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amother
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Post Tue, May 23 2023, 9:54 am
What are your favorite picture books? For kids 2 and 4

No annoying rhymes please! And no moralizing.

Can be Jewish or secular

Thank you!
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kollel_wife




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 23 2023, 9:56 am
I love the Little Train that Could - I suppose it has moralizing and some rhyme though.

Malky is it Shabbos Yet
The series - I go to the Doctor, I go to the Park, I go to a Wedding.
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amother
Darkblue


 

Post Tue, May 23 2023, 10:07 am
These rhyme (not annoyingly, I think) but we love The Bear Snores on and everything else by Karma Wilson
Also The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson (rhyme)
Giraffes can't dance (rhyme)
If you give a mouse a cookie
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Mama built a little nest
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bigsis144




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 23 2023, 10:14 am
The Elephant & Piggie series by Mo Willems

My favorites are
I Broke My Trunk
Let’s Go For A Drive
Watch Me Throw the Ball
Can I Play Too?
Waiting Is Not Easy
I Really Like Slop



Also by Mo Willems
Nanette’s Baguette
The Pigeon Needs a Bath (my favorite of the Pigeon series)


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Iymnok




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 23 2023, 10:15 am
Sandra Boynton. Most of them are fun.
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bigsis144




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 23 2023, 10:20 am
My favorite Dr Seuss to read aloud is Fox in Socks

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See and The Very Hungry Caterpillar aren’t super deep or amazing, but my kids loved them
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amother
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Post Tue, May 23 2023, 10:25 am
amother Darkblue wrote:
These rhyme (not annoyingly, I think) but we love The Bear Snores on and everything else by Karma Wilson
Also The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson (rhyme)
Giraffes can't dance (rhyme)
If you give a mouse a cookie
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Mama built a little nest


The Bear Snores on looks really cute!

So does A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Thank you!
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amother
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Post Tue, May 23 2023, 10:25 am
bigsis144 wrote:
The Elephant & Piggie series by Mo Willems

My favorites are
I Broke My Trunk
Let’s Go For A Drive
Watch Me Throw the Ball
Can I Play Too?
Waiting Is Not Easy
I Really Like Slop



Also by Mo Willems
Nanette’s Baguette
The Pigeon Needs a Bath (my favorite of the Pigeon series)


We love Waiting Is Not Easy and The Pigeon Needs a Bath!!

Will look into the other ones thank you
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amother
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Post Tue, May 23 2023, 10:26 am
Iymnok wrote:
Sandra Boynton. Most of them are fun.


I have one but it's more of a real baby book, will see if any other are for a bit older. Thank you
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bigsis144




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 23 2023, 10:42 am
Jamberry by Bruce Degen is a fun read aloud book
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little neshamala




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 23 2023, 10:42 am
Tacky the penguin series
Chickens to the rescue series
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amother
Brunette


 

Post Tue, May 23 2023, 10:48 am
We're going on a bear hunt
The tiger who came to tea
Julia Donaldson books, particularly the gruffalo, the giant jumperee, and the smartest giant in town
Jewish book -when I'm a mommy (and the boys version when I'm a daddy)
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bigsis144




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 23 2023, 10:51 am
amother OP wrote:
I have one but it's more of a real baby book, will see if any other are for a bit older. Thank you


Most of the Sandra Boynton books I know are short board books, but they are well written and illustrated. I made up tunes for some because the words have such a natural rhythm! (Apparently some actually do have recorded musical versions with an “official” tune, but they work simply spoken to a rhythm or with made up tunes!)

I like:
Birthday Monsters
Pajama Time
Blue Hat, Green Hat
Hey, Wake Up!
But Not the Hippopotamus
Barnyard Dance
Doggies
Snuggle Puppy
Night Night, Little Pookie
The Bunny Rabbit Show


The book Your Personal Penguin became a joke between me and my BFF when we were in our shidduch dating period. We joked about finding our own “penguin” (black-and-white clad bochur) who was as dedicated as the one in the book 😆
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bigsis144




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 23 2023, 10:52 am
little neshamala wrote:
Tacky the penguin series
Chickens to the rescue series


If you like Tacky the penguin, you’ll enjoy A Porcupine Named Fluffy, which is by the same author/illustrator team!
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little neshamala




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 23 2023, 10:55 am
bigsis144 wrote:
If you like Tacky the penguin, you’ll enjoy A Porcupine Named Fluffy, which is by the same author/illustrator team!


Thank you! I'll look for it!
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amother
Hosta


 

Post Tue, May 23 2023, 12:46 pm
bigsis144 wrote:
The Elephant & Piggie series by Mo Willems

My favorites are
I Broke My Trunk
Let’s Go For A Drive
Watch Me Throw the Ball
Can I Play Too?
Waiting Is Not Easy
I Really Like Slop



Also by Mo Willems
Nanette’s Baguette
The Pigeon Needs a Bath (my favorite of the Pigeon series)


I don't get the mo Willem books, can you explain them? (My little one loves it tho
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mushkamothers




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 23 2023, 12:57 pm
The creation book by hachai is a masterpiece, gorgeous and poetic
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theoneandonly




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 23 2023, 1:08 pm
Any book by Julia Donaldson. Even her rhyming ones are very well done.
I'm also a huge fan of Dr Seuss.
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bigsis144




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 23 2023, 1:47 pm
amother Hosta wrote:
I don't get the mo Willem books, can you explain them? (My little one loves it tho


What do you mean, you don’t get them?
You don’t think they’re funny?
You find the “punchline” confusing?

I’m not sure what to explain
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amother
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Post Tue, May 23 2023, 1:51 pm
little neshamala wrote:
Tacky the penguin series
Chickens to the rescue series


Tacky the Penguin looks so cute! Thank you
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