Oh David by David Shannon

I have two books by David Shannon both about a little boy named David. I love these books. They represent how silly kids can be and some of the classic stuff they do (of course we can laugh about it now). David is a typical little boy who gets into everything and has a hard time listening. In this one David gets a stinky diaper (who hasn't been there?), won't hold still to get his pajamas on and when he finally gets them on he won't go to sleep. The best part about the David books is that no matter what happens in the book at the very end his mother tells him she loves him. The underlying theme is that no matter what you do moms will always love you. Now I do have to make one comment, as much as I love these books my husband is not a huge fan. He thinks the art work is lacking.

Starfall

Since it's been a while and I can't remember if I've talked about it before but starfall.com is a great website for kids. Right now I'm typing this while my daughter watches some of the videos. This website has fun activities to help your child learn their ABC's and walks the kids through learning how to read. My daughter is 20 months old and already loves this website and I feel good with her watching it since it's educational. I have to put a limit on how long we stay on and when it's time to go she usually throws a fit. She has already been able to identify O!

Olivia's Opposites by Ian Falconer

I think that I've already written about this book and wrote that I didn't really think it was great. Apparently to an adult this book was just ordinary but to a 20 month old it's the best thing since solid food. She has actually picked up words from this book, which is impressive. One of the opposites are quiet and loud. When I read the books to her I use voice inflection, now when I pull out the book she instantly says quiet (quietly of course) and then yells loud. Which is very endearing, unless it's in the middle of church. She also has learned the words open, coming, and going. The pictures are simplistic but they express the words very well. Children should learn from this book.

I just reread my last post on this book. I said that I wouldn't buy another one of Olivia's books but based on my child's love of Olivia I most likely will buy another one. (Funny how kids change our view on things) I also said that it would help children with their vocabulary, ironically I got to see this happen first hand.

A While

Sorry, it's been a while. I'm going to write more reviews on books. I found a lot that I love and that my daughter loves as well. Hopefully you'll enjoy them too.