Matchstick

Category: for 4-year-olds

  • Doc McStuffins

    [amazon_link asins=’148472187X,B0087NJ7WE’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’afd9c35d-4181-11e7-95a2-dfad8c6ad370′] I first heard of Doc McStuffins from a joke Nick Offerman told about the ubiquity of the character and the show’s theme song. And I couldn’t relate directly, having never seen the show, but I had had similar experiences with other shows, such as Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood or Caillou, […]

  • The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me – Roald Dahl

    [amazon_link asins=’0142413844,0060536209′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’fba9c34e-415d-11e7-af4e-bbde547c84f8′] This is a Roald Dahl story I hadn’t heard before, certainly much less-well-known than “James and the Giant Peach” or “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. It also doesn’t have the undercurrent of terror and threat of violence that most Dahl stories have. Some animals have a window-washing business and […]

  • Philadelphia Chickens

    This is a unique book. Sandra Boynton (most famous for desktop calendars and coffee mugs with phrases such as “Don’t Let the Turkeys Get You Down”) wrote a musical and got performers (Kevin Bacon, Eric Stoltz, Meryl Streep, etc.) to sing the songs on the included CD. The CD is about 48 minutes long and […]

  • Geckos Make a Rainbow, Geckos Go To Bed

    We bought these two books when we lived in Hawai’i and were standard bedtime reading for our two-year-old, even after we moved to the mainland. They were precious enough to lug with us. The drawings are fun and there is enough Hawai’ian imagery and references for the stories to feel a bit ‘exotic’ to some […]

  • The Giant Jam Sandwich

    [amazon_link asins=’0395442370′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’9bff1d42-4156-11e7-8aad-69df16bb08d0′] This is a classic that our kids asked for again and again, even taking it to kindergarten for show-and-tell. The illustration style is unique and appealing. And the text, written in verse, makes it easy for children to follow along: Bap gave instructions for the making of the dough. […]

  • Where the Wild Things Are

    [amazon_link asins=’0060254920′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’452d1758-40e9-11e7-a5f4-1181c079377b’] A true classic. The title, phrases such as “let the wild rumpus start”, and the images have become part of the American consciousness. This book is as essential a part of a child’s library as is ‘Goodnight Moon’ or ‘The Cat in the Hat’. The theme of an angry […]

  • Sam and the Firefly – P. D. Eastman

    [amazon_link asins=’0394800060′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’5e84dd66-40c5-11e7-8e1a-cff1bab697d8′] This was one of my favorites when I was a kid but our kids haven’t been into it. I think the dark colors are less appealing or maybe a bit scary. I’ll try again. The lesson about listening is a good one.

  • The Monster at the End of This Book

    [amazon_link asins=’0307010856′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’87063d36-40c4-11e7-90c2-0d95fdc38dcc’] My kids were scared of this book at first and it took a lot of convincing to read it. After they saw the twist ending however, they asked for it over and over, proud that they had conquered their fear. A classic. An interesting dynamic occurs after the first […]

  • Look out for Mater!

    [amazon_link asins=’0736425829′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’1a1c765e-40c4-11e7-a63e-933c95b805a4′] This is a little golden book about Lightning McQueen trying to be a good friend to Mater, who has a knack for getting in trouble. It has a good lesson about friendship and following rules, even if the kids aren’t into the movie Cars. My kids never got into […]

  • My big train book

    [amazon_link asins=’0312519435′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’f75d305d-40bf-11e7-b53a-cf1fe75d553d’] This is the only book that we have three copies of, one at home and one at each of the kids’ grandfathers’ houses. There’s not much to it, just a bunch of pictures of trains. There is no story, but it’s a book the kids seem to enjoy reading […]