On My Way To Bed by Sarah Maizes

"BEDTIME!!"  The time of day that *some* parents rejoice and *most* kids dread but not if you are Livi!  For Livi that word is the beginning of an adventure.  From teetering on a high wire, the crowd holding its breath, to checking a hippo for cavities, her time as a magician, and a swim across the ocean floor, Livi's journey to bed is full of excitement and danger.  But how will Livi be in the morning?  Adorable book which MANY children can relate to, and many parents could write their own verision. 

Text:  4 Buckeye leaves
Illustrations:  5 Buckeye leaves

*Same author/illustrator team also wrote On My Way to the Bath! 

Library Mouse: Home Sweet Home by Daniel Kirk

Love Library Mouse!!  I love that they are a little longer picture book yet still fun and adventerous for kids!  In the lates Library Mouse:  Home Sweet Home, Sam and his friend Sara, discover that the library is going to have some "renovations" done to it.  While the work is being done the two friends will have to find a new place to live.  Sam and Sarah begin researching all the different types of houses and build temporary houses.  It soon becomes clear to Sam that there is really only ONE house for him, in the library.  Another great book in the Library Mouse series. 

As a side note, my favorite 5 1/2 year old LOVED seeing the page with the yurt, a Mongolian home.  He immediately made the connection to his own minature yurt that we purchased in Kazakhstan for him.  "Hey, that is the kind of house they have in Kazakhstan!...." 

Text:  5 Buckeye leaves
Illustrations:  5 Buckeye leaves