Building Blocks Award

There was a very good selection of picture books for the 2011 Building Block Awards.  It really is hard for me to choose just one book, so I am going to pick my top three!

1. If you are a Monster and you Know it  by Rebecca Emberely - My youngest daughter Julia is really into monsters so she loved this book.  It has very large colorful pictures and you sing to the tune If you are Happy and you know it.  Julia just loved stomping around pretending to be a monster.
2. Silly Tilly by Eileen Spinelli - I personally enjoyed this book, the pictures of Tilly's antics are funny and I liked the rhythm and rhyme of the words.  Both of my kids enjoyed hearing this book over and over.
3. Pete the Cat: I love my White Shoes by Eric Litwin - At first I wasn't impressed with the illustrations and I thought the storyline was very basic.  However, after reading the book one time to my kids they LOVED it!  They caught on to the song right away and want to hear it over and over.  A special bonus for me, I caught my 3 year old (who doesn't know how to read) "telling/reading" the story to her little sister.  So Yea Pete the Cat!!!!

2011 Missouri Building Block Award Nominees

I read all these delightful picture books. My favorite was Silly Tilly by Eileen Spinelli ; illustrated by David Slonim. I laughed out loud at the illustrations especially the one of Tilly kissing a fish. The illustrations by Tim Warnes for The Great Monster Hung by Norbert Landa were fun. The look on Duck's face when she hears a funny noise from under her bed was right on. And the final one where the entire troop discovers just who is making the noise is so charming.