What happens when you ask a librarian for the books she enjoys? And she read to her kid(s)? You get a three page list. Alphabatized. With who read what in different colors!

Jan Brett was a favorite author with several books on the list: Mossy, Town Mouse Country Mouse, On Noah's Ark, Wild Christmas Reindeer, and Hedgie Loves to Read. The author does the illustrations, too, and they are wonderful! My favorite Brett is Fritz and the Beautiful Horses ... the one where the short, chubby horse is ... well, I promised no spoilers here so you'll have to read the book to find out!

Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild proved to be a 'cross over' book! It was written by Mem Fox but illustrated by another entry on this list: Marla Frazee! Favorites from this artist include All the World (written by Liz Garton Scanlon) and Everywhere Babies (written by Susan Meyers).

Bernard Most uses familiar things, such as a school bus or a basketball court in How Big Were the Dinosaurs? to give an idea of their size. A review of the book also told me there are fold out pages. :-)

I know this family loves the outdoors so it somes as no surprise that A Tree is Nice by Janice Undry and illustrated by Marc Simont made the list. There are many things that can be done on, under, or around a tree!

I am not familiar with the Clementine books by Sara Pennypacker, but a (very) quick search on them made me think of the Pippi Longstocking books by Astird Lindgrin.

Are you a parent that had that nightly struggle at bedtime? Did you hear 'just five more minutes' and/or 'I want a drink of water' over and over? Seems the tables are turned in Bedtime for Mommy, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal as a little girl tries to get her mom to go to bed.

And, finally, a book we all loved! Peter Spier's Rain (it's in the October 25, 2014 post). I love Spier's books, the illustrations are always so detailed and spot on! I love the cloudy skies and changing clouds in this book, and the different types of rain.

Reading Hermit With Dog