I Heart Faces: By the Book

Ella has been so precious and funny lately when she reads books by herself. Sometimes the stories have something to do with the pictures on the pages, and sometimes not. When she was reading the book in the photo, almost every page began with her reading something to the effect of “When I was a baby . . .” followed by a bunch of made up words.

 

"Ish, Ish, Ish!"

In just the past few weeks Ella has really started getting into books. Before then, she could care less about books, and it almost broke my heart that she didn't want to read them. The first book that she really became interested in was "Bedtime Kiss for Little Fish." She could point out the little fish on each page and she would say "ish! ish!"

When we went to Target tonight, I was looking for Ella some new pjs (she has suddenly outgrown almost every pair of pjs she has), and I couldn't resist the "ish" ones. Ella could point out the fish on the pjs, and even the whale (with a little help, of course!).

Ella also loves her "Eight Silly Monkeys" book. When we read the book together and we get to the part that says "no more monkeys jumping on the bed," Ella shakes her finger and sometimes says "no." It is so cute! She has also started pointing to her head during the part of the story where the monkeys bump their heads.

If you have a toddler, what are their favorite books?