Because I Am Your Daddy by Sherry North "Because I am your daddy, I would do anything for you." This last line in the book says it all. This daddy would take his daughter surfing, if he was a surfer, or fly her to school, if he was a pilot. The illustrations have a very retro feel to them, and do not overpower the simply stated text.
Preschool - 2nd grade
The Fathers are coming home by Margaret Wise Brown
"It is nighttime and the fathers are coming home." begins this lovely book. We expect the story to be about human fathers, so it is a surprise to see father fish on the next page we turn to. Bug father, rabbit father, pig father and more fill the pages until, finally, the boy's father, a sailor, comes home.Preschool
I love reading everything Jane Yolen has written, and this book is extra special. Here is a father who is naming things for his child - exactly what parents should do every day. This naming begins with simple things, dog and cat. As children get older we expand that naming, to dalmation, terrier, persian, and siamese.
Read this book as a reminder to you and your child, of all the naming you can do together.
Preschool through 2nd
See, I told you I like Jane Yolen! This is her latest poetry book, and her son did the photography for the book. The poetry is great and there is an added bonus of egret information on each page, separate from the poetry.
Poetry and nature study rolled into one! Don't miss this book.
Great for preschoolers learning to play with and enjoy language, through upper elementary who are learning to write poetry and studying birds.
Pikes Peak Library District has this as a 'D' Level reader - solid 2nd/3rd grade reading.
I picked this as another bird book that is fun to read. Mole loves to birdwatch, and Mouse goes, too, though she singing and frightening the birds. The four chapters tell about how the two friends struggle and work to watch birds, then write and draw about their experiences.
Friendship and birdwatching, two fine things to read about!
