Letter H: Booklist

Here are our favorite book for Letter H:

The Little Red Hen by Mary Finch: This is the classic story of The Little Red Hen. A hen decides to make some bread and asks her friends who will help her gather the wheat, take it to the miller or bake the wheat into bread. The mouse and rooster are much too busy to help. However, when it comes time to eat the bread the hen isn't inclined to give any to her friends. The mouse and rooster soon mend their ways. This book teaches about helping others. 

Hairy Maclary's Bone by Lynley Dodd: This book was my three's very favorite and most requested to read this week. It's about a dog, named Hairy Maclary, who is given a bone and five dogs soon follow after him in hopes to get some of the bone. However, Hairy Maclary is a smart little dog and one by one loses the other dogs, so he can enjoy the bone all to himself. 

Hungry Hen by Richard Waring: This book is one of my favorites from our booklist. It's about a hungry hen that eats and eats and gets fatter and fatter. Up on the hill, there is a fox that watches the hen everyday. He want to eat the hen, but thinks he if just waits one more day she will get bigger and fatter. The fox gets hungrier and hungrier and thinner and thinner, until one day he can't stand it any longer and runs down to eat the hen. The surprise ending made this book a winner.

Hedgehugs by Steve Wilson: This is one of my very favorite books and my kids loved it, too. Normally we bring it out around Valentine's, but it's great for any time of the year. It's about to hedgehogs that are the best of friends that do everything together, except hug. They are just too spiky. They try all sorts of different ways to hug and finally find one that works the best.

The Hungry Thing by Jan Slepian and Ann Seidler: My three loved this book! It's about a town that has a monster and all the townspeople try to guess what he'd like to eat. The monster says "schmancakes" and after some time trying to decide what that means, a little boy figures out it sounds like pancakes! We loved reading about all the silly things the monster likes to eat. This is a really cute rhyming book and has a cute ending. 

A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle: We own this book and it's a favorite in our home. It's about a little crab that finds a new shell for his home. The shell seems lonely and month by month the hermit crab finds friends to stay with him and decorate his shell. As time passes by, the hermit crab outgrows his shell and needs to leave his old shell behind. This book teaches about how change isn't such a bad thing.

Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton: We also own this book and absolutely love it. It's a very quick read about a turkey who just can't seem to get things right. Instead of wearing shoes on his feet, he wears a shoe on his head. Oops. Both my kids (ages three and one) laugh throughout this book at the turkey's humor. This book teaches colors and has very little and simple text - my three loves to "read" this book to himself.

Building a House by Byron Barton: This book teaches how to build a house in very simple terms. We enjoyed the bright illustrations and the text is a perfect length for toddlers. 

My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall: This book is really interesting and my three especially enjoyed it. Each page has a zoo animal - each illustrated with hearts - with a text depicting how a heart can feel. A heart can feel "eager as a beaver" to "angry as a bear" to "thoughtful as an owl". The illustrations and rhyming text are very clever.

Hippopposites by Janik Coat: This is a quick read that teaches about opposites with cute illustrations.

The Napping House by Audrey Wood: A snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, and a snoozing cat all on a cozy bed for a night's sleep. We enjoyed the comical illustrations and what happens when a flea decides to join in on the fun. 

My hands by Aliki: This book reminds us of everything our hands are able to do. After reading this book, it made us very grateful for our hands!

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson: My boys both enjoyed this book about a boy, named Harold, who uses his purple crayon to create a landscape of wonder and excitement. We love Harold's imagination.