books. glorious books.

I have this vivid childhood memory of sitting on my bedroom floor looking at my favorite book, wishing so badly that I could read the words on the pages. I was probably four at the time because I know we were living in our Escondido house, with the library at the top of the stairs (with the little sofa that I would hide my easter basket behind so my sisters wouldn't eat all my candy.)

But back to the point.

Which is. I think it's safe to say I have loved books from my earliest childhood days.

And although I love reading books of every kind, over the last few years I have especially loved discovering childrens books. I love them. Adore them, in fact. So every year when the book fair opens at the elementary school, you better believe I will be wandering around looking at each one. So here are the ones that I got for Andy & Ava this year.

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown is a story about a little boy who, with a love of being outdoors, a little curiosity, a little preparation and a little work was able to turn a gloomy city into a vibrant colorful city full of overflowing whimsical gardens. (And although is about beautifying an industrialized city, it is not one of those obnoxious i've jumped on the bandwagon of indoctrinating kids about global warming. i mean climate change. kind of stories) We all love it and the illustrations are extra specially delightful!

The Best Pet of All by David LaRochelle is about a little boy (who has the cutest pout you ever did see) who wants a dog. Oh that sounds so familiar. Which by the way, I don't think I ever confessed on here that after buying our adorable-other-than-using-the-kids-as-chew-toys little izzie over the summer, we returned her to the owner a mere three days later. Clearly we are not ready for a puppy. But books about puppies (and dragons), no problem.