Saturday, September 6, 2014

Books are Fun!

My friend emailed me a while back asking about book recommendations for her Christmas shopping list. Here's what I sent her:

One week down in the library and here are a few things I've noticed:

7-8 year old girl
The first-second graders are obsessed with this type of book: http://www.rainbowmagiconline.com/uk/books/books_ocean.html
There are all kinds of fairy books, and Norah's even reading them!
These are also hugely popular, and easily found almost anywhere: http://juniebjones.com/books/
Need suggestions for girls who don't like fairies?
Can't go wrong with puppies: http://www.ellenmiles.net/books.html

4-5 year old boy
Do they like dinosaurs? Try these cuties:
And you can't go wrong with anything by Mo Willems. (for any age/gender, really)


2-3 year old girl
When Norah was this age she couldn't get enough of these little books (both in board books or small hardcovers, perfect for little hands): http://www.olivierdunrea.com/Gossie---Friends.html
She also really liked Max and Ruby books. http://rosemarywells.com/category/books/new-releases/ 


And just for kicks (and parents)
#1 (maybe more for parents of littles who don't sleep? We sent it to some friends w/ a new baby as a welcome-to-parenting gift.)
and 
#2 (we found this one at the Howard County Library. We read it a lot!!)

I realize these are all fiction books. I can recommend nonfiction books too. There's a neat series of biographies that the older kids seem to like, but I'll wait to see what else is popular next week!

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