Scuffy the Tugboat and His Adventures Down the RiverI LOVE Scuffy. It has been one of my favorite read aloud books for many, many years... our copy is one I gave to one of my brothers many Christmases ago, and he passed it on to our little ones so it could give more enjoyment. I love the storyline - Scuffy is discontent where he is, so he sails off to find adventure, and then realizes that he really does need the man with the polka dot tie and his son, and wishes that he were back with them... and just as he is entering the ocean, which has no beginning or end, the man and his son scoop him up and he is safe again.
One of our board book favorites is Barnyard Dance! It was a gift to Nathan when he was born, and we've loved it ever since. It has a fun rhythm and shows all the different farm animals dancing. It has a lot of "moo" and other animal noises, which makes it a toddler favorite, and the fun pictures also make it a good book to entertain the baby during church."Bounce with the bunny. Strut with the duck. Spin with the chickens now- CLUCK CLUCK CLUCK!"
We also have another board book by Sandra Boynton called The Going-To-Bed Book
- it is fun and is our current diaper bag book, for distracting and calming a wiggly little one in church or elsewhere. :)It has a really fun cadence to it as well...
"And down once more, but not so fast, they're on their way to bed at last.
The day is done. They say good night, and somebody turns off the light."
And of course, we love the classic kid books...
- Green Eggs and Ham, Bears On Wheels
, Make Way for Ducklings
, The Little Engine That Could, Corduroy
As you can see, we're bookworms, and it seems to be passing on to the next generation! I think we better get some more bookcases soon, because these are all full already... are any of these your favorite stories too? Have any others we should put on our library/wish list? :)
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