New Year, new books! We fell off the reading bandwagon in December… but now we are back into our regular routines, which means bedtime books. We have found a few new ones that the kids love, and some old favorites that just never seem to go out of style! Here are the books my kids are loving this month! (this post contains affiliate links)
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| We love books. And looking cute. |
Hudson:
A Boy and a Jaguar
Hudson borrowed this from his school library and he told me it was one of his favorite books, so I asked him to read it to me. It is about a little boy who stutters and while he can’t communicate well with adults or his peers, he has no problem speaking freely to animals. He promises the animals to help them one day, since they are always there for him. It is a beautiful, true story and Hudson said one of the reasons he like the book so much, was because it was real. I won’t give the book away, but it’s good one!
Minecraft: The Complete Handbook Collection
I know we have talked about these books before, but Hudson recently joined ‘worlds’ with his cousins, so the Minecraft obsession is back. He has been constantly checking these books for tips and tricks. (especially when it comes to building and battling) He recently got ‘lost’ and thought his home was gone forever. I even took to twitter for some help (since twitter knows all) but in the end it was Google and a little patience that help my sweet boy find his Minecraft home.
Mila:
Doc McStuffins Peaches Pie, Take a Bath!
This is one of Mila’s favorite episodes of Doc McStuffins. She has a little cabbage patch doll that looks similar to Peaches Pie and actually smells good, too. (not like peaches, but still) She loves to pretend her Peaches Pie smells like dog and needs a bath, just like the episode. She got another cabbage patch for Christmas and immediately named her Peaches Pie as well. When I saw this book I knew Mila would love it, and I was right.
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| Mila & her two “Peaches Pie” dolls |
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Mila loves this book right now since she has it memorized… so she likes to ‘read’ it. Hudson really enjoyed this book when he was younger, it is a total classic. I thought I was sick of this book, but it is fun watching her sit and recite it to her big brother, who is VERY impressed with her extremely young literacy skills! (I’m like, “Hudson, she has it memorized… I promise she can’t read yet!”)
Those are the books my kids are currently reading on repeat. What stories are your kids into right now? I am on the hunt for some good Ninja books for Hudson… so if you can think of any please let me know! We are planning a library trip this weekend to scope some out.
Caleb LOVES Brown Bear, Brown Bear and he reads it to Cohen almost every day. Well, he flips the pages and makes the animal sounds for Cohen. It's so cute. What a fun list of books. No surprise Minecraft is on there!
Yes, it was kind of nice when Mila found the book again since it reminded me of when Hudson was just a little nugget and love that book!
I Need to get that Minecraft book pronto! I don't know anything about it either!
It is so confusing! He tried to explain it to me.. but I just cant catch on!
Awww, I love the Brown Bear book! I can't wait until my daughter realizes books are for reading and not eating…
haha my kids still take a nibble every now and again!
We love Brown Bear and Guess How Much I Love You. It's great that your kids are fond of reading.
Yes I loved reading when I was younger, and I still love it today so I try to encourage it the best I can.
My daughter loves reading and we're always looking for more great book suggestions. Thanks for sharing!!
Of course! I have this post monthly.. since I am always looking for new books too.. so I figured other parents would enjoy this! 😉
A Boy and a Jaguar sounds fantastic! We have had some stuttering issues, so I think we will look for that at the library. We love the book Ninja! by Arree Chung 🙂
It really is a great book.. I thought it was so sweet! I will check out that Ninja book!
I hadn't heard of A Boy and a Jaguar. It sounds like an interesting book! One of our sons has difficulty being understood at times and he wants to be an "animal doctor" at a zoo some day. : 0 )
He will love this book.. it is such a sweet story, even I enjoyed it!
Oh these sound great. We love Brown Bear Brown Bear. We would always dress up as the different animals when I taught Kindergarten. A Boy and a Jaguar sounds good!
I bet you were the best teacher!! That sounds like so much fun, dressing up!! The kids must have loved that!
That's a great list of books. Thanks for sharing! My lo loves to read books, a very recent interest. I hope it stays this way.
I think as long as we continue to give them book they enjoy it will continue! 🙂
I'm pretty sure Brown Bear will never get old! That was one of the first books our firstborn loved, and now he has the whole thing memorized. Now our second son loves reading it. It's the only book he will sit still for!
it is the best book.. we have a few in the series, but this is the one they always go back to!
Brown Bear is a classic 🙂
Totally! It keeps finding its way out of our bookshelf.. the kids cant stay away!
Oh I love Brown Bear Brown Bear! We actually don't have that one, but I remember it from the days when I taught in a daycare! We have Polar Bear Polar Bear! My daughter is loving The Little Engine that Could lately! Great list!
yes we have a few versions of this books too.. such a fun series!
Ooooo that Doc Mc McStuffins book looks like something of dauhhter would like! My aunt got her the doll for Christmas and now she loves the show because she has the doll lol… So she would probably love the book as well…
My daughter is obsessed! I have never had so many "check-ups" in my life! ha!
Oh, Brown Bear Brown Bear! I have that one memorized and it is the only thing that will calm my one-year-old down when he's having a breakdown! I just recite it!
I can't wait to check out A Boy and a Jaguar!
That is too funny! Yes, the jaguar books is so sweet.. I loved it too!
Love reading with the little ones when I get to be with them. Brown Bear is always a favorite for them too. Great list.
Thank you! We love finding new reads.. but the classics always manage to find their way back to my little ones!
we still read brown bear… and your daughter is so stinken' cute by the way… really adorbs!
haha! Thank you!! 🙂