God Made Mommy/Daddy Special- Instagram Giveaway Too!

Just sweet.  Sweet, cute, simple, and fun stories for Mommy's and Daddy's to read with their little ones.  

God Made Mommy Special and God Made Daddy Special by Glenys Nellist is a sweet rhyming story about various animals and their little ones.  

Glenys Nellist really has wrote some super cute books.  I first found her when I bought this Christmas book for our family.  We now have this cute Easter book as well.  If you haven't read any of Nellist's books, you need to check them out. 

The animals in the Mommy book and the Daddy book are different, and that makes it even more fun for kids.  You must check out these cute books, especially if you have toddlers or preschoolers.

Lucky for you, you have a chance to win them on my Instagram @ Alohamoraopenabook.   Be sure to look for the post today.  You'll have two days to win.  If you aren't lucky enough to win through my Giveaway, there is word on the street that you could win next week over at With The Huddlestons.

Good luck!  

Hopefully, you'll be able to win these for a great Father's Day gift.  We all need Father's Day ideas, and this will make things a bit easy.   


Happy Sweet, Simple, and Fun Books' Reading! 

Touch-and-Feel Colors gets 4.5 stars {concept book, board book}

Cute simple contrasting colored pictures with various textures to touch on each page and a hint of rhyming text is a perfect read with a baby or toddler on your lap.

Touch-and-Feel Colors by Jonathan Litton is a simple concept book, with short and simple rhyming text, and bold colorful contrasting illustrations.  This book is well geared towards it's target audience, aka babies and toddlers.

4.5 out of 5 stars is what this book earned.  I really did like how well done this baby board book was.  Great pictures, simple but sometimes too subtle textures, and for the most part great writing.  I only say for the most part b/c there is one line that is a bit awkward with the rhyming.

Even with my slight critique, I highly suggest this book for any one with babies to preschoolers in their home.  The babies will love the contrasting colors, the toddlers will love the textures, and the preschoolers will love the rhyming text.

Definitely go check out this fun book, or buy it.  It's less than $10 on Amazon.   

Happy Color Concept Board Book Reading! 


Touch and Feel Colors by Jonathan Litton
Rating: 4.5/5 stars
Best For: 0 - 4 year olds, babies to preschoolers
Worth a Check Out: Yes!
Buy It or Not: Buy
Read Aloud: Small group setting or possibly large setting as well.
Lesson Ideas: Colors, rhyming



I received this book from Myrick Marketing in exchange for my review and honest opinion.  All of my thoughts, opinions, and words are my own.

Love You, Baby! gets 4 Stars {board book}

Glitter, peek through pages, and adorable pictures make this simple sweet board book a winner for babies and toddlers.  

Love You, Baby! by Tiger Tales is a sweet book with nursery like colors and pictures and a gentle rhythm and rhyme.  I actually really appreciated the simplicity of this book, and feel it is well done for it's target audience.  

4 out of 5 stars for a well done baby board book, Love You, Baby!, with super cute pictures and a simple sweet message of love.  My only critique would be the illustrations don't enhance the story and text; the text and pictures each do their own thing.

if you have a little one go check out this sweet book.  

Happy Simple Sweet Baby Board Book Reading! 

Love You, Baby!
Rating: 4/5 stars
Best For: 0-2 year olds, babies to toddlers
Worth a Check Out: Yes!
Buy It or Not: For a baby, it'd make a great gift.
Read Aloud: It's an okay read aloud
Lesson Ideas: rhyming


I received this book from Myrick Marketing in exchange for my review and honest opinion.  All of my thoughts, opinions, and words are my own.

Ten in Bed gets 4.5 Stars {board book, concept}

Onomatopoeias. Counting concept book.  Repetitious phrases. Cute animals.  

Ten in Bed by Gill Guile has all of that as well as super cute pictures and a fun board book with a not necessary but fun window, and the last couple pages that lend well to asking a couple predicting questions.  

This is a cute board book, and it would be perfect for 1-4 year olds.  I give this book 4.5 out of 5 stars in my book review.  I liked the illustrations and color scheme; they bode well for a toddler bedtime book with the cute calming colors.  I love books with repetition, and this book has repetition on almost every page with the same phrases and events repeating.  Repetitious phrases are perfect for this age.  I like this simple math counting concept book.  Concept books are simple yet valuable for this age group.  

I felt the onomatopoeias in the book, aka the sound words, each and every animal makes when they fall out of bed could've been better.  Some of the animals sounds just didn't flow or seemed awkward.

Amazon had the following short and simple book description.  Did you ever sing this song? 

"There were ten in the bed, and the little one said, "Roll over! Roll over!" So they all rolled over and one fell out! Based on the popular song, ten cute and cuddly stuffed animals OINK!, MEOW!, and QUACK! their way off the bed in this lighthearted romp."

I love math, introducing a math concept book to my little toddlers just warms my nerdy heart.  Do you read many concept books?  Concept books are books that teach a concept like alphabet, math, shapes, and colors are just a few of the many various concept books.

Definitely go check out this fun book if you have a toddler or preschooler.   

Happy Counting Concept Board Book Reading! 


Ten in Bed illustrated by Gill Guile
Rating: 4.5/5 stars
Best For: 1- 4 year olds, toddlers to preschoolers
Worth a Check Out: Yes!
Buy It or Not: A gift, but not for yourself.
Read Aloud: No, it's better in smaller settings
Lesson Ideas: Counting concept, subtraction



I received this book from Myrick Marketing in exchange for my review and honest opinion.  All of my thoughts, opinions, and words are my own.

Peekaboo Baby Animals gets 4 Stars {interactive, board book}

Squirmy active toddlers.  If you are a parent, you have probably had them.  Kids that can't stop moving.  Kids that have to be doing something at all times.  Whether they are getting into your make-up, pulling out every toy, or just making an overall mess of things those active squirmy kids still need to be read to.  

So, how do you do it?  How do you get an active kid to sit and read a book with you?  

Interactive Books!  That is the key to helping your squirmy active child to sit and read a book.  Interactive books give all the benefits of reading, but allow your child to do something while they are learning new words, being taught simple inquiry skills, or just learning some print concepts.

Books are good, and interactive books are great.  

This interactive and engaging book with riddles/questions and a sliding page feature to show the answer makes it a fun book for 1-4 year olds. 

Peekaboo Baby Animals by Maddie Frost gets 4 out of 5 stars.  

I really like the "Who is hiding" questions and the illustrations that often show just a little sneak peek of the answer.  I like the illustrations and the slide feature is seamless with the picture.  

However, I do wish the slide aspect of the page wasn't so tough to slide open; I think the difficulty to slide the pages is partly b/c the book is new but also part of the necessary design.  The stiffness will frustrate some young readers and take away from being interactive, which makes the book so cool.  The only other aspect of the book I don't like is some of the peekaboo sentences don't flow as smoothly as others.  

This book isn't perfect, but all in all, I am a fan!  
  

The official book description pretty much sums up what I've already said so I won't share it, but I will say... this is a cute book for younger kiddos.

Happy Engaging Interactive Board Book Reading! 


Peekaboo Baby Animals by Maddie Frost
Rating: 4/5 stars
Best For: 1- 4 year olds, toddlers to preschoolers
Worth a Check Out: Yes!
Buy It or Not: A fun baby shower or birthday gift for an active toddler. 
Read Aloud: No, it's better in smaller settings 
Lesson Ideas: Inquiry, using clues to solve the riddles/questions, animals in their environment



I received this book from Myrick Marketing in exchange for my review and honest opinion.  All of my thoughts, opinions, and words are my own.