My daughter is now two, and likes some different books to the set I reviewed six months ago, although she still likes the Boynton books and Mother, May I? by Grace Maccarone (I suspect because it has a picture of a truck in it, and features a hug at the end).
In no particular order, we have Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins and Eric Gurney, There’s a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer, Dog In, Cat Out by Gillian Rubinstein and Ann James (lots of scope for making up stories about what’s happening in the pictures), Waves in the Bathtub by Eugenie Fernandes (make up your own music for the song, it will sound much better than the tune in the book), and Where’s My Teddy? by Jez Alborough (ours is bundled with It’s the Bear!, which gets nearly equal billing in the toddler appreciation list). These are all books my son liked as well, so chances are good that other toddlers will enjoy them just as much. My son didn’t have Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett, but my daughter likes it.
And, of course, she also likes anything with a picture of a truck in it.
My daughter LOVED Waves In the Bathtub. In fact, it was one of my favourite books to read, too. Thanks for reminding me of it. The artwork and prose was wonderful.
Are you aware of the Boynton/Ford CDs? Philadelphia Chickens may be one of my favorite albums ever.
“I give you books, and I give you books — and all you do is eat the covers.”