Despite not having posted for aaaages, we have been reading every night although not as much as we should be. This is because I've been crocheting something that has to be finished next week. We've also been making things from Recycling Things to Make and Do - checkout our (my) castle desk tidy (I decided to spray paint it in front of Ben after all and he couldn't have cared less). How skinny are those legs?!We went to the library yesterday and only borrowed 5 books as I found we weren't getting through 10 (and the overdue fines turned out to be hideous). We read 3 of these books last night, the first being Little Sisters Are..., which we have already had but had to have again. And still, the 'little sisters are bitey' page is immensely popular. You may reclal that the first time I read this story to Ben he was upset by the illustration of a little sister chomping into a visibly distressed bigger sister's arm. But this time around he considered the page with complete glee.
We also read Willy the Champ. A bad selection for a 2.5 year old - Ben just didn't get it. It's about bullying so I'll borrow it again in 6 years' time (hopefully not). We also read Peepo! which I had never read before, despite the backcover boasting that it is "'The BEST book ever published for babies' - Books For Your Children". I don't agree with this claim but then again Ben isn't a baby which is perhaps why he didn't like it either. So I only have 2 books left to try on him tonight: How to be a Baby by Me the Big Sister and Curious George Catches a Train.
Little sisters are... is by Beth Norling
Willy the champ is by Anthony Browne
Peepo! is by Janet & Allan Ahlberg
