Bookworms: Goodnight, Gorilla

Okay, I have a confession. I don’t love Goodnight, Moon.

I know. HERESY. But I just don’t! My littles aren’t engaged by it. I’m not sure if it’s the odd colors, somewhat unusual vocabulary, or perhaps my own lack of enthusiasm spills out despite my best efforts… Or more likely a combination of all three. Despite its classic nature and wide-spread popularity, there is just no book-loving going on in my teacher soul.

But. I do LOVE Goodnight, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann. A delightful little find I stumbled upon accidentally, I have now read it over and over – because even my youngest and lowest readers LOVE it too!

Why You Should Love It:

Simple, Repetitive Text: Told in comic-style speech bubbles, this delightful bedtime classic is simple, colorful, and predictable in all the right ways, making it perfect for the youngest readers. Children as young as two or three can “read” Rathmann’s brilliantly illustrated story of an absent-minded zookeeper whose animals follow him home for the night. 

Bookworms: The Jesus Storybook Bible

Summary: The Bible is a storybook about Jesus, and every story whispers His name!

Why You Should Love It:

Truly a Storybook: Finally! A children’s book that presents the Bible as it is designed to be: one cohesive story of God’s redemption of His people. A true storybook. Sally Lloyd-Jones presents the Scripture as being a story, not a rule book or list of morals. Morals are great, and yes the Bible does have rules for us to follow. But Lloyd-Jones does well in communicating the main message of the Bible in kid-friendly terms: it’s all about Jesus, and “every story whispers His name.”