In this adventure, Llama travels back in time and accidentally stares his past in the face. This book is silly and fun. Not as hands-down brilliant as the first two Llama books, but definitely a keeper. My 4 year old seems to like it just as much as the other two, so there’s something to be said for that.
In this spin-off series from Inspector Flytrap, Koko Dodo teams up with Didi Dodo to solve three mysteries. The books are cute, funny and enjoyable to both myself and my 4-year-old, to whom I read these.
In this installment, Koko’s super secret fudge recipe has been stolen right before the cookie contest. Will Didi be able to find it before the contest is judged?
In the second installment, a giant robot dodo is trying to put Koko out of business.
In the final installment of the Didi Dodo books, the Queen is kidnapped. Didi and Koko go undercover to look for her.
By the same author as “Llama Destroys the World,” “Don’t Feed the Coos” is about a girl that accidentally encourages a bunch of pigeons to follow her around endlessly. It’s a book of few words, so it’s also good for younger kids than my 4 year old, but my son wants me to read this book over and over. It’s cute, and attention to details in the pictures pays off. I missed some stuff on the first couple of readings.
This is the true story of Omar and his brother Hassan, who grew up in a refugee camp in Kenya after leaving Somalia. They were desperately hoping their mom would find them, but managed to pull it off with a foster mom and a school.
It is important to get stories like this out to kids so they are less likely to form preconceived notions about refugees based on the current political climate. It was well-written and enjoyable.
This is a graphic novel for kids which I listened to adapted to audiobook. It was well read and interesting despite not having the pictures.
When Mouse discovers a gigantic poo outside her home, she wants to know who has offended her. She asks around, but everyone claims that their poo looks different than the poo in question. Until she discovers the offender.
This is an adorable poo story. It even has a bit at the end talking about what good things poo can be used for, and pictures of several types of poo meant to be matched to each animal’s description of their own poo. I used it to help my 4 year old feel better about pooping.
In this delightful remake of the Addams Family, Wednesday Addams is sent off to boarding school. There, she tries to discover the culprit behind some heinous murders.
I loved this. Especially Wednesday’s now famous dance scene. I don’t feel that the Addams parents were as charming as she was, but I think that was the writing and not the casting. I loved each and every one of Wednesdays friends. I look forward to the next season.
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Saturday
Saturday I spent a good chunk of the day sleeping off my not-strep. I watched some X-files with D13 and Aaron in the evening.
Sunday
Sunday I felt pretty much normal by the end of the day, which was nice. I got some reading done and took IL4 to an appointment. M10 went to baseball. D13 watched a movie. Calm day. Great news, though! My wedding ring fits again!
Monday
Monday was a rushed day. I drove M10 to student council, then took D13 to 3 appointments. While at one appointment, the daycare called and said IL4 was “screaming in excruciating pain, grabbing his leg and sometimes his bottom.” I thought perhaps this was an exaggeration. I imagined he was just wothholding poop and was about to pooplode. I was right. I sent Aaron to get him, since I couldn’t.
After all that, we had a parent-teacher conference for M10’s math class. Apparently he’s doing well, but has started missing assignments, which is exactly what’s happening in other classes. Then M10 had a patrol meeting for Cub scouts. Busy day!
Tuesday
Tuesday was a mess. IL4 had diarrhea 4 times overnight, so we kept him at home, where he had diarrhea 10 times that day. Then, I went to pick up M10 from school, where I was told he’d gotten into a fight. I won’t go into detail, but he deserved the punch he got – he asked for it, in fact. Then, D13 was doubled over in pain, so I was left trying to figure out whether to take her to Urgent Care or talk to her doctor in the morning. I waited
Wednesday
Wednesday went much better. IL4 had a doctor appointment followed by an X-ray. Because he was so brave, I took him to the store to get Cheetos. There, he performed a miracle – he told me needed to go potty, and held it in while I ran the cart to the bathroom! This happened twice, so he got two extra rewards. In the evening we had the first family dinner that we’ve had since we moved the table for the Christmas tree. It had gotten a lot of stuff piled on it.
Thursday
Thursday was fun. I took M10 to play laser tag at the Mall of America. Afterwards, he, my dad and I ate at Rainforest Cafe, and then bought LEGOs at LEGOLand. That evening, we had 3 parent teacher conferences.
Friday
Friday was good. After speech therapy, I took IL4 to the library. He picked out another book for me to read, despite my having not finished “Dead Wake” yet. The book is “Three Rings,” by Daniel Mendelsohn. Apparently he thinks I read quite the variety.
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When Bird woke up, he was grumpy. But his friends helped him have a better day. He has a lot of friends.
This is a nice book to encourage kids to live in the moment. If you feel grumpy, go ahead. But as soon as you don’t, roll with that, too. This was my 4yo’s favorite book when he was 3. He’s graduated on past board books now, but I still read it to him sometimes.
The “happily ever after” part of The Frog Prince story comes into question when the prince and princess forget how much they live each other. Luckily, misadventures then occur.
Cute, amusing, fun. My 4yo loves the pictures enjoys the story.
This is a unique picture book about the Big Bad Wolf’s son, who just likes to be good. He’s sent to bad school, and everything goes wrong. I thought the story was engaging and sweet, and the pictures are nice for kids to look at. Very colorful and interesting.
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