Not quite babies anymore, not quite a big kids, five-year-olds are just getting ready to start reading. Five is an in-between age of exploration, learning, making new friends, and overcoming the challenges of starting school. Five-year-olds are curious about everything and have so many unanswered questions. Wondering what books a five-year-old should be reading? Here […]
The obsession with Elephant and Piggie, best friends who star in a series of books by Sesame Street veteran and Pigeon provider Mo Willems, runs deep in my household. To give you an idea: Most mornings, the first thing my 3½-year-old says to me is, “I’m still Elephant, and you’re still Piggie.” When she sees […]
From Piglet to Peppa to the Three Little Pigs to good ol’ Wilbur, children’s literature contains a long list of pink-skinned, curly-tailed, snub-nosed porcine characters. Here are 11 piggies, both big and small, from board books to novels, who are sure to make your child “squeal” with joy.
From “This Little Piggy” to The Three Little Pigs to good ol’ Wilbur, children’s literature contains a long list of curly-tailed, snub-nosed, porcine characters. Here are 11 piggies, both big and small, from board books to novels, who are sure to make your child “squeal” with joy. Did we miss any great fictional pigs?
Willems’ newest book, Sam, the Most Scaredy-cat Kid in the Whole World, is a companion to his hilarious Leonardo the Terrible Monster, and it’s on B&N bookshelves now. Mo Willems was such an incredible sport to let my kids ask him a few of the burning questions that all of us superfans have about his books, […]
