Tag: Children’s literature

  • The three worst children’s stories

    Some of the stories we read to our children are terrible.  They aren’t just bad, they are actually the very stuff we shouldn’t read to them. And yet… We do.  And they adore them. Now, I’m not just talking about taste, here.  Or stories that don’t translate well.  Or perhaps picture books with unappealing art.  I’m…

  • More favorite children’s stories

    I began this project a couple of weeks ago to collect some people’s favorite children’s books and talk about some of the ways these stories affect us.  Check out the first post for more info! Now I’m going to highlight some of the titles that were recommended during that time. From Eston: Somebody Loves You,…

  • Children’s Stories: “Tuesday”

    [This is part four in a series on our favorite children’s stories and is being cross-posted on my new parenting blog.  Please visit the first post for instructions!] One aspect of children’s picture books is that they aren’t simply words, but picture books.  An intrinsic part of the storytelling is done through pictures, images, paintings, or illustrations.  More…

  • Children’s Stories: “Duck & Goose”

    [This is part three in a series on our favorite children’s stories and is being cross-posted on my new parenting blog.  Please visit the first post for instructions!] Shortly after my daughter was born, her bilirubin level spiked and we had to take her into the hospital.  Our brave girl was taken through the ER up to…

  • Children’s Stories: “Itsy Mitsy Runs Away”

    [This is part one in a series on our favorite children’s stories.  Please visit the first post for instructions!] My current favorite children’s story is Itsy Mitsy Runs Away written and illustrated by Elanna Allen.  It was just published in June, and I was drawn to it because of its imaginative cover and fanciful title.  Boy, did I…

  • Favorite Children’s Stories

    When Rose was pregnant with our daughter, we read to her.  We picked out a bunch of children’s books and we read to her in utero.  We felt pretty silly doing it, but we hoped that it would help her.  She would get used to our voices, the sound of our reading to her, and…