Wednesday, 23 April 2025

Reading to the Kids

One of our favourite authors in the homeschool room is Mo Willems. Although until today the kids didn't realize how many of his books we'd read; they don't keep track of authors, just books that they enjoy!

Since September we have read:

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Knuffle Bunny

Knuffle Bunny Too

Leonardo the Terrible Monster

The Pigeon Will Ride the Rollercoaster

Sam the Most Scaredy-Cat Kid in the World

That is NOT a Good Idea

The Duckling Gets a Cookie?

and today we added Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs to the list.

The kids love them. The slightly older kids (7-9 or so) get more jokes than the little ones (5-6), but they all enjoy the stories. I like some of the extra little jokes that all the kids miss, like the Go Asteroids! sports poster on the wall in the dinosaur's bedroom.

Mo Willems writes and illustrates good, fun stories that can be enjoyed by both parents and children. I'm very happy that I found one of his books on a list of best Caldicott Medal books and started looking for more.

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