Library Books - week of September 3, 2007

We got some new library books on Saturday. We picked up a couple of books that I thought would fit especially well with her Granddaddy's visit this week. Eleanor already has a clear favorite of the bunch -- could be because it inspired Vince to bake cookies the other night!
Here are a few of the books from this weeks library line up:

1. Mr. Cookie Baker by Monica Wellington. This is the favorite. Eleanor likes the simple story of a man baking cookies to sell at his shop. She is drawn to the bright colors in the illustrations, which feature baking supplies, cooking utensils, and cookies of various shapes decorated with lots of sprinkles. In addition to the story, there are also four cookie recipes at the end of the book. Vince and Eleanor tried out the oatmeal cookies the other night right before bedtime and we had a hard time getting her into the bath after that!

2. Jazz Baby by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Laura Freeman. Vince has read this book to Eleanor many times already and he has just the perfect voice and rhythm to read it. I think Eleanor likes it because it talks about dancing, playing drums and other musical instruments -- things which she is very fond of. It is the perfect length for her too, enough words and rhymes to keep her interested but not too much on each page.

3. Nicky & Grandpa by Cathryn Falwell. This book we picked out specifically because of Granddaddy's visit. It is a very small picture book with heavy pages and few words, almost like a board book. The text consists of short questions, such as "Where's Grandpa?" and short answers, "Here he is!" Eleanor likes this book as well, especially now that we have read it a few times and she knows the answers to the questions, which she exclaims in her own language!

I find that each week when we go into the library, she wants to stay longer and pull more books off the shelves to have a look at them. I think it is wonderful that she is discovering the magic of books and the library.