We love books at our house. LOVE. {e} has more books than I can count right now, and her collected is always growing. She is really into 'reading' right now. Often times she will crawl up to me with a book. She doesn't always want it read- she is perfectly content to flip through the pictures and babble her own story. Because of this, we are on a big board book kick- they are a little more indestructible. I like to keep a basket of themed/seasonal board books in our living room for her, and a few in her diaper bag for when we are out. These are some of our favorites right now.
Christmas in the Manger by Nola Buck. This has very cute artwork with simple words about the manger and Jesus' birth
Where is Baby's Christmas Present? by Karen Katz. Karen Katz is very popular at our house. {e} loves the all of the lift-the-flap books, so the Christmas version was an obvious addition to our collection.
Olivia Helps with Christmas by Ian Falconer. I remember being a fan of Olivia when I was younger, and I love sharing stories from my childhood with {e}. I'm also a sucker for the sweet and simple illustrations.
A Christmas Carol by Jennifer Adams. I love, love, LOVE the Babylit series. The concept of turning classic novels into primers for kiddos is adorable, and the illustrations are delightful. {e} will be finding some of these in her stocking this year, but I didn't want to save this one until Christmas day.
10 Trim the Tree'ers by Janet Schulman. We actually do not have this book- it was one that I stumbled upon while compiling our favorites list. We have 10 Trick-or-Treaters for Halloween and {e} enjoyed it. It is another one with cute illustrations that I didn't mind reading 10000 times. This one is on its way to our house.
Five Christmas Penguins by Steven Lenton. This book is full of shiny foil throughout that is fun for {e} to play with in the car, where the sun can catch the foil. A silly little story about penguins excited for Christmas.
Twas the Night Before Christmas by Kate Toms. I had to make sure that {e} had this classic story. Kate Toms does amazing mixed-media illustrations, so I was happy to see that she put her own spin on this story.
Winter by Roger Priddy. Not necessarily Christmas, but seasonal. We have the Spring and Fall versions of these books and they are a simple and tactile way to introduce littles to the seasons.
Welcome Winter by Jill Ackerman. Another cute book about winter, using the senses to discover the season.
