{What am I Reading?} Wednesday

I know it's Thursday, sorry this is a day late.

We've been reading a few new books lately, but today I want to show you what I found on my porch when we got back from our walk this morning. I could hardly wait to open it...and now I have to wait to give it!

I mentioned awhile ago that I won a Barnes and Noble gift card from Huggies Enjoy the Ride program, well last week I put it to good use.

I found this copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar with bonus pop up memory game for just $5.38 in their bargain book section. It arrived in perfect condition from what I can tell.

I love that the book itself is hardcover and the pop up game is sure to help keep my little ones entertained in church. It looks like they don't have anymore at that prices, but some of Barnes and Nobles trusted sellers have a few about the same price, and I bet Amazon does too.

I also ordered this Disney Princess Enchanted Fashions: Magnet Book and Playset from the bargain books section. It was originally $14.99 but you can snag yourself a copy for just $7.18 here.

 I'm soo excited about this one! My girl loves the Disney Princess and Cinderella and Belle are two of her favorites.

The plastic case opens like a book and has 40 magnetic pieces to dress up Cinderella and Belle...tiaras, shoes, dresses...it even includes 8 different "background" play scenes and a 16 page story book.

We have a small tin Cinderella magnetic set we found for 50 cents at the DI that she loves and that only has a few dresses she can interchange, she will be in heaven with this!

I feel like my girls are going to be way more spoiled than they should be for Christmas, but I keep winning or finding really inexpensive presents! I only had to pay about $3 for these two items to ship. It definitely helps since my oldest has a Christmas Eve birthday.

{What am I Reading?} Wednesday

Read any good books lately?

This last week I finished reading Letter From Home.

If you are looking for a book to uplift your mood and brighten your spirits, this is not the book for you. It's a mystery and while I did think it was a good book, it could have been titled A Series of Unfortunate Events.

The story, set in the summer of 1944, is about a 13 year old girl named Gretchen Gilman who is working as a news reporter for the Gazette in a small Oklahoma town during World War II. Gretchen's life changes drastically when Faye Tatum is killed in her home, just up the street from Gretchen's. Faye was an artist, the mother Gretchen's friend, Barb and had a love for dancing. The prime suspect in the case: Faye's husband, Clyde, who while home on leave from the war, learned of his wife's love of dancing at the town's "Blue Light" club while he was gone. Town talk turns to gossip when rumor spreads that a man had been seen entering the Tatum home at night while Clyde was in the war. It isn't until 50 years, when Gretchen receives a letter from home that she learns exactly what happened on the unfortunate summer night in 1944.

Letter from Home won the Agatha Award for Best Mystery Novel of 2003.

You find a copy for yourself on Amazon for $6.99 here.

{What am I Reading?} Wednesday

This last week I have read Pigs Can't Fly by Ben Cort several times to my daughter.

She love love loves this book! And I do too.

Book description found on Amazon : "Little Pig is bored. He decides that pigs never have any fun. It seems to him that a Giraffe has much more fun-so he climbs up on stilts in an effort to be as tall as Giraffe. But down he comes with a huge CRASH! "You're not a giraffe. You're a wobbly pig on stilts," Zebra tells Pig. But now, Pig sees Zebra's stripes, and this gives him another clever idea, which leads to a brand-new disaster. Every time Pig sees a different animal, he's inspired to concoct a new catastrophe! Will Pig ever get it right? Will he ever start having fun? Very young boys and girls will laugh with delight as they reach the story's end and discover the answer to this question."
Recommended age: 2-7

This book is just such a cute little book. It's an easy read and my 2 year old already loves to "read" it herself, by looking at the pictures and saying the basics of the storyline. The book's message teaches to be happy with who you are.

This was another thrift store find, but you can grab your own hardcover copy for just $2.46 on Amazon here*.

As for myself, I'm in the middle of reading Letter From Home by Carolyn Hart.

*I'm not affliated with amazon.com or being paid by amazon.com for linking to their site.

I've just always had wonderful luck ordering off their website!

{What am I Reading?} Wednesdays

I love reading. L.O.V.E. love it.

Even more so now that my daughter is old enough to want to be read to.

While I love the opportunity to curl up on the couch or in bed and read a good for myself, I love finding a cute book to read to my daughter. I love the bonding time I get to have when we snuggle up and read a book and reading to her is always a good teaching opportunity for me and learning opportunity for her.

Now that my little one is at the age where she'll actually sit and listen through an entire story, we are getting past the board books stage and on the hunt for a good new book. Or used in some cases..we love finding a sweet book in great condition at the thrift store. I've been trying to find a new book each week to read or add to home collection.

And guess what? I'm going to start sharing our good finds...with you. Starting today!

{Don't worry, they won't all be children's books! I read plenty of "big girl" books too} :)

During my littlest afternoon nap, me and P built a fort and read sang...read and sang this book:

We both got a kick out this book!

The story is the lyrics of the classic children's song "Do Your Ears Hang Low?" It's a tale of a dog who's teased and pestered by a group of cats. Those pesty cats pull the poor beagle's ears low..and makes them wobble to and fro. While the the beagle innocently naps, the cats tie them in a knot...they tie them into a bow!

The story goes on to follow the lyrics and the illustrations tell a story of their own. At the end of the book it has the lyrics/music for the song "Do Your Ears Hang Low". 

My little one loves music and loves reading...these two things combined is sure to produce lots of smiles.

We picked this book up from the thrift store for just 50 cents!

You can pick yourself up a copy on Amazon here for $3.83 with free shipping when you spend $25.

 If you have any good book recommendations for me or my daughter, I'd love to hear them!