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| Oh here it is! Our first book cover ♡ When My Baby Dreams (HarperCollins, Balzer + Bray ) |
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| This book is highly tested with the target audience. Here you can see the test group in action. ;) |
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| The Project Nursery: The reading corner is still middle of progress, I'd like to make some kind of babyproof divan there, where we could read or play with Mila. Before I figure out how to make that, there's just blankets and pillows to make it more comfortable. |
1. Cat the Cat, Who Is That? by Mo Willems
2. Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
3. Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg
4. Who Will Comfort Toffle? by Tove Jansson
(Ok, this one is actually MY favourite, but I love to read this one for her. The author was a Finn and incredibly talented woman!)
5. Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
(Classic!)
Hey, what are your favourite books? I'd love to hear...
Hey, what are your favourite books? I'd love to hear...
Wonderful to see the cover of the book! So excited for you about this. :) I love the reading nook & what terrific choices in early reading material. Happy Reading to you all & looking forward to your book's release!
ReplyDeleteWe put mattress on the ground in our reading corner.It's very comfy and our little girl loves it.
ReplyDeleteI made a large bean bag (150x150) it doubles as a horse, boat and a forest for teddy bears picnic....
ReplyDeleteBooks we love
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett
No Matter What by Debi Gilori
Owl Babies by Martin Wadell
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
I Took the Moon for a Walk by Alison Jay (She has some brilliant alphabet books too)
The Ravenous Beast by Niamh Sharkey
The Magic Paintbrush by Julia Donaldson who writes Gruffalo
We go for Tove Jansson's The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My.
Finally I tracked down the English translation of Uncle Fedya, His Dog and His Cat.
Odottelemme kirjaasi innolla.
I love the idea of a reading corner!
ReplyDeleteWe like reading:
Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? by Bill Martin (illustrated by Eric Carle)
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson (especially because of the snoring button but the words are great too)
The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew it Was None of His Business by Werner Holzwarth and Wolf Erlbruch (a story about poo)
And I love to read the Hairy MacLary books by Lynley Dodd but they are a bit too old for my little one at the moment.
my daughter's is PENGUIN by Polly Dunbar... Beautiful :-)
ReplyDeleteThe book cover is wonderful Adele. Think how Mila will love and look back on this when she is older. You have a wonderful and talented family that continues to bless us.
ReplyDeleteMy son's favorite book was Goodnight Moon. He's a grown man now and he's already purchased one for his niece. He's saving his childhood copy for his own future children.
ReplyDelete'I Took the Moon For a Walk' (barefoot books) by Carolyn Curtis is our favourite book - beautiful illustrations and words. Works as a good follow-on book to 'Goodnight Moon.'
ReplyDeleteHappy reading.
Great!That's what I'm waiting for.But...I live in Taiwan(hope you know where it is^^),how(where) can I buy that book?(crying...><)
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! The cover looks great! Our daughter can't go to bed without reading Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman.
ReplyDeleteMy 12 month olds favorites are Quiet Loud, Happy Dog Sad Dog, Touch and Feel Animal books, Ladybug's Lessons, and Llama Llama Red Pajama. :-)
ReplyDeleteMy granddaughter loved the books by Sandra Boynton. They made her laugh at Mila's age. She especially loved "moo moo ba ba lalala" and "But not the hippopatumus". Enjoy this time with her! It is a wonderful age!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Mickie
Two of our current favorites:
ReplyDeletePearl Barley and Charlie Parsley by, Aaron Blabey
The Other Side by, Alejandro Aura
My kids are 5 and 3, they've loved these for more than a year.
Whenever I need a gift for a baby, I'm going to give your book... it looks wonderful!! I just loved how creative you were with Mila's sleep time!! One of my favorite books is Runaway Bunny, by Margaret Wise Brown, with pictures by Clement Hurd. ♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪ "Once there was a little bunny who wanted to run away. So he said to his mother, 'I am running away.'" ...♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪"'If you run away,' said his mother, 'I will run after you. For you are my little bunny.'" ♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪ I had this book on tape for my children (current ages 29, 27, 25, & 23 -- time goes by so fast) and another copy for the preschool where I taught. Children just love the rhythm when the words of the book are put to music.
ReplyDelete"The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear" by Don and Audrey Wood (SO wonderful!)
ReplyDelete"Little Gorilla" by Ruth Bornstein
"Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss
Also, as mentioned above: "Goodnight Moon," "Moo Baa La la la," and "Are You My Mother?"
I've been following you and Mila for a long time! So excited about the book. Looking forward to getting one for all my pregnant friends :)
ReplyDelete"Love you Forever" by Robert Munsch -- make sure you have a box of tissues handy when you read it... EVERY time you read it!
ReplyDeletehttp://robertmunsch.com/love-you-forever/
Oh, and congrats on your new book by the way! So exciting!
ReplyDeleteI love that. We are actually going to incorporate a reading nook of a sort in our house and possibly in our little girl's room as well. She's almost 14 months and is a book lover already. Some of our favorites are:
ReplyDeleteLlama, Llama, Red Pajamas
Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do you see?
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
Goodnight Moon
Baby Einstein Neighborhood Animals
Dance Me Daddy
My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
and many others. :P
Our current favorites are:
ReplyDeleteKnuffle Bunny (and sequels) by Mo Willems
Cat and the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, the Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
Ferdinand (can't remember the author at the moment)
Also second/third Goodnight Moon and Are You My Mother?
And we LOVE the Little People Lift-A-Flap books and the Look-and-Find books for toddlers...we have several of each of them and they have helped my son's vocabulary immensely!
My toddler LOVES Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdeny (?) right now. We're also big fans of pretty much anything by Audry and Don Woods (The Napping House, King Bidgood is in the Bathtub, The Little Mouse the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear) and Sandra Boynton (But Not the Hippopotamus, Moo Baa Lalala, Oh my oh my oh Dinosaurs, etc.).
ReplyDeleteOMG! Dylan's Favorite book for months and months was What's your sound, hound the hound? Nobody know what I am talking about when I talk about the Cat the Cat series by Mo Willems. Not a Box is also in heavy rotation in our house plus Goodnight Moon.
ReplyDeleteOther favorites are: Ladybug Girl, Piggie and Elephant (another Mo series), Cleo the Cat (Barefoot Books) and Goodnight Chicago
I'd love to review your book on my blog! The cover is adorable and I'm so happy that you did this project for Mila. Precious.
ReplyDeleteHere were some of my kids' favorite baby/toddler books: http://goodbooksforyoungsouls.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-find-best-books-for-babies-and.html
A personal favorite of mine, which I think you'll love as much (if not more) than Mila - sweet nursery rhymes and great 3-D fabric artwork: POCKETFUL OF POSIES by Salley Mavor! http://goodbooksforyoungsouls.blogspot.com/2011/03/book-review-i-cant-resist-sharing-by.html
Also, since Mila likes Mo Willems - Have you read KNUFFLE BUNNY? I think it's one of his best! http://goodbooksforyoungsouls.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-mo-willems-makes-us-laugh.html
My favorite children's book of *ALL TIME* is Where The Wild Things Are. I still have my childhood copy. :P I also like Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible Very Bad Day. Anything illustrated by Eric Carl is high on my list as well as Dr. Seuss.
ReplyDeleteMy two all time favorites are I Love You Stinkyface by Lisa McCourt and Cyd Moore, and You Are My I Love You by Maryann K. Cusimano and Satomi Ichikawa. And of course anything by Dr. Seuss.
ReplyDeleteNot A Box is amazing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your favorites, I am always looking for new books. I love Hush Little Baby by Sylvia Long. It is a different take on the song focusing on nature instead of material things. I now sing it to my toddler before bed. It has really sweet pictures too.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite growing up was always "The Run Away Bunny". http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Runaway_Bunny.html?id=Kr3QSOrKoGYC
ReplyDeleteAh, love the nursery! Liam loves anything and everything by Dr Seuss, Luka at 3 months takes what she is given!
ReplyDeleteIs Your Mama a Llama by Deborah Guarino
ReplyDeleteLove You Forever by Robert Munsch & Sheila McGraw
(you might want some Kleenex the first time you read this one!)
So exciting your book is for sale. I use to love looking at the pics on you blog and was so sad when you had to take them down. So happy I can buy the book now! Love them! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteWe are in a Book by Mo Willems
ReplyDeleteone of my favorites!
Definetly getting your book when it comes out - I love your creativity!
ReplyDeleteLove from Mari Ann in Norway
BTW: my daughter loved this book, which we have in Norwegian.
http://www.bookdepository.com/Poo-Bum-Stephanie-Blake/9781877467967
Any and all books by Ezra Jack Keats - my favorite is A Letter To Amy, but The Snowy Day, Whistle For Willie, Peter's Chair... any of them are great and the artwork is spectacular. The Jewish Museum in Manhattan is holding an exhibit of Keats' works for the next few months, I can't wait to see the pictures up close.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/the-snowy-day-and-keats-exhibition
Favorite children's book: "I Love You, Mouse" by John Graham and illustrations by Tomie dePaola. It was my favorite as a little girl and I read my old battered copy to my boys when they were both small. <3
ReplyDeleteMy daughter Mila loves the touch and feel little monkey book. We don't go anywhere without it!! Your Mila would love it too!
ReplyDeleteThe Lion and the Little Red Bird---swoops of color and a sweet little mystery.
ReplyDelete" . . .but the Lion just SMILED."
It's delightful to hear your news, and so good to see you back.
rachel
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ReplyDeleteI love it..:) oh baby cute...
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so wonderful
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