Nathanial's Favorite Books!!!

I wanted to take a minute and review some of Nathanial's favorite books. Why are they his favorites? Probably because they are my favorites and I get UBER excited reading them. I am listing them from 10 to 1, though the only one that I am actually ranking is My World, my absolute favorite children's book of all time!



10. And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street

This is a book that I think will be much more fun when Nathanial is older. I love the fact that
it tugs at the imagination. Dr. Seuss, as you will see, is one of my favorites!

9. It's Not Easy Being Big

Stephanie St. Pierre and John Lund have created a wonderful book with recognizable
characters. I enjoy reading it to Nathanial because I can point out Big Bird and Elmo while
while realizing how much I miss Snuffle-upagus. The book also sneaks lessons in about large
and small, high and low, tall and small, etc. It is a little long for a baby, but I'm sure as
Nathanial gets older, he will really enjoy it.

8. There's A Wocket In My Pocket

I love, love, love myself some Dr. Seuss. This is NO exception. I enjoy reading all of the
names of the silly creatures in this book and Nathanial can tell that I enjoy it so it's really fun.

7. Baby Einstein's Touch and Feel Baby Animals and Touch and Feel Farm Animals

Nathanial loves these a lot more than I do. He flips through the pages and feels all of the
different textures and all but reads the book to himself. He "Ooos" and"goo,goo,goos." It's so
cute. My favorite animal is the baby hedgehog in the back of the Baby Animals book.

6. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

Again, love myself some Dr. Seuss. I mean, how can you resist this exchange:

"Hello there Ned. How do you do? Tell me, tell me, what is new? How are things in your
little bed? What is new? Please tell me, Ned."

"I do not like this bed at all. A lot of things have come to call. A cow, a dog, a cat a mouse.
Oh! What a bed! Oh! What a house!

5. Daddy Kisses

I don't read this book to Nathanial. This is his special time with Daddy book. I know Lee loves
it and I know Nathanial loves it. The book shares the experiences of different animal Daddies
loving on their babies. "Daddy wolf gives his pup...a kiss on the nose."

4. Goodnight Moon

Goodnight Moon is a classic nighttime book. I love the fact that it alternates between full color
pages and black and white pages. There is rhyming, but not the Dr. Seuss kind; it is more
poetic. Nathanial knows when this book comes out, it's bedtime!

3. Mr.Brown Can Moo! Can You?

Dr. Seuss at his finest! I get so excited when I read this book to Nathanial! My favorite parts:
"Boom, Boom, Boom, Mr. Brown is a wonder! Boom, Boom, Boom, Mr. Brown makes
thunder! He makes lightning, SPLATT, SPLATT SPLATT (at this point, I take my finger and
poke Nathanial in the ribs), and it's very, very hard to make a noise like that." And then, "Mr.
Brown can whisper, whisper very soft, very high like the soft soft whisper of a butterfly."
Nathanial gets SO tickled when I whisper. It's odd really!

2. Baby Einstein Mimi's Toes and Water, Water Everywhere

Nathanial loves the water books; mainly, he enjoys teething and sucking on them while he
takes a bath. We enjoy reading and splashing through these books. They make bath time more entertaining for him!

1. My World

I love, love LOVE this book. It's poetic and the illustrations are beautiful just like in Goodnight Moon. The little bunny is the same as in Goodnight Moon so Nathanial has that to relate to in each book. What I am especially fascinated with is that she uses poetic enjambments. Enjambments, in a children's book!

My bed.
Mother's bed.
I go to sleep when my story is read,
When my prayers are said and when my head
Is sleepy on my pillow.

And

Daddy's boy.
Mother's boy.
My boy is just a toy
Bear.

I love it! That is why this is my #1 Book!