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By: children book review: for the love of dinos | Not Just Another Jen

children book review: for the love of dinos | Not Just Another Jen — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:14:27 +0000

[...] five different species. I swear T-Rex was one of BigBoy’s earliest words. Of our most favorite children books, the Jane Yolen & Mark Teague How Does a Dinosaur series reigns supreme with a big nod to Deb [...]

By: Jen Hibbits

Jen Hibbits — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:40:03 +0000

Thanks Ashley for stopping by to say hello!

By: Jen Hibbits

Jen Hibbits — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:39:35 +0000

Janna, I am a weekly library visitor and we bring home LOTS of books. I’d be happy to contribute to Feed Me Books Friday! I’m already on to some great ideas. Thanks for the McLinky, your great community and stopping by to say hi.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:14:16 +0000

Sounds like dinosaurs and dragons are big hits at your house! I have a feeling we’ll be there soon, too…thanks for sharing!

By: Janna @ The Adventure of Motherhood

Janna @ The Adventure of Motherhood — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:15:46 +0000

Hi! I’ve been out of town over the weekend and just got a chance to read your post for Feed Me Books Friday. I love it!

With your passion for books I hope you will join us more Fridays because I am having a blast learning about all these mom and child approved titles.

I love many of the same books you do, and now that my B is older I see her acting them out and I just love to see her wheels turning with imagination!

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:45:39 +0000

Hi Jen,
Read your review of Loving Frank and thought it was poignant and insightful. You captured so many thoughts that I had when I read the book but couldn’t articulate them nearly as well as you did.
At the end, I went into a serious depression for a few days. I won’t spoil it for your other readers but it really is such a great book.
Oddly enough, my boys developed a game called Tabor Mamah about a year or so ago – no one knows where they got it from. I laughed hysterically when I read that her name was pronounced exactly the same way. Maybe that’s why I liked the book so much?

And as far as children’s books we love in our household, The Araboolies of Liberty Street by Sam Swope is Charlie’s favorite. Gregory is digging on Dinosaur Reg by Dan Crisp, which has such a great ending it makes us laugh every time. Also check out Purplicious by Victoria Kann.
It’s fun because Charlie is really getting into longer stories, I think we’re going to start reading some chapter books soon. I’ll let you know how that goes.

By: Jen Hibbits

Jen Hibbits — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:15:01 +0000

Awesome comment Steph! We feel the same way about Llama Llama…it cracks us up, but not so much the kids. That’s funny. I’ll look up the Leo Lionna books. I haven’t heard of them yet. And please check your butt, rainbows are falling out. lol!

By: steph

steph — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:42:57 +0000

We are also fans of the “How Do Dinosaurs….” books. Just read two of them the other day. It is hard to trump dragons and dinosaurs in this house as well as my boys are 5 and 6 years old. We also really enjoy the Leo Lionni books…Fish is Fish and Swimmy top the list . My husband and I have been known to act out the Llama Llama Red Pajama book, so the verdict is still out…Do the boys really like it, or do we?

I find few things that make my heart smile more (dang, I sound like Tenly) than finding my older reading to my younger. Books are fabulous gifts, but the time spent sharing them is even more precious.