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A reimagined Planes Trains and Automobiles but instead of John Candy we have a Frog and instead of Steve Martin we have a lawnmower. John’s attention to detail in the illustrations is really spectacular and keeps on lingering on each page.

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I think we got this before the kids were born mostly because we couldn’t find Hungry Hungry Caterpillar in the used book store. One of those classics that has a morale and the end of the story so if you’re into that this full fills a lesson learned.

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Can’t go wrong with a Caldicott Winner. Love how the use of die-cuts in the book push the narrative along. Really great illustrations and who doesn’t like a little yiddish before the go to bed.

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Too advanced for the kids but looking forward to when we can crack these puzzles together. It’s like the NYT crossword but for nine-year-olds? The construct or the language of the book is meant to challenge your brain … for example the title reads "See the Sea?"

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We got this book from our much adored night nurse. The book is cute but Anna Dewdney’s other books are truly terrible. We’ll stick to this one for now.

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John Hendrix is so so so great. A beautiful Christmas story that is like no other.

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To be honest, Leif is a friend so I jumped on this book as soon as it came out. We’ll be enjoying it when the kids are older … if you like weird, you’ll love Leif Parson’s artwork.

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There are a ton of “good night” books for infants. This one says good night first nations style.

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Note: Does not include refreshing Twitter all day.

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Bonus bit about breast feeding giraffes.

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We have the board book version and love making the animal sounds to the babies. ROAR. MEOW. CLUCK. GRUMBLE.

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I’m a sucker for picture book artwork. It is both simultaneously sophisticated yet childlike.

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We replace “Harry” with “Lady” for obvious reasons.

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I like replacing the answers to this fold out book with people in our home. For example: “Who eats all day and makes milk? Is it mommy? No, it’s a cow!” “Who wakes up everyone on the farm? Is it the babies? No it’s a rooster!” “Who likes to roll in mud and play all day? Is it Lady (our dog)? No, it’s a pig!” etc.

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