February Picture Books

In addition to the Valentine's Day books we covered here, this month's reads included some folk tales thanks to the monthly list from Read-Aloud Revival.

• The Tortoise and the Hare, by Jerry Pinkney

• One Fine Day, by Nonny Hogrogian

• The Lion and the Mouse, by Jerry Pinkney

• The Three Bears, by Paul Galdone

We're a little late getting our list out because a lot of the books were already checked out at our library. Maybe everyone had the same idea we did! Carolyn ended up loving the two Jerry Pinkney books - it's easy to see why he won the Caldecott Medal. What are your favorite folk tales to share with your kids?

Valentine's Day Picture Books

Happy Valentine's Day! Today I have a selection of some delightful and some amusing books appropriate for the holiday:

• Baby Penguins Love Their Mama, by Melissa Guion

• I Love You Already, by Jori John, illustrated by Benji Davies

• Next to You, by Lori Haskins Houran, illustrated by Sydney Hanson

• Click, Clack, Moo I Love You, by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin

• I Heart You, by Meg Fleming, illustrated by Sarah Jane Wright

• Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug, by Jonathan Stutzman, illustrated by Jay Fleck

What are your favorite books for Valentine's Day?

Emily's Runaway Imagination

Emily's Runaway Imagination, by Beverly Cleary

Started 01.06.20 • Finished 02.05.20 / 4 stars

"I liked it because all the people are nice and the stories are good. My favorite story was the hard times party one, because she thought people she was stuck up but then she found out that her dress was too small. The town she lives in, which is called Pitchfork, OR, gets a library, and she gets a book she wants called Black Beauty."