Fun Now, Fun Later

I think I am beginning to get addicted to Kelly's Korner Show Us Your Life Fridays! Today's topic is favorite books. I have always loved to read and hope to pass that love along to Everly. At my baby shower guests brought children's books instead of greeting cards. It provided a great start to Sweet E's library. I love to read those books to her along with their sweet inscriptions.

We've always tried to read to her and recently she seems to really enjoy it at bedtime. We started just laying her down at night to fall asleep, but first we get her dressed in her pjs and put some "purple lotion"...lavender lotion on her for a little baby massage. Then we settle down in the comfortable rocker in her room and read a little.

Last night we read her Take Along Bible that Pop and Gimme got her for Christmas. The only word she touched in the whole book was God. We read that word over and over. I thought it was pretty special! The Take Along Bible is great for really young children. The stories are short and sweet and include scripture references. We read the whole thing and a few of the stories a second time.


We also read Goodnight Moon this week, not one of my favorites, but it's a classic bedtime story.


I love this book! It is one of my favorites. I have a copy for E at home and I will definitely have a copy in my classroom. It teaches a great lesson. It's full of humor and keeps children's interest. I love to get into character when I read it aloud!

Those are fun for now...here are a few that will be fun later...


I loved these books in fourth and fifth grade. Our school library didn't have many, but Samantha was by far my favorite! These books teach many lessons about our nation's history, culture, and real life lessons. I can't wait until E (is hopefully) interested. We'll be going on a birthday or Christmas trip to Atlanta to visit the American Girl store to pick out a doll and have lunch with her. I hear they provide little highchairs for your doll at the cafe.

Then there are these girls...talking about addicted! I probably read 100 of the BSC books. Funny that this was Kelly's topic today. I just read in Instructor magazine this morning that Ann M. Martin the author of the Babysitter's Club series just released a prequel to the series and will begin publishing the series again. They have been out of print for some time. Talk about excited!! I can't wait to start reading these aloud to Everly...maybe in second or third grade...if she's even interested. Brett says I'll be living through her!



My mom didn't show a lot of interest in lots of things that I was into, so I want to be different. Maybe it won't be Molly, Samantha, Lilly, or Kristy...maybe it will be Junie B. Jones or whoever is around then. Either way, I hope Everly is interested in reading. I will definitely make trips with her to the library and bookstore to feed that passion!

Oh yeah, I get most of my books from Thrift Books. You can't beat the prices for library edition, quality used books.