When the evening is approaching and the air is cooler. When the world slows down for a while. When my little one is freshly bathed and wrapped up in his jammies. When he’s sitting on my lap on the couch, listening intently to my every word. This is my favorite time of day.
And that is exactly what I plan on doing. My mom instilled a love of reading in me, and I intend to do that with my own children. :) I also love that quote, “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies; The man who never reads lives only one.” And how boring is that? ;)
So, I’m curating a library for my little Sam and I must know: What’s your favorite children’s book?
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That is so sweet. I wish my parents cradled me like that when I was little and make magic come alive by telling my wonderful, sweet nothings. :) You’re a wonderful mom. By the way, Katie, how can I contact you via email?
Aw thanks Linda! And yes, my email is [email protected] :)
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On the night that you were born. Such a beautiful book. He is so cute!!
That book sounds so sweet! I’ll definitely be checking it out! :)
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Love this!! Reading to children truly is the best thing you can do for them! My parents read to me, and then I started reading on my own, it may have taken me a week to read Go! Dogs, Go!, but looked forward to it every night. And ever since, I’ve been reading my way to sleep every night. Little Sam will thank you one day :)
Aww, I used to LOVE the book go dogs go when I was little. So great, haha
Loooove “Go! Dogs, Go!” :) And yay for reading! It’s such a fun thing to do together!
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This is so sweet. And I love that quote :)
Isn’t it such a great quote?! Love it.
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I was SUCH a Dr. Seuss fanatic. We had the biggest selection ever and I loved Are you my Mother?, Wacky Wednesday, and Oh the Places You’ll Go! Love them all, and also The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, it seriously STILL makes me cry!
Oh Dr Seuss is the best!!! The very first book I read was Green Eggs and Ham. Now I have my very own Sam I Am! :) The Giving Tree always makes me cry!
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Check out Who Loves the Little Lamb by Lezlie Evans. She’s my aunt & gave me that book for my baby shower! Paige & I read it every night :) We love it!
How cool that your aunt wrote that! I love that you and Paige read it every night- such a sweet tradition. I’m sure that is so special for your aunt, too!
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Just discovered your blog through Instagram. New follower here! Having a baby in a few weeks so I am soaking in all your new mommy advice! xoxo, Meg
Awww you’re the sweetest!! CONGRATS on being pregnant- it’s the best thing ever!! So excited for you to meet your little one :) Thanks for following along!
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The Gruffalo is our favourite, or anything by Julia Donaldson actually!
Ooh I’ve never read that one! Adding it to the list! Thanks! :)
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The Hobbit
YES. Good pick.
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I have so many faves! One is The Big Hungry Bear. I don’t think many people have heard of it. But I also love anything by Mercer Mayer and Robert Munsch.
Awww I LOVE the big hungry bear!!! I’ve totally read that! :) And thanks for the suggestions!
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I love everything about this post. I can’t wait to read to my babies and children one day! A few of my many favorites (sorry, I couldn’t possibly pick just one!) are:
The Story of Ferdinand
The Little Engine that Could
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Tikki Tikki Tembo
Yes yes yes yes yes! I love all of your picks, too! :) Ahhhh aren’t children’s stories the best?! I’m so excited I have an excuse to read them all again.
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this is the sweetest!!! i always loved “little bear” stories and felt like a total and complete baller once i could read the whole book on my very own :)
Haha well clearly, that is because you were a total and complete baller! Get it girrrrrl.
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I love everything about this. I read to my nephews and plan on doing the same for my future kids someday. And I even just got a new job working in an elementary school library, so I get to help lots and lots of little kids discover the amazing worlds that live inside all of the books :)
WHAT?! Congrats on your new job!!!! That is so cool! I love it.
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I love reading “Bear Snores On”- I’ve read it so many times (sometimes in the same sitting) and I’m not tired of it yet! I also love the book “Love Song for a Baby”- makes me tear up every time!
Awww I’ll have to look into those! I can already tell Love Song for a Baby is going to make me cry, and I haven’t even read it yet! ;)
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Omg I LOVE those quotes about reading you posted! They are so true. Reading is so important, and definitely something I want my little one to grow up loving. Since he doesn’t arrive until October, I don’t have any current children’s book faves, but I’ll definitely be looking into some of the ones listed above!
It’s the best thing ever, sitting down and reading to your very own baby! Ahhh I can’t even describe it to you- just you wait! ;) And yeah, I’m compiling a list from all of the great suggestions above, too!
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Hi Katie, I’ve been reading your blog for a few weeks now. I love seeing other bloggers in Northern California. I’m in Santa Rosa. You have really good content and a beautiful family… I’ll keep coming back. Oh and I see your husband is a Giants fan.. Hopefully he looks the Niners too!
Oh gosh, thank you so much Melissa!!! I’m so glad you commented and are following along! :) YAY Nor Cal bloggers! (And yes, Zack is a Niners fan, too!)
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I love that you do this with Sam!! Some of my earliest memories are reading with my parents (both being read to and reading to them). My first “chapter books” were the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe series by CS Lewis. Those are a few years away for Sam probably, but a great series to read or have read to you!
Aren’t those memories the best?! I cherish them so, and hope that little Sam Sam does too one day. :) I loooove the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe series! Great pick!
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I love this! I need to check out everyone’s baby book ideas. My son flips through the pages before I can read the words haha But I LOVE that he’s getting in the habit of reading with me. Nothing better than a snuggly baby in jammies!
Awww I’m excited for when Sam will be more “hands on” with the books and really soak them in! Too cute that your son flips through. He just wants to get to the good parts ;)
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I adore this post. I grew up reading a lot and I can’t imagine not reading books. My world would be so sad.
So sweet that you are raising Sam with beautiful stories.
Just discovered your blog via Pinterest :) Congrats on your new baby! My favorite book to read to my son ( who is 9 now, but would still listen on happily) is The Giving Tree. I love it so much I love to add it to our family and friend’s libraries, too!
Ahhh that’s so awesome! I’m glad you found my blog :) And I LOVE The Giving Tree. It makes me cry every time, but it’s the sweetest story. I might have to copy you and gift it to others as well!
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