Two for Tuesday 2nd ed.

Here is the second installment of the Two for Tuesday Book Recommendations! I have lots of favorites so it's hard to choose which ones to feature. I have one I want to display, but it is going to my Secret Pal in the next week or two so I'll just have to hold off! Soooooo, here are this weeks choices. Let me know what you think!



The Usborne books such as That's Not My Kitten: Its Ears Are Too Soft (Touchy-Feely Board Books) by Fiona Watt and Rachel Wells are great ways to teach adjectives & negatives, “That’s not my puppy, his nose is too squishy.” The most popular ones I’ve seen are the kitty, dog, teddy & dolly, but there are dinosaurs, tractors, truck, train & monster topics among others. In fact I just found out my second cousin, Abby (age 1) really loves her kitty book and always tries to lick the touch & feel paws! These books really make the “not” concept stick. A few months back, my niece informed us, “I like Taco Bell not very much.” There you have it.


I introduced this great book to my 5 year olds and up and they loved it! Then the mean ol' school librarian =) discovered it and now uses it in her lessons! “Wild About Books” by Judy Sierra & Marc Brown is lots of fun and great for more advanced language & vocabulary learning. It’s a fun read for adults, too as the main character spreads the joy of reading to all animals in the zoo. The illustrations are fun to look at and discuss even without reading the text.
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