elephant-With-Rattle/PRD2EO9PK3H76FU
Crib-side book: https://www.amazon.ca/Little-Fingers-Toes-padded-board/dp/0547366205/ref=nodl_
my daughter loves 10 little fingers and 10 little toes its just a lovely book, it is about race, but doesn't smash you in the face with it. plus its very sweet
Been wanting to finish this series for a long time now! I hope I'm not too late!
It's a quartet now! I got Son last week, but it won't be out til October.
Here's a good book I used with my kids. There is also an app from Sesame Street that covers the topic well.
Book - http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316109967
App - https://www.google.com/search?q=sesame+street+divorce+app&oq=sesame+Street+
I had a baby book with signs.
It only has maybe 10 signs or so, but they are the most useful ones. Don't get too overwhelmed with learning tons of signs. I only used maybe 20, and that was still very useful!
Apropos of nothing, it should be fundamentally obvious to all that the Warner Archive Collection has been doing a fair amount of influencing. -------->
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We tried to get parking spots on the lot but not even we wield that kind of power yet. We're working on our Smizes, though, so wish us luck.