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It's that time of the week again! I'm trying to clean off my TBR shelves from 2009, so once again I have a smorgasbord of picture books for you this week. Hopefully you'll find at least one that grabs you!

What's New at the Zoo? An Animal Adding Adventure by Suzanne Slade and illustrator Joan Waites

I'm a big fan of books published by Sylvan Dell, for their educational elements, combined with the fun aspect of a picture book for kiddos. This one takes the subject of addition and adds in some fun rhymes and enjoyable pictures of zoo life to keep your child interested, while their working on their math.

My favorite page features penguins, some of my own favorite animals (giraffes and dogs take a high stance on my favorites list too, in case you're interested!). The rhymes reads:


"Ten playful penguins
slip and slide and flip.
Five chicks want a turn.
How many take a dip?"

And then the problem, 10 + 5 = ? is show on the bottom of the page. Fun right?
And as always with Sylvan Dell books, the fun and learning isn't over when the story ends. The back is filled with lots of additional activities, like animal matching and different addition methods. And the website, www.sylvandellpublishing.com has free online resources to go along with the book as well.

What's New at the Zoo?
Suzanne Slade
32 pages
Picture Book
Sylvan Dell Publishing
9781934359938
June 2009
Review copy received from publisher


Bedtime for Mommy by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrator LeUyen Pham

If you read this blog on a regular basis, you know that Rosenthal is one of my favorite children's authors and she has yet another adorable book, coming out in March. You should preorder it...it's worth it!

Roles are reversed when a little girl has the challenge of putting her mommy to bed. First she has to have a bath, then teeth brushing, then a story, etc. And once Mommy is finally tucked into bed, it's time to start on Daddy!

A really sweet story, with fantastic illustrations. I've read a few books illustrated by Pham, but nothing that has stood out like the pictures in this one. A great bedtime read!

And if you're interested in the whole role-reversal at bedtime topic, Topsy-Turvy Bedtime by Joan Levine is another one to look up.


Bedtime for Mommy
Amy Krause Rosenthal
32 pages
Picture Book
Bloomsbury
9781599903415
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