Are You My Mother

The next book in our top 10 countdown of favorite books to read your younger children is Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman. We must have read this book over 200 times during the young years of our kids. But the great thing about is, once your child gets old enough to read by themselves, it serves as a perfect reader.

The repetition found in Dr. Seuss books are great for developing minds, as they quickly grasp words and their meanings. Parents may view this as a little, well...redundant, but repetition is like a key that unlocks the child's mind to wondrous understanding.

The poor little bird spends the entire book looking for its mother. After looking everywhere, the lost little traveler eventually stumbles across what looks like a steam shovel and then quickly realizes, this "snort" is not his mom. But with great care, the steam shovel returns the bird, gently back to the nest where the mother finally returns with breakfast. At last, the bird has found his mom.

It's a great book for teaching the meanings of words; however, the plot also flows from the pen of Mr. Eastman with great ease as he maneuvers this little creature through a wonderful adventure of discovery. A perfect parallel of your little one at home, discovering life through little adventures.

So at #6 we find the classic Are You My Mother?. Enjoy.