Graham's book list 10/09/07

*favorites

*Leonardo the terrible monster / [text and illustrations by] Mo Willems. - This may be Graham's most favorite in a long time. He's asked to call the characters on the phone!
*Howler / Michael Rosen - A dog whose human pets have a new baby he names Howler.
*Sleepy time Olie / by William Joyce. - Graham does a hilarious robot voice now.
*Hear that? / Tama Janowitz - A mom and her son imagine what could be making the scary noises they hear. "Maybe a horrible, hairy ginip-ginop!" Or maybe it's just Nick.
*Baby brains / Simon James. - Graham loves rockets.
The garden of Abdul Gasazi / written and illustrated by Chris van Allsburg.
10 minutes till bedtime / Peggy Rathmann.
Yellow umbrella / by Jae Soo Liu
Sometimes I'm Bombaloo / by Rachel Vail
*Oswald / Dan Yaccarino. Graham pretends to be Oswald and push objects around the house.
*The big brown box / by Marisabina Russo. A cute book about pretend and all the things a box can be.
*If the dinosaurs came back / written and illustrated by Bernard Most. I think Graham's dino love has begun.
Arlene sardine / Chris Raschka. - Quite possibly the oddest children's book I've ever read. Really quirky. I did laugh out loud though. Not a good fit for well, I'll say it, overly protective parents.
Make Way for Ducklings / Robery McCloskey.
Alphabeasts / Wallace Edwards.
*Little Humpty / Margaret Wild & Ann James.
ABC USA / illustrated by Martin Jarrie.
Twigboy / Stephen Gammell.
Museum shapes / The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY.
You can do it too! / Karen Baicker
*Flotsam / David Wiesner. I had high expectations for this Caldecott-winner, and it delivered and them some. The illustrations in this wordless book convey the narrative beautifully and inventively. A very cinematic read.
*Stingrays / by Martha E.H. Rustad.

OTHER BOOKS WE LOVE:
The Day the Babies Crawled Away, Peggy Rathman http://www.amazon.com/Day-Babies-Crawled-Away/dp/039923196X
Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak
In the Night Kitchen, Maurice Sendak
When Sophie Gets Angry - really Really Angry, Molly Bang
We're Going on a Bear Hunt, Michael Rosen http://www.amazon.com/Were-Going-Classic-Board-Books/dp/0689815816