Looking at her taste in literature, might I recommend, as a next step, the marvelous books by Berkley Breathed such as "Goodnight Opus." Brilliant artwork, lovely story. I have every one of his books and I'm pushing 50! I read them to my niece and plan to do so with any and all furture grandchildren (God willing). Happy Thanksgiving.

I'm disappointed:( no little men books... I loved those. If you don't know that's the name of the series that includes Mr. Nosey, Miss Talksalot, Mr. Sad etc. Oh Well maybe they'll show up next time.

Opps their Actually called the Mr.Men and Little Miss series..

If Trixie likes Click, Clack, Moo, you should read her Vote for Duck. It's by the same author, I think, and it's a great book! Although maybe she is a little young for politics...

It is great that Trixie likes books! And great that you read them to her! But I don't see my personal favorite; "Horton Hears a Who!". Dr. Seuss understood that "A person is a person, no matter how small", and Trixie is definitely a wonderful person!

Oh my -- Harry the Dirty Dog is one of my absolute favorites! I bought Jonah a book of Harry stories before he was even born!

i can recite 'Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb' (dum ditty dum ditty dum dum dum) by heart. aiden could say the dum ditty part since he was just one lol.

you should get her the 'Paper Bag Princess"...a must have for every little girl...

I remember reading Green Eggs and Ham. I actually did make green eggs and ham in kindergarten! That was pretty fun. Have you actually read that to her, and if so, does she like it?

Just imagine what it'd be like if we all just sent Trixie the books we know she'd love.

Does anyone remember the panty chain letters? Where you get have to send the letter out to 10 people and send 10 pairs of panties to the girl you got it from? Worked for other things, too. We could do it with books, but only for Trixie.

Hope you all had a great & safe Thanksgiving!!

Happy post-T-giving!! Loved Trixie's current
books photo. I saw so many that our son, who is home from college, loved having us read. I kept all my childhood books which will be his someday. Has Trixie read "Blueberries for Sal?" I also loved Maj Lindman's book series that my mother read to us about 3 Swedish girls, and 3 Swedish boys - the Flicka, Ricka and Dicka books and Snip, Snap and Snur books. Reading is such a wonderful gift. She will remember her favorites and their pictures years later. Enjoy!!

Connecticut mom

Where do you store Trixie's books? Does she have her own bookshelf? Any chance we could see a photo of the entire collection? We are looking at bookshelves right now for Jonah -- one that will hold a good number of books, but won't topple over onto his head!

Wendy- we recently were part of a 'grandparents book chain letter'. the grandparent sent the letter on to other grandparents...with thier childs name and age at the bottom of the list. they then sent an age appropriate book on to the kid they removed from the top of list. so in total, each child should have 10 books sent to them from all over the country. aiden loved having books come in the mail for him!! it was so much fun.

Jonah's Dad- Aiden has a 6 foot tall cheap'o walmart pressboard bookself. we anchored it to a stud in the wall. so far i have found him on shelf #3 but the strap held....if jonah is a wicked monkey, they also sell large screws that you can use to bolt it to a stud. good luck!

Benmac- you should get her the 'Goops' books. Trixie is the perfect age for them. they are books about naughty children with a poem and page long story for each rude behavior. (Hatesoap is a little boy who wont take a bath, for example) They are hysterical!

Did 'My Working Mom' come free with Working Mother Magazine? :)
I've never heard of it.

Oh my...someone else has *Robert the Rose Horse*! We're actually on our second copy of that one for Maddie, after the first fell apart. (To the parents out there: not my highest recommendation. Simple sentences, not the most scintillating plot, but Maddie LOVED it.) I reecho the rec for *Paper Bag Princess* by Robert Munsch. Actually, Mads loves all of the Munsch books.

happy Thanksgiving you guys! I hope Trix ate a LOT of turkey, mashed potatoes, and sweet potatoes! That is definitely the best combination!!! (Turkey & carbs!!)

My daughter (28 months) and I love Sheep in a Jeep, too. I found Sheep Trick or Treat at Halloween, but the others are so hard to come by.

What are your favorite books to read to Trixie?

PS. Kitten's First Full Moon is a beautiful book that we love too. Check it out.

My 4 year old son likes to sleep with his favorite books also! He goes to bed with one and wakes up with 20 or more!
Is Trixie starting to memorize any of them yet, and "read" them to you?

Wow, I love what she's reading! Harold is one of my and my son's favorites.

Answers to questions asked above:

Trixie's recent favorites:
Sammy the Seal,
Oliver,
Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb,
Ox Cart Man,
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, and
Go, Dog. Go!

Green Eggs and Ham is not one of her favorites. It bothers her a little.

Yes, we checked out Blueberries for Sal from the library a while back and Trixie liked it.

We keep most of Trixie's books in the stacked bins seen in the back of this TPOD. Oversize books go on a bookshelf in her room that is identical to this one.

Trixie hasn't started reading a whole book to us yet, but she definitely memorizes certain pages of her favorites.

Please note: I added links to every title to make it easy see what folks are referencing. If I linked to the wrong book, please let me know and I'll fix it. thanks-

You have Sheep in a Jeep! I love that book, and so does my daughter. We also have Sheep in a Shop, Sheep Out to Eat, and Sheep on a Ship.

Weird, very weird. I saw the reference to Vote for Duck above and thought, oh, she must mean Duck for President. Then I went to see what Ben linked to, and it was indeed Vote for Duck... which looks exactly like Duck for President. I think that Cronin may have released it earlier under VfD, but if you want to buy it these days, the in-print title is Duck for President. Regardless of the name, it's great.

I know Knuffle Bunny was a big hit last year. I can't remember if she also likes Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (same author). If you haven't given it a try, DO! It's a hoot.

Hi Jen: Thanks for the clarification!

No Maisy? Our little guy, who'll be two soon, can't get enough of Maisy. We feel like we have done everything with Maisy: cleaned up, taken a bath, made gingerbread cookies, and so on. But there is something very addicting about the illustrations for that age.

What happened to Good Night, Gorilla? No longer on the TTU Top 100?

Is your Mama a Llama I can remember is a really silly book Trixie should check out.