Tiffany's Favourite Books!

I have, from as early on as I can remember, had this deep passion for books! It was of no doubt that once my little chick made her grand debut, I didn’t waste any time in building her first little library.
And as it turns out, little chick loves books too! Everyday, she spends hours going through all the pages of ALL her books (after pulling them off her shelf and then dumping and scattering them all around the living room floor mind you!) and starts “reading” her own made up story. It’s so cute to watch her. Though, I must add, her defination of ”loves books” also includes gnawing at them, especially when she thinks mummy isn’t looking. When I catch her gnawing at the chosen victim of the day our conversation would go something like this: “Tiffany don’t bite the book!” Tiffany would look at mummy with those big innocent eyes and reply with a reassuring ”no no no no” as if to say, “Who? Me?? Chewing a book?! you must be insane, mummy!!” Then I would say to her: ”That’s a good girl!” Then she would start clapping at herself for being such(!!) a good girl, and as I turn my back I find her gnawing at it again. Sigh! A parent is forever learning though…from now on only board books are allowed to enter the threshold of our home, as they are the only sort that will have a chance of lasting more than a couple of hours with my little bookworm.
Anyway, I’d like to share with you a few of our favourites from the bunch:

Guess how much I love you by Sam McBratney

This is such a heart warming book and I really enjoy reading this to Tiffany, especially before bedtime. It’s about a little nutbrown hare that wants to impress his parent (big nutbrown hare) with the enormous scale of his devotion, but ends up being the one who is impressed. The story, which depicts the unconditional love a parent has for his/her child, is based on a conversation between little and big nutbrown hare before little nutbrown hare goes to bed one evening. It is a very sweet story that really gives a good tug on the heartstrings.  It ends with big nutbrown hare telling his child that s/he loves him/her all the way to the moon and back! If you wish to buy this book click here

On the Night you were born by Nancy Tillman

This has got to be my top favourite children’s book! The first time I read it, I admit I started chocking up and had to stop! It is such a touching and meaningful tale. The story is about a parent telling the child just how special s/he is and how the whole world rejoiced on the night s/he was born.  Here is a caption taken from the book:

“On the night you were born,
the moon smiled with such wonder
that the stars peeked in to see you
and the night wind whispered,
“Life will never be the same.”
Because there had never been anyone like you….
ever in the world” …

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The very hungry caterpillar by Eric Carle

You may remember this classic from back when you were a child. 40 years from its original publication, this story still remains a favourite with children.  Its story is a simple one.  A caterpillar “pops” out of its egg and looks around for some food.  Though the hungry guy has unusual taste in food, infact he prefers food that children eat… I mean, who would want to eat leaves every day, right? After eating holes through all the pages in the book, the poor fellow gets a stomach ache and goes back to eating leaves again. By then he has become a big fat caterpillar.  He then builds a cocoon around itself and after staying in there for two weeks, he nibbles a hole in the cocoon, pushes his way out and emerges as a beautiful butterfly.
Not only is the story really fun to read, but the holes in the book make it all the more interesting for kids, not to mention the colourful illutrations that capture the child’s attention. Not only that, you can teach your child the days of the week and numbers from this story! If you wish to buy this book, click here