Media Matters

 Picture book by Jeff Mack. Pretty clever for a book with only one word! Funny surprise ending too.

 Picture book by Micah Player. A sweet book about sibling dynamics. 

 Lift the flap board book by Sebastien Braun. I love the sturdy, easy to lift flaps on this board book. The prose is a simple question/answer format: Who’s behind the ____? It’s a ____! (insert animal sound here). My granddaughter asks to read this over and over.

 Board book by Helen Dardik. Beautiful illustrations, fun textured format, toddler friendly facts about flowers, and a message about being your best self. This would be a great one to read before going to a local garden or planting flowers with your little one.

 Board book by Jill McDonald. This series can be hit or miss for me, but this volume is the perfect level of information for the board book crowd. It is a must read in advance of a toddler’s first trip to a dinosaur museum!

 Poetry anthology picture book by Fred Rogers. Some of these poems work better than others as actual poems rather than song lyrics, which is how they were originally presented. I wish there was a link in the book to actually listen to the recordings of the songs! That said, there are definitely some gems in this book that would work well as poems for families to discuss and/or for young children to read or even memorize. A few of my favorites: Things Are Different, pg. 25 Smile in Your Pocket, pg. 28 Fences, pg. 35 Summer Rain, pg. 58 It’s You I Like, pg. 71 What Do You Think is Important, pg. 72 Good People Sometimes Do Bad Things, pg. 96 Sometimes People are good, pg. 110 I’m Tame, pg. 112 A Smile’s the Style, pg. 130

 Picture book by Jordan Robertson. This is a beautiful book, filled with true doctrine. Perfect for a child who has lost a loved one! Could also be considered an Easter book to be read in conjunction with the holiday.