Books for Little People

Years ago when I taught elementary school and before we had to teach by the standards, I did these very cool thematic units. Anyone remember those days? One of mine was on penguins. I fell in love with penguins and I made sure my students did as well. I had this great librarian, named Debbie (some of you guys know her) who helped my kids do lots of research. Those were the days! Well, all these years later, Debbie sends over this very cute book called......... If You Were a Penguin by Wendell and Florence Minor. This is a slightly larger picture book with up close and personal artwork of different kinds of penguins. I just loved it! She also sent over Duck Soup by Jackie Urbanovic. The illustrator really showed a sense of humor with these pics. I would love to read this aloud. The voices are so strong the personalities shine through. During the day I use one of the Suffolk libraries, they let non-residents checkout their books and the North Suffolk Library is really, really nice. I found Big Chickens Fly the Coop by Leslie Helakoski. This one is pretty funny as well. Lastly, one for those of you with little ones. How Do I Love You? by Marion Dane Bauer is just a very sweet board book ( guess who has already heard this one). "I love you as the bird loves a song to sing." From me to you, tell someone you love them tonight!