I get a lot of questions on what we read to Sydney and what her favorite books are. As a lot of you know, we've been reading to Sydney since she was itty bitty. Not necessarily in the womb (though I did have that intention... but life kind of got in the way of that one), more like when she was about two months old. We'd start reading to her just before nap time and bed time. She has an innate love of books. All kinds, really.
Here are a few of her favorites. My intent is to keep the list updated as she grows, let that be known. ;-)
Skippyjon Jones (by Judy Schachner) is one of the funniest books we've read. Basically Skippyjon Jones is a Siamese cat who pretends to be a Chihuahua and gets into various adventures. You must read the bits where he is a dog in a heavy Spanish accent, it makes them go all the much more crazy for the story.
There are several stories to this series, we got hooked on the very first one. We even have the little Skippyjon doll. Seriously, I'm not kidding.
There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System (by Dr. Seuss) was one of those books that she grew into. I bought this in May/June 2008 when I visited my bestest friend in the whole wide world Kim in Florida. When I was at the airport killing time and looking for souveniers, I visited the Kennedy Space Center shop. I got Jarrod a keychain, and I got Sydney this book.
When I first got home and read it to her, her response was pretty ho-hum.
But! Since then Wall-E has come out and she has a Leapster game with Wall-E. She is ALL about space, which pleases Jarrod (and me!) to no end. :)
The issue with it is that it still talks about Pluto. Her Wall-E game does not, but this does. So try to explain that Pluto is no longer a planet to a nearly-four-year-old, and it's cause for some serious disturb-ness.
"Mom, why don't scientists want Pluto to be a planet anymore? Don't they like it?"
Walter, the Farting Dog (by William Kotzwinkle). What really do I need to say? What kid doesn't find farting hilarious?? Really, they are just funny - and there are several in the series. We've only read the first one, though. There is a Walter doll, however I refuse to get my daughter a farting dog doll, thankyouverymuch.
Anyway, it's a good segue to talking about bodily functions. If you can get them to be serious for a second. Good luck with that. Don't say I didn't warn you.
The Lorax (by Dr. Seuss) is a book that I remember as a kid. Well, I take that back. Mostly I remember the cartoon (I loved the Dr. Seuss cartoons!) but the book is pretty much a word-for-word copy. Or maybe the cartoon is a word-for-word copy of the book. ;-)
Syd loves it. I think it gets a good point across without being all Al Gore about it. For example, I am all for conserving trees, recycling, etc. but I am not going to ride my bike everywhere. That kind of thing. There is a fine line to being interesting and informative without being annoying.
Plusl the Lorax is just darn cute, and he's got a mustasche like Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters.
The New Baby, Little Critter Series (by Mercer Mayer) is another bunch of books I remember as a kid. Loved them, and it rings true with my daughter. She loves all of the Critter books, but we started with this one when I was expecting Cameron. It was really great at getting her to see that when Cameron was born, she wasn't going to be able to run and jump and play right away. She still tells me that Cameron "bonkerd her on the nose!" which is referenced in the book.
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