The following post was originally featured on Everyday Reading and written by Janssen Bradshaw, who is part of POPSUGAR Select Moms.
I hadn't really realized that kids grow out of the "let's read this book 10,000 times in a row" stage.
For the last year or two, Ella is much more interested in reading a whole stack of books, one time each, instead.
But Ani is right in the thick of the repeat-reading stage and so, when it's just the two of us reading together (generally after naps or when she wakes up in the morning), we usually only read a single book.
But we read it three or four times in a row.
Also, let the record show that I'm always the one who has to put an end to it. She'd happily let me re-read the same book 15 times in a row (or more possibly, but I haven't been willing to see how many times she'd let me reread it).
These eight books are ones that I don't get tired of too quickly either:
The Skunk by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Patrick McDonnell - This is Ani's current favorite book, and she takes it to bed with her every single night and nap time. I always like Mac Barnett's quirky sense of humor and this one, about a tuxedoed man who walks out his front door to discover a skunk who won't quit following him, doesn't disappoint. My favorite line is from the old woman sitting next to the main character at the opera who, when he tells her there is a skunk on her head, replies, "'Hush. This is my favorite part. So strange and so sad.'"
Where's the Pair? A Spotting Book by Britta Teckentrup - My girls seriously love spotting and finding books like I Spy or LMNO Peas, and this one, where you have to find the matching pair on each page of animals, is surprisingly tricky. It was a big hit and I've already requested her other book, The Odd One Out. Cross your fingers that it comes in before we head out at the end of the week.
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