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Christmas Children’s Books, A New Favorite

November 29, 2017 By Michelle

There are many children’s book titles that live on my list of all time favorite books. Surely the many memories of snuggling up with my children over the years contributes to my love of children’s literature, but there are other reasons as well! There is something wonderful about finding a gem of a story, or rich and cheery illustrations, and being able to put that book into the hands of a child.

A new book that I am excited to have on my shelf is this one…

One Christmas Bear, written and illustrated by Anne Vittur Kennedy.

This counting book is delightful and cheery. Arctic animals and pops of color on a cold snowy background make for charming, uncluttered illustrations. Rhyming text tells the number story from 1 to 10 in a simple yet fun style.

Newest Favorite Children’s Books

April 2, 2017 By Michelle

Over the many years of parenting, I have found many favorite children’s books. Now as a grandmother, I have the privilege of helping my daughter in raising another young reader. And in exchange, I am being introduced to many new books and authors! This month I want to share with you two of my newest favorite children’s books.

When God Made You is written by Matthew Paul Turner (husband of Jessica N Turner), and is illustrated by David Catrow. When God Made You is more than gorgeous. I truly can’t get over the colorful illustrations. As amazing as the words in this book are, it is the illustrations that capture my grand daughter’s attention every time we read the book together.

New Books on the Children’s Shelf

October 23, 2018 By Michelle

As my youngest children are all now older teens, the titles on the bookshelves have gone through changes. That said, we still have two shelves full of old friends, our favorite children’s books. I often receive books to review on By Quiet Waters, and in that endeavor a few gems have been added to the children’s shelf.

Two of these gems are “The Cow Said Neigh!” and “Tiggy Iggy Goes on an Adventure“.

The Cow Said Neigh!

The first book is “The Cow Said Neigh!” by Rory Feek. Illustrated by Bruno Robert.

The Cow Said Neigh! is a charming fun story. When I first read it, I felt that it ended too abruptly, that it was unfinished. But the more I read and think about it, I love that the author left the story this way. The farm is left in “chaos” and… the reader is left to think about it and add his or her own spin to the story. I find it hilarious. It should be fun to read with my youngest grandson as he grows and see how he responds to the story!

My copy of this book is hardback, and I do think it would be better as a board book. This book is definitely more appropriate for the youngest kids, and for that lot we need more durability! So if you are interested in this book, I recommend that you choose the board book version.

A series of coloring pages have been designed for The Cow Said Neigh! and you can find them here. Also, there is a giveaway for a free copy of this book. You can enter here. The Cow Said Neigh! was sent to me by Front Gate Media, in exchange for this review.

Tiggy Iggy Goes On An Adventure

Next, Tiggy Iggy Goes On An Adventure by Eileen K Fant and Jonathan Fant

This book has actually been in our home for about a year. Miss Joyness has kept it on the nightstand beside the bunk beds because it is a favorite of hers. We read it pretty regularly, and love to sing “the song” together.

In this story, Tiggy Iggy goes on an adventure with his friend Esmerelda, and learns a pretty important lesson about friendship and acceptance.

The story is charming and engaging. We particularly love the song and have added some of our own lines. The illustrations are delightfully bright and cheerful.

These two books have passed the test and made it onto our family’s bookshelves. Check out your local library to enjoy these books for yourself. There are affiliate links throughout the post if you would like to purchase the books. You can read my affiliate disclosure here.

Favorite Board Books

April 22, 2015 By Michelle

Books are among my favorite things, so it makes sense that with a grand child, I have some favorite board books, right?! It is a habit of mine at the library, to check out the board book shelf and the picture book shelves to bring home a stack of “new” stories and old favorites. That is how I discovered Global Baby Girls. Readers of By Quiet Waters probably know, I am an all girl mom, and am starting out as an all girl Nana!

My granddaughter is definitely taken in by the beautiful photographs of baby girl faces, children from all over the world. The photographs are beautiful, for sure. What I also like is the message of this little book. Baby girls are beautiful, strong, capable, smart and can change the world! I love reading this book to Joyness, and I get tickled when her aunties are also in the room to hear the true words. Usually one or two or three “big girls” will gather around and the spirit of affirmation grows!

After I returned this book to the library, I promptly placed an order for our own copy. We keep stacks of books for sweet baby girl in a couple different rooms and I often find Global Baby Girls on the top of the stack! If you have baby girls in your life, I encourage you to take a look at this book! Global Baby Girls is also available in Spanish at Amazon!

Jesus Calling The Story of Christmas, How Do You Say Goodnight

November 12, 2019 By Michelle

Jesus Calling The Story of Christmas

Jesus Calling, The Story of Christmas; Ten in the Bed; The Friend Ship

Books. Books. Books. This former home school mom, grandmother and “reader” loves books. In particular, I love children’s books. A few posts have already been written here on the blog about children’s books, and today I have a new one for you. New books often arrive in my mailbox, or or I find new gems at the bookstore. These favorites, old and new, find their way off the shelf and into the hands of a new generation, my grandkids. Read on to discover new books you will want to introduce to the children in your life!

Jesus Calling The Story of Christmas Sarah Young, the author of Jesus Calling, has written this book for children. The story of Christmas begins at creation. The author highlights that fact that Jesus has always been present, and God always had a plan for Christmas, which is Easter.

Bible verses and devotions are on every spread of this book. The illustrations are by Katya Longhi and are just beautiful.

“Jesus Calling: The Story of Christmas is a beautifully embellished jacketed hardcover with foil and glitter. Curl up the precious young ones in your life, and share with them Jesus Calling: The Story of Christmas.”

Ten In the Bed by Penny Dale

Ten in the Bed by Penny Dale

Ten in the Bed by Penny Dale is an old favorite. This book originally entered our home about 19 years ago, when I purchased it through Discovery Toys. It has been regularly pulled off the shelf since then. I find it absolutely delightful to read this charming book to my grandchildren!

The Friend Ship

The Friend Ship by Kat Yeh is a book I found while at Powell’s Books in Portland a couple of years ago. Side note, have you been to Powells? I can not wait to go back! Floors and floors of books… Back to “The Friend Ship” is a gentle reminder of the truth that sometimes what you’re searching for is right there in front of you. I just love seeing understanding grow in Miss Joyness eyes each time we read this book together.

Board books!

How do you Say Good Night? by Tommy Nelson and Catalina Echeverri

“Zoey the zebra needed to get ready for bed soon…

This sweet board book follows Zoey the zebra as she searches for the best way to say good night. What she finds is that different is good, and it’s okay if what is right for you isn’t necessarily right for me. I love the way this book introduces the concept of celebrating differences.

ABC’s of Physics by Chris Ferrie

Just for “purposeful” fun I picked up this book for my youngest grandson. Both of his parents are quite science minded, and in the healthcare field. I chuckled when I saw this book and decided to slip it into Lil Man’s gift bag. Some time back I studied the way we learn, and about the creating of mental pathways. I think this book will be a gentle beginning of one of those pathways.

There they are, 5 delightful children’s books that you may want to introduce to the children in your life!

Please tell me in the comments, have you added any of the Baby University books to your home library?

Not A Scaredy-Cat, A New Book For When You Wish You Were Brave

October 20, 2017 By Michelle

Maybe the readers of By Quiet Waters know I love a good children’s book. As my own kids have grown, the youngest is in high school, I’ve passed on quite a few books. That’s been a challenging job because if my bookish daughters are around they will declare “they are all good books”. In any case, all the old friends are still on the shelves.

This love of children’s books is why I accept new children’s books from places like Tommy Nelson, Tyndale and Moody Publishers.

“I’m Not A Scaredy-Cat” by Max Lucado from Tommy Nelson arrived this month. Can I just say, the title grabbed me right away. The subtitle of this gem is A Prayer for When You Wish You Were Brave. Don’t we all need that?