Everett's Top Five

So my little man hasn't been feeling all too well the past couple days.  Slight fever, super tired, not very hungry, and just not himself.  Therefore we've been doing a lot of quieter activities (aka reading!) while he gets better.

This prompted me to share a round of Ev's top five books since it's been a little while since he's picked :)

1. Colors (Sophie la girafe Series) by Dawn Sirett
We bought Ev this book quite a while ago.  He absolutely loved it when we first got it, but then took a break from it.  About a week or so ago he found it on one of his bookshelves and can't get enough of it!  It's a great book for little ones learning colors, first words and animals.

2. Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 by Bill Martin Jr.
We're huge fans of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! around here, so were pretty excited when we saw there's a number version.  The "story" isn't quite as cute as the original, but Everett loves it.  Since we're working on teaching him numbers to 100, it's a great book for him right now!  It counts 1-20 individually and then by 10's to 100.

3. Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin
We own the slide-and-find version of this book and Everett loves to slide the door to see the next animal.  This book features endangered species, which he's too young to understand right now, but someday that will make for a great learning tool too.  For right now we've read it so many times that he has the animals memorized!

4. Duck and Goose, It's Time for Christmas! by Tad Hills
Duck and Goose are obviously a favorite of Ev's, and their holiday book is no exception.  I pulled it out this past week so he could fall in love with it just like last year :)  Duck and Goose are trying to figure out what time it is "time for snow angels? sledding?"... it's time for Christmas!  

5. Mr. Brown Can Moo by Dr. Seuss
This is a super cute book for learning sounds.  Everett enjoys tick-tocking like a clock and hooting like an owl as we turn pages.  We have the board book version which is shorter than the original, but works well for Everett's age.  For older kids, the hardcover version has more words and sounds :)





I cannot wait to really introduce all of our holiday books (we have quite a few stashed to give Ev throughout the holiday season... great after holiday sales last year mean lots of fun new books this year!)!  Have you and your little ones discovered any new favorites?  

I hope everyone is staying warm in the chilly weather we suddenly have!  Stay warm with cocoa, a blanket and a good book :)  Happy Reading!