When my sister was a toddler, one of my chores every night was to brush her teeth and read her a book before bed. I read to her every single night, Seuss being her favorite.

When Austin was a baby, I started reading to him while he was in the womb. I even bragged that, in his first 5 years of life, I only missed reading a book before bed a handful of times. If we knew we’d have a different routine one night, I brought some books along so that we’d still read before bed whether in the car or at a friends or in a hotel. I was sure he’d grow up to be a book lover, but he didn’t. Perhaps that will change over the years. But one thing is for sure, Austin has always been very bright and has always had excellent grades and I think the reading helped.

With that said, I thought it would be fun to recommend a book once in awhile. We visit the library every Wednesday and check out a few new books, and a few oldies-but-goodies. So I should be able to mention some good ones. I’ll share Bella and Noah’s reactions to the books in my review too, because that’s the important part.

To begin with, I’d like to recommend:

The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett

It was suiting for the cold snowy weather we’ve had! It’s a great story reading while cuddling under blankets on a snowy night. It’s a lovely story which is similar to Goldilocks and the 3 bears. All kids (and adults) love that one, so this one won’t miss. It’s on the bestsellers list right now, and I can see why. It’s got fantastic illustrations that keep the child’s attention. Using different voices for the characters is super fun, and the kids love it. Noah didn’t sit still for the whole book, which he often doesn’t. But he did like pointing at the pictures and laughing at my deep papa bear voice. Bella just thought this book was the greatest thing. She talked about bears all week after we read this one. She also requested reading it the next night rather than reading her other new picks. That’s a great sign that a book is good! Go check it out for your tots, they will love this sweet tale!