I read exactly nine pages of Other Wonders this weekend. My husband was leaving on Sunday for a business trip, so I figured I would snuggle up with a book to close the weekend. The rest of the time was spent snuggling with him. Then, Nicky woke up in the middle of the night on Saturday with his first stomach bug, which lingered through Sunday. Poor little thing. So, Sunday was spent pushing Pedialyte, doing lots and lots of laundry, and Lysoling everything in my path. My parents came over to help, I made white chicken chili, and it wasn't so bad after all.
So, this is what I read this weekend. Bear Snores On. I genuinely like it and so does my son. It's pretty hard to secure a spot in our night-night line up, but I think this one has earned its place (after an intense campaign led by yours truly, who stuffed it in his Christmas stocking). It has everything Nicky looks for in a good book:
- Main characters that are bears
- Minor character that are animals whose sounds he knows how to make
- Rhymes that make his mom and dad tongue-tied
- Lots of voices for mom to do
- Nice illustrations
- A dancing interlude
- Building anticipation (how many critters will enter the lair??, will the bear ever wake up??)
- Characters that get grumpy, sad, happy (he's really starting to understand emotions)
- Main characters that fall asleep on the last page
So, that's all for now. I'm looking forward to getting back into Other Wonders, then jumping into And Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris, which arrived from Amazon on Friday. I love you, Amazon. I've been looking forward to reading that one for a long time.
Have a great week everyone!
2 comments:
I'm so sorry Nicky has been sick. Hopefully he's fully on the mend now! This book looks awesome. Anything with a bear right?
Poor little Nicky, glad he's feeling better. Our parent's are the best aren't they? Can't wait to check this book out. :)
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