Cute cute CUTE little board book with a kitten pretending to be a tiger. Love the illustrations and what the little kitty does that is so tiger-like but Baby NinJa got distracted by yesterday's book and was playing with Incy Wincy instead. So, lesson learnt - don't have 2 books out at once, even though one is somewhere else in the room where Baby NinJa can see it!
One of our favourite nursery rhymes in a touch and feel board book! How could we not love it? Baby NinJa.especially loved touching the fluffy white clouds and furry black spider. Love it!
I got excited when I saw this book at the library. This was the illustrator for Roald Dahl's books. There was the same feel in this book and Baby NinJa loved the sounds of the animals but seemed more interested in turning pages than looking at them!
Counting, wheee! This book used zoo animals to help the little ones learn counting and Baby NinJa enjoyed the animal noises I was making more than the actual counting that was going on. Oh well, I'll take that giggle any day!
I tried reading this book to Baby NinJa but she wasn't interested. Hubby tried as well and she wasn't interested...oh well. You win some, you lose some.
A sparkle book!!! Oh, how that drew Baby NinJa's attention straight away! Baby NinJa loved touching the sparkly bits and tried to use her finger to try and gauge them out! So cute!
But guess what ended up getting bitten anyway? Baby NinJa decided that the book was more yummy than interesting so when I went to get a phone call, Baby NinJa proceeded to take a chunk out of the spine.
Ironic?
Today, we read a little educational board book! The first in our reading time together so something different for once. But Baby NinJa was more interested in turning the pages. Oh well...
Cute little book with familiar characters from nursery rhymes and fairy tales. Baby NinJa found the illustrations to be quite absorbing and pointed to a few things. Definitely a winner, I think!
A cute little book of opposites using farm animals cut out from what looks like felt and photographed. I loike! :) Baby NinJa? Not so much.
Seeing as Christmas isn't very far away, we decided to pick up a book that has some relation to the holiday. This full picture book is innocent and simple, full of magic and fun. Making up the story as you go is interesting but a bit too long for Baby NinJa's short attention span. Still a beautiful read to share with the little one.
This Pamela Allen book is supposed to be a classic but Baby NinJa wasn't really interested. Too many words perhaps? *shrug* Cute though! And who uses fat as butter anymore?!?!
Hilarious! This book from the Duck in a Truck series has humour beyond the years of a baby but resonates with households where hubby tries to fix something, only to make it worse! Must must remember to look up Jez Alborough.
Oops! I was so tired yesterday thay I forgot to post on what we read! And for the first time, it's one of the books that Baby NinJa actually spent time with, turning the pages by herself!
Admittedly, we got stuck on a couple of letters the first time round (Q for Queen and G for Giraffe) but I was pleased that for the first time, leaving the book on the playmat resulted in Baby NinJa exploring the pages by herself.
Hurray little one!
This book looked so promising with the little furry bear on the front. But the rhyming's a bit off and there are no other furry bits for Baby NinJa to touch so she lost interest pretty quick! Shame...this book has so much potential!
An opposites book with dinosaurs - how ingenious! Baby NinJa and I LOVED the very very cute dinosaurs and all their antics! What a clever way to teach opposites!
Baby NinJa got a change today with Daddy reading her her daily book. Another book by Pamela Allen, much better going this time with numbers but still a wavering of attention towards the end.
It's amazing how there are 26 things in the garden that make up the alphabet. I was amazed; Baby NinJa not so. But she did like the illustrations!
I loved this book! And Baby NinJa was so taken by the drawings of the little girl and her dog. You'd usually expect a little boy with his dog so it was a beautiful, unexpected change to see what happens between a little girl and her best friend.
Great way to introduce kids to feelings but perhaps not quite yet for Baby NinJa...who I hope will stay in the Happy category for as long as possible...
ABC with Pamela Allen involves alphabets with pictures from her books so some of the examples used are uncommon. We only got to L for Lion before Baby NinJa got distracted so I ended up just reading the rest out loud.
p/s - Guess who's wee little fingers are trying to get the book?
It's not often that you get a rhyming numbers book that reflects the Chinese culture. This one has dragon boats, dim sum, mahjong and bamboo! The bright and colourful illustrations caught Baby NinJa's attention straight from the start! Or maybe it was her fascination with drums...
Such a simple but wonderful book! I never knew there was a 'Duck in a Truck' series and Baby NinJa loved pointing at Duck's truck and Sheep's Jeep! We're gonna hafta find more of Jez Alborough's work methinks!
Sandra Boynton is a favourite read of Baby NinJa and I. Her silly rhymes put a smile on our face! But I must admit, I was a wee bit disappointed with this one...it wasn't as funny as the rest. Oh well...
Did we unintentionally end up picking books about counting and numbers? This book counts to 5 with a little blue bird. The birds and the trees would make beautiful wall decals while teaching numbers to little ones. Simple, repetitive and pretty
Rhymes rhymes everywhere!
But no idea how to count! ;)
But still, Baby NinJa and I enjoyed the more familiar rhymes like '1, 2, 3, 4, 5, once I caught a fish alive' and 'there were 10 in a bed'. A repeat borrow in the future for sure!
Ahhh...a busy day of playing with Alexis enjoying the company of her little friends so this post is a wee bit late.
But we still did our book pledge with the Cuddlepot & Snugglebum series. This time it was numbers with May
Gibbs' Gumnut Babies. A very sweet numbers book, perfect for little girls with pink flowers and flutterbys. Too bad Baby NinJa isn't into pastels!
Oh, what a delightful book. Margaret Atwood has done a brilliant job with this book. Maybe a tad too long for Baby NinJa but a delightful read nonetheless. Two thumbs up!
After yesterday's high, Baby NinJa was not interested at all in today's book. Perhaps there was too much blue...
Score! We have a winner. Baby NinJa loved this book and all the sounds the characters made...it made her giggle :)
