I love...

...children's books. Sometimes I wonder if they are even really for children, because I love them so much. Or maybe it's that I am still a child...who knows. Either way, I can't get enough. I recently went to Barnes and Noble with Callie to help her look for some children's books (she is majoring in elementary education). I had so much fun! We had to find books that demonstrated character building traits in the story. I was like a kid in a candy shop. We read a lot of books and found what Callie needed. Whilst reading I came across this book...

Little Pea, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. One of the cutest books I have read in a long time. It is about a little pea that has to eat candy for dinner every single night. And he hates it! But the only way he will get his spinach dessert, is to eat 5 more pieces of candy.

Other favorites of mine are the Pigeon books. Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late, Pigeon Wants a Puppy, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus are all REALLY cute. However, Pigeon Find a Hot Dog is a particular favorite.

I like the humor that Mo Willems puts into these books, and the pictures are pretty funny too.

These are all good, but the ULTIMATE children's book series are the Olivia books by Ian Falconer. Olivia, the pig, is a sassy little girl that has many dreams and ambitions and allows her imagination no limits.

I also really like Olivia and the Missing Toy. It is pretty stinking cute. But this last Christmas Mandy gave me this one...Olivia Helps With Christmas. I'm pretty sure this was my favorite gift.