The Bridge Is Up

The Bridge Is Up
by Babs Bell Hajdusiewicz

My two year old loves this book. I didn't expect it to be so popular with him, since to me it seemed like too much repetition and -to be honest- it looked plain boring. But he loves it.

Every time a new vehicle gets added to the line waiting for the bridge to go down, he will talk through the list of vehicles for me and name each one, being totally enthusiastic about it.

The language is very simple and easy for a small child to understand. The graphics are colorful and age appropriate.

The book definitely speaks to boys. With a moving brings and lots of motorized vehicles, it is very appealing and therefore gets a big thumbs up.

Boo Hoo Bird

Boo Hoo Bird
by Jeremy Tankard

Boo Hoo Bird is a book loved by both my sons, the two year old and the five year old. It if was their pick, we would be reading it every day and I am not kidding here.

The story is this. Bird plays ball with his friends, then he gets hurt. His friends try all sorts of things to make him feel better, but nothing is working. His friends feel sorry for bird, that nothing is making him feel better and start crying with bird. That is when bird decides that his boo-boo doesn't hurt anymore and he tells his friends to stop crying and play instead.

This is what we do to make this book even more fun. When his friend gives bird a kiss, I'll give each of my boys a kiss as well. When bird gets a hug, my boys get a hug. When bird gets a cookie, my boys get an imaginary cookie and so on. They love the interactive play while we read.

The graphics in this book are beautiful, colorful and fun. There are lots of animals involved in the story, but not too many as that it could get overwhelming. The language is really well done. I think my two year old has no problems following the story. The topic is perfect for the age as well, as I find around two years is the age when little boys do get their most boo-boos.