Book of the Week: Week 6
Book of the Week - Week 4: Cycle City
Week 6 was chosen by Jamie. It is a simple book about trying your best, every day, embodying a set of values and working towards them but not getting to upset when you fail, knowing you have tomorrow to try again.
This one is from a great illustrator that Jess who’s career Jess has been following for a while, the lettering is ornate and whimsical and there are a cat and rabbit on each page that the kids tend to follow and comment on.
Tomorrow I’ll Be Brave cover, by Jessica Hische
Tomorrow I’ll Be Brave is another book that can be read to young children (from birth!) up until they are five or six and the message resonates more and more.
Title: Tomorrow I’ll Be Brave
Author/Illustrator: Jessica Hische
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers
Why we like it: A good message about trying to be the best version of yourself every day but not being too hard on yourself if you fail. Keep trying, and keep growing.
Warnings: None
Link to buy
Link to the CozyKids store on Bookshop
As always, check this great book out at your local library or get a copy of your own through Thriftbooks or Bookshop and get your kids trying new things.
Best,
Matt
These books are all books our family owns and loves (as you can see in the pictures!). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps to support the creation of our content at no extra cost to you.
Book of the Week: Week 5
Book of the Week - Week 4: Cycle City
Week 5 was chosen by our son, Roman. He chose one that was actually more popular with our daughter, but then he does that with a lot of decisions he has to make at the young age of 3. Decisions including what to eat for lunch, what underwear to wear, whether he wants a home made fruity cookie or a Girl Scout Tagalong.
I was surprised that both kids picked interactive books as their favorites since they generally choose narratives to read or silly laugh out loud books from our upcoming collection (I’ll hyperlink it here when it is live) but that is why this is so much fun to do with them.
Be My Neighbor book cover, by Suzy Ultman
Be My Neighbor (not Mr. Rogers related!) is a seek-and-find book with liftable flaps on every page for kids to explore. The kids have both read this book since they were one and still enjoy, although it is requested less often. It has fun rhythmic writing with repetition on each page and adorable characters living in the neighborhood.
Title: Be My Neighbor
Author/Illustrator: Suzy Ultman
Publisher: Chronicle Kids Books
Why we like it: Engaging writing, cute illustration, recognizable animals, and an easy segue into having kids help with baking/cooking if you are interested in that!
Warnings: None
Link to buy: https://bookshop.org/a/101678/9781452177120
Link to the CozyKids store on Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/lists/book-of-the-week-picks
Find this one at your local library or get a copy of your own through Thriftbooks or Bookshop and enjoy watching your kids explore the neighborhood for the ingredients to make chocolate chip cookies (although they don’t use sugar?!?!?) and then share them with everyone.
Best,
Matt
These books are all books our family owns and loves (as you can see in the pictures!). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps to support the creation of our content at no extra cost to you.
Book of the Week: Week 4
Book of the Week - Week 4: Cycle City
Week 4 was chosen by our daughter, James Juliette. She chose one that we have read at least 60 times, mostly at bedtime. I don’t recommend it as a bedtime book for all kids, but we had two separate styles of reading this one, one for daytime and another for night and that worked for us. It is an interactive seek-and-find book that combines searching for characters with a very simple plot line.
Cycle City is a fun, interactive book about pigs doing a lousy job planning a bike parade in the namesake city. As a result, there is a last minute push to invite key characters that the Mayor has to track down (the Mayor is a snail) and to name a Grand Marshall. It has stinkin’ cute illustrations, tons of points of interests to look at and talk about on each page, and characters that everyone can relate to.
Title: Cycle City
Author/Illustrator: Alison Farrell
Publisher: Chronicle Kids Books
Why we like it: Cute illustrations and fun, diverse characters make this book easy to enjoy with young kids. We have been reading it for two years and the kids still choose it regularly. Our daughter appreciates the pigs, our son the frog and polar bear.
Warnings: Can take a LONG time to get through!
Link to buy: https://bookshop.org/a/101678/9781452163345
CozyKids store on Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/lists/book-of-the-week-picks
Find this one at your local library or get a copy of your own through Thriftbooks or Bookshop and get your kids involved with Etta and the Mayor to make sure the bike parade goes off without a hitch.
Best,
Matt
These books are all books our family owns and loves (as you can see in the pictures!). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps to support the creation of our content at no extra cost to you.