Tag: Literature

Here’s a novel idea – for those nap times that little Johnny just won’t go down for a nap, how about having Winnie the Pooh read him a story? Try the upcoming release called The House at Pooh Corner by AA Milne.

A friend was telling me that her three year old is not napping at preschool when every one else sleeps. The poor guy has to sit/lay there for 2 whole hours while everyone else snores away…what torture! The teacher suggested my friend send her son off to school with an iPod so he can at least lay down and listen to something interesting…and it got me to thinking, are there children’s books on tape for such a thing? And, if so, can a three year old manage to listen to it?

I simply don’t know – do you? If you have any insight in to this, I’d be all ears, as they say. In the meantime, I did find this Winnie the Pooh book on CD that looks quite promising, to be released on September 22. Seems like Pooh is up to his old antics.

You can pick it up at Amazon:

Now this is a book I can really get behind. Mo Willems has such a way with children’s literature and his latest book is no different. Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed is a delight to read for both parents and kids.

Wilbur, a Naked Mole Rat, is unlike the rest of his colony in that he likes to wear clothes. See, being naked mole rats they typically don’t wear clothes and Wilbur gets plenty of flak for being different. His friends consult Grand-pah, “the oldest, greatest, and most naked naked mole rat ever” to see what he has to say about Wilbur’s peculiar predilection.

When asked why Wilbur chooses clothes by Grand-pah, Wilbur simply asks, “why not?” This gives Grand-pah pause and he has to go away to think. Well, Grand-pah jumps on board with Wilbur and echoes the sentiment, why not indeed. A party ensues where moles rats in varying states of dress have a good ol’ time. Ahh, the wisdom of tolerance.

We have all the pigeons books in our house and this is a great addition – especially if you like quirky animals who do quirky things but seem to enjoy the hell out of it!