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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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I like vegetables
[amazon_link asins=’0763652830′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’65092a9a-40bf-11e7-bd50-a9403d4d2538′] This is a board book about vegetables (obviously) and opposites (above/below, inside/outside, etc.) and also has textures on the pages that the kids can feel. It’s a simple book but one of the popular ones. Our 4-year-old even pulls it out sometimes.
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The Color Kittens by Margaret Wise Brown
[amazon_link asins=’0307021416′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’14267f1c-3fe4-11e7-a719-333ac525808e’] This was my dad’s favorite book when he was a kid, but I didn’t know it until I happened to see it among a set of Little Golden Books at the grocery store. Little Golden Books were a big part of my childhood but lately the brand has been […]
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Moo Baa La La La by Sandra Boynton
[amazon_link asins=’067144901X’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’6f4a8572-3fd8-11e7-afe3-432baad77e90′] It’s hard to know what books will resonate with a child, but this one sure did. Even a year or two after first reading it, our four-year-old still pulls it off the shelf and wants us to read it.
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A Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles Schultz
[amazon_link asins=’B001K2JE9K’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=”] Our family enjoys watching the Charlie Brown Christmas special every year. The adults get the nostalgia and pleasure of sharing something from our childhoods with the kids, and the kids seem to really like the Peanuts characters. When I was a kid, I read Peanuts every day in […]
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Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
[amazon_link asins=’0394800168′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=”] This book is a classic, and an essential book for some children who are beginning to learn how to read. It’s fun for parents and children to read together, but I got tired of reading it after the tenth or so time. It reminds me of the song, “The […]
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Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Calvin and Hobbes ran as a daily newspaper comic strip from November 1985 and November 1995. It was an essential part of my childhood and manages to resonate with children and adults today. Watterson did not have children during the time he was writing the strip, yet showed real insight into the dynamic between […]
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault
[amazon_link asins=’1442450703′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=”] We had never heard of this book when it was recommended to us. We have since read it about a brazilian times. For a few months it was always the one our two-year-old wanted to read before bed.