If you like Mo Willems' Pigeon stories, I would like to introduce you to two books with a similar sensibility that really tickled my funny bone!
The first is
Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas. The main character, a ladybug, asks us to do many things, some quite silly. Each command leads to another. When the story finally becomes too much for her, she asks us to make a scary face to frighten away her creation. It is great fun to watch children make, what they think, are the scariest faces imaginable! Here is an author who writes with preschool story time in mind!
The second book is
New Socks by Bob Shea. This little chick is hard to resist. He is soooo happy with his new socks, he can't wait to tell you about them. He gets quite carried away with excitement! I think many parents will recognize their own little ones in this chick's enthusiastic chatter.
Both Jan Thomas and Bob Shea create stories that are wonderful to read aloud to small children. Their characters often speak directly to the reader/listener and have enough humor to keep parents happily re-reading them! ENJOY!
Clicking on the book cover will bring you to the reserve page for that title.
Mama has just put her five little chicks to bed. The moment she closes the door, those chicks don't fall asleep, but run wild in their bedroom. Seeing the chicks not listen to her, Mama comes up a ingenous way to get them to fall asleep. Anyone who has had trouble putting children to bed can definitely relate to Mama Hen's frustrations, and the kids will love the crazy antics of the chicks. Great bedtime story for ages 3-5.
