Musing Mondays (March 15)

Musing Mondays2Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about picture books.

Do you have a favourite picture book, either from your own childhood, or reading to you children?

PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT with either the link to your own Musing Mondays post, or share your opinion in a comment here (if you don’t have a blog). Thanks.

 

One of the little girls I babysit, my cousins three year old daughter Kaitlyn, is a budding book worm. I walk in the door and she comes toddling out with books under her arms, wanting to be read to. I don’t mean that she comes out with one book, or even two – no, she brings out a pile. As such, I’ve been reading more picture books over the past six months than I can ever remember having read before.

My #1 favourite picture book is still Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are (was very excited to see the movie, and yes I did enjoy it). But it’s not my only favourite. I decided to go cover gathering…

 

Where the Wild Things Are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34 comments :

Jennifer Oberth said...

Pretty covers.

This is a great question. I haven't thought about picture books since the last time I babysat!

My response is here.

Brooke from The Bluestocking Guide said...

I like this question!

Here is mine

Susan said...

I love Animalia, too! I bet it's a favorite of a lot of people.

Here's the link to my answer:

http://wellmanneredfrivolity.blogspot.com/2010/03/musing-monday.html

Li said...

Awesome question! Here's my response: http://www.rulethewaves.net/blog/?p=1288

Mark A. Swallow said...

Picture books are wonderful for kids.

Here's mine:

http://mswallow.typepad.com/the_swallows_nest/2010/03/book-mark-2.html

caite said...

oops. Posted and forget to comment. MY TAKE on the picture book thing is a little broader...

Dana said...

Thank you so much for this musings Rebecca! It was great to take a trip down memory lane and revisit the books I loved so much as a child! You can see my favorites at my blog here, Reading Amidst the Chaos.

Tasha said...

Great question!

Here's my musing;

http://trillianbooks.blogspot.com/2010/03/musing-mondays-3.html

Anonymous said...

Mine is here
http://vampira2468.wordpress.com/2010/03/15/2024/

Melody said...

Here's mine.

gautami tripathy said...

I loved this question!

Here is mine:

Mondays: Musing and all!

Debbie said...

Here is mine:
http://thefridayfriends.blogspot.com/2010/03/musing-monday-and-cookbook-countdown.html


Have a great week!!

fredamans said...

This was kinda deja vu for me, as my hubby and I were just discussing these types of books yesterday!

fredamans said...

oops link;

http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2010/03/musing-picture-books.html

Kim said...

Great question--I also loved it and the trip down memory lane it sparked.
My answer is here:
http://pageafterpage-kim.blogspot.com/2010/03/monday-games.html

*smiles*

Anonymous said...

I love this question! My Musing is HERE

Kristin said...

This is a great question! My thoughts are here.

Nise' said...

Fun Question.

My Picture Books

CMash said...

Great question..brought back a lot of good memories.
My boys' favorites are here

Jenny Girl said...

Yeah for the budding book worm! I'm sure there was a book when I was a kid but I can't remember.
Here's my answer for today

Unknown said...

My son loves books just like me, he is nearly two and if you say to him go and get a book to read he will run excited to his room and get one and run back and once that one is read he will repeat until you have read ALL of his books! and if you dare to say no just one a temper tantrum will beon the cards! i love reading childrens books and looking at all the pictures.

Alison said...

I don't know about childhood, but there's a recent picture book that delighted me.

Sherrie said...

Hi Rebecca,
I love picture books. I don't have any little ones, but I still look at picture books. Mine is posted. Have a great day!

Sherrie
Just Books

Sheery said...

Really lovely question. My reply:

http://sheeryhall.blogspot.com/2010/03/musing-mondays_15.html

Becky said...

Here's my answer to today's question.

Ambrosia @ The Purple Booker said...

Fire & Ice Musing Monday

Lori said...

I don't remember ever having a picture book when I was younger. Here's mine.

Erin said...

What a great topic! I had a lot of fun tracking down covers to some of my favorites!

Musing Mondays @ The Wobbly Bookstack

La Coccinelle said...

Great question! I answered it here.

Matt said...

Mine are not so much pictorial books. My Musing is up. :)

Irene said...

I love picture books, and so enjoyed reading them with my boys and now with my grandniece. Please stop by for my post.

Carol Fleserieu-Miller said...

My favorite picture book was The Little Engine that Could, the original classic version that was out in the 1960's.

Susan said...

I'm late to the party but at least I'm at the party. . . Here's my answer.

Kathy (mommysreading) said...

Sorry to add this so late. It has been a crazy week. But I love picture books so I had to add mine:

http://mommysreading.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/monday-musings/