Kid's books are the best!

I read to my 5 year-old niece every day during the week before her nap/rest time, and every day she asks me if I've got new books. She loves being read to and she loves going to the library w/ me. As someone who loves to read, sharing that love w/ someone else is awesome, and even more so b/c that someone is my niece.

                                              
Today we read Then Giant Hug by Sandra Horning. This book is adorable! Owen, the little "boy" in the story wants to send his granny a hug through the mail, and he enlists the help of the local postman and all the postal workers along the way pass the hug all the way to Owen's granny. It's funny b/c the idea of hugging strangers is awkward and uncomfortable, but they do it any way. Lily, my niece, and I couldn't stop giggling, and it has a surprise ending!

We also read Arabella Miller's Tiny Caterpillar by Clare Jarrette. Arabella Miller finds a caterpillar in this book that rhymes, and at the end it gives a kid friendly overview of the life cycle of the butterfly. Lily wanted to find a caterpillar after reading this one.


Lily and I love the Elephant & Piggie books by Mo Willems. They make us giggle and Lily likes them so much that she asks to keep them so my sister can read them to her before bed. Our local library has a number of these books and ever since I discovered them, I pick one out each week. We'll be sad when we've read them all.