EARTH! MY FIRST 4.54 BILLION YEARS

My son is still going strong on everything related to our solar system. That’s great – but my knowledge is very limited! Curious to find more good books to satisfy his craving for information, I headed out to my local library and found this book about our dear Earth. I was intrigued by it’s cover;…

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IN MY HEART: A BOOK OF FEELINGS

“My heart is full of feelings. Big feelings and small feelings. Loud feelings and quiet feelings. Quick feelings and slow feelings. My heart is like a house, with all these feelings living inside.” I just LOVE how the cut-out hearts of the book illustrate this perfectly. Actually, it really helped my son, then 2 years…

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MAMA, HOW LONG WILL YOU LOVE ME?

This is another of our favorites, also by Anna Pignataro (I just LOVE her soft, pastel illustrations!). This specific title is about the special bond between mama and child. “Like all young children, Oli wants confirmation of his mother’s love. As they spend their day together, Mama shows Oli how their love is as everlasting…

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HOW I LOVE YOU, DADDY

The second I layed my eyes on Anna Pignataro’s illustrations, I was charmed. The soft watercolors are the perfect match for the sweet and short text of this adorable book that shows all the ways animals love each other, but mostly, all the ways a daddy loves his child. A great read just before bedtime,…

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YOU BELONG HERE

First, I have to admit that Isabelle Arsenault is one of my favorite illustrators, and has been for a long time. And this book is no exception! I even have to say that it is probably one of my all-time favorites, one I just LOVE reading to my daughter every day. The moment I ordered…

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LOVE IS YOU AND ME

This adorable board book celebrates love and is a great reminder that it is the greatest gift of all. ❤️ Cute, delicate and joyful illustrations go along with a simple but delightful text. This is definitely one of my daughter’s favorite bedtime books! (And I really enjoy the fact that it is under 10$!). LOVE…

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AN ANTHOLOGY OF INTRIGUING ANIMALS

I had a very hard time finding an animal anthology that sparked the same amazement I had with the one I used to have when I was little. The one I had would mesmerize me over and over again. I could spend hours going through, looking at the beautiful pictures. Sure, there are a lot…

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ANNE’S ALPHABET

This adorable board book is one of the first books I purchased for my daughter. As I am a huge Anne of Green Gables fan, I just fell in love with the beautiful illustrations. I thought it would be a nice way to introduce my little one to the wonderful world of Anne-with-an-e. 🙂 ANNE’S…

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IMAGINE

Long before we discovered this book, my son (then 2 years old) was already a big fan of John Lennon’s Imagine. He would ask again and again to listen to the song. Then, one day, I stumbled upon this book that was to be published the next day. I knew I just had to add…

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THE BUSY TREE

This was one of the first books in English I read to my son. I was intrigued by the beauty of the illustrations: they almost look like pictures. Discover all the activity that goes on in a tree, from roots to branches. A rhyming text makes for a wonderful reading moment about the marvels of…

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