Children's Books

Whew! Finals are finally over and Lance and I actually visited the bookstore without needing to study!  Well actually he still had to study while I did some leisurely reading.  Of course, I headed to the baby books.

I love reading children books!  I still have so many vivid memories reading my favorites.  Infact, I imagined them so well in my head I can envision the story as though I had seen it on tv.  I remember when I was little telling my mom I wish I could sneak into the mall and stay the night so I could read as many books as I wanted.  My mom would buy me a book when she could afford it or for special occassions, but I remember we couldn't always afford to buy many books.  It was pretty much a luxury to have one.  My bestfriend across the street, Meghan, had a TON of books.  I loved going to her house because she had a huge book shelf from floor to ceiling covered in books.  So most of the time I borrowed them from her.  Now here I am, about to be a mother strolling through the children's book section wishing I could afford to buy her all my childhood favorite books.  I want her to have her own shelf full of collections like Corduroy, Goodnight Moon, Madeline, The Very Hungry Caterpullar, etc. 

Not to mention all the benefits V will get from Lance and I reading outloud to her.  Research has shown children who are read to interactively become better readers than children who are not read to interactively or not read to at all.  Anything we can do to smarten her up!

I did buy two books for V to give to her grandma's to read.  I can't wait to give them to Nana Donna & Nana Lola!  You can guess which one is for which grandma!