Mar. 3, 2008

My Favorite Children's Books

I decided to talk about a favorite children's book each week. Here's the first installment. One of my favorite children's books is called The High Rise Glorious Skittle Skat Roarious Sky Pie Angel Food Cake. Don't you just love interesting titles? It's written by Nancy Willard. This is a charming story about a girl and her father trying to find the perfect gift for Mom for her birthday. Before it's all over, the girl will learn more about her great-grandmother, solve a mystery and encounter angels. I really like the great-grandmother's books (copywork anyone?) and the Box of Dreadfuls. Combine that with some wacky relatives and you have a fun story. The illustrations are by Richard Jesse Watson and they are amazing. The angels are very inventive and each page is a visual delight. Each page is filled with color and light and texture. My children adore this book and it's a family favorite to read aloud, but everyone has to see each picture as we go along. I hope you will enjoy this book as much as my family and I have.

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