Does your child love The Day the Crayons Quit? Check out our favorite children's books by Oliver Jeffers for even more fantastic selections! It seemed like Oliver Jeffers was going to enter our lives one way or another. The first time was when we read How to Catch a Star—except the book I borrowed from the library was in Spanish. Of course, I had no idea what the story was about, but my eldest appreciated it at the time when his dad read to him. The second time was when I kept seeing this book about crayons popping up on the bestseller lists. And that's how I realized The Day the … [Read more...]

Discover the ultimate list of children's books about the alphabet! Introduce your child to letters and words by reading these top ABC books. Every week, my kids would come home from preschool with worksheets on a particular letter. Their teachers would focus on one letter at a time, exploring its shape, sounds, and the various words that start with it. And no wonder. Early literacy starts with recognizing letters, and the alphabet gives us 26 opportunities to teach them. But perhaps one of the best ways to expose your child to the alphabet and learning to read is to read about it. … [Read more...]

Does your child enjoy space, planets, and the universe? Here are space books for preschoolers to read with your curious space explorer. Something about outer space freaks me out. I mean, we're talking endless expanse of the universe. More suns than grains of sand on our planet. And just how long space has been around (hint: way longer than the billions of years we've imagined). But my kids? They can't get enough of space. Their concept of space and time aren't as detailed as yours and mine, but they love learning about our solar system, stars, and rockets galore. They can identify the … [Read more...]

Does your child like farms and farm animals? Read these children's books about farms to tie in to nursery songs or a trip to the farm. If you're a parent, there's a good chance you've bleated, moo'd, and baa'd about a thousand times by now. After all, farms and farm animals remain a big hit with kids. They're in every nursery rhyme and preschool curriculum. Your kids probably have a toy, coloring book, or puzzle about farm animals. They even make their way into birthday party themes. And of course, we find them throughout many children's books about farms. Every year, my family and … [Read more...]