Thursday, December 17, 2009

Lift-the-Flap Christmas Stories



It summaries the meaning of Christmas in a very kiddy and meaningful way.

And I saw this book at Kinokuniya.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

One, Two, Cockatoo!


One, Two, Cockatoo! by Sarah Garson

Recommended Age: Not mention

Paperback Book: 25 pages

What to expect: A counting book that goes... "One Cockatoo on his own in a tree. Two cockatoos fly over... ... that's three!" There is an unexpected ending for this book after counting ten.

Age when read to Yvette
: 19 mths

Book review: Since Yvette like bird, it not hard to make her enjoy this book. She love the ending of this book where I make the sound "Tweet, Tweet."

Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Waking Up?


Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Waking Up by Bill Martin Jr & Micheal Sampson (Author) and Laura J. Bryant (Illustrator)

Recommended Age: Not mention

Paperback Book: 24 pages

What to expect: It's a book about Kitty Cat should be getting ready for school, but instead, she's practicing her purr, looking her socks, chasing a little mouse.

Age when it being read to Yvette: 19 mths

Book review: Yvette doesn't like me to read this book with her. But she didn't mind herself flipping the book. She will keep browsing the book herself when she got hold of it.

I like the wording of this book. It's so catchy. It read like "Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, are you waking up? Not yet, Mother, I'm a sleepy buttercup." "Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, do you want some fish? Just a second, Mother, I'm playing with my dish."

A good book to prepare our child for school.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Where Is Baby's Christmas Present?


Where Is Baby's Christmas Present by Karen Katz


Recommended Age: Not mention

A Lift-The-Flap (Board) Book: 12 pages

What to expect: All about baby searching for the Christmas Present.

Age when it being read to Yvette: 19 mths

Book review: Flap book! Yvette favorite. We can read it 3x per day. I love the illustration. Very nicely drawn. Colourful. A good book to read during Christmas.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Recommended Age: Age 2 up

Board Book: 22 pages

What to expect: A book that teaches the life cycle of a butterfly.

Age when it being read to Yvette: 19 mths

Book review: I thought she will not like this book. I have tried reading books from Eric Carle but she doesn't seem to like it. Perhaps she dealt with this book in JGC. She loves poking her fingers into the book when I read till the part "On Monday, he ate through one apple" and this goes on and one. I think this is a good for teaching nutrition, counting, science (stages of a butterfly) and days of the week too.

Monday, December 14, 2009

顽皮的奇奇

顽皮的奇奇 – 儿巧福国际出版有限公司

阅读年龄: 2-6 岁

故事大纲:奇奇是一个可爱又诚实的孩子。他喜欢和朋友一起玩游戏, 也喜欢学习的事物; 他就像许多孩子一样, 有时候会有一点顽皮不听话,偶尔也会做错事。这是一篇有关奇奇的顽皮的故事,导致爷爷受伤。 

琬文阅读年龄:19 个月

读后感: 没拼音,但是乎有一点长 (24 页)。琬文虽然喜爱,并没耐心听我把故事说完。