Breakfast Time

I stumbled upon this book at the library while looking for books for my then barely one year old child. We loved it so much we bought both this and "Bath Day" by the same author.The rhythm and pentameter seem to be geared to get a smile out of toddlers. My now 23 month old child will sing in this rhythm while bringing the books to me to read. My husband seems to thing that Ms Noonan must have been present at our breakfast table because the baby in the book's behavior is so similar to our own child's. (I make cornflakes fall like snow....) I must add that this book seems to make our child even more determined to feed her OWN breakfast to the dog, but she enjoys it so much, we are happy to have her do it. I adore the illustrations, which are what drew me to the book, out of thousands, at the library that day. I truely thought that the book was 50 or 60 years old until I saw the copyright. It also helps that the child strongly resembles out youngest child and she seems to think the books are specifically about her. The soft water color and joyful baby and dog will delight any child and all parents.

I enjoy reading this book with my two year old. He loves puppies and seems to enjoy the way both the puppy and he are the stars of the book. We read Goodnight Moon before bed and save the Puppy and Me books,"Going to the corner" and "Bath Day" for daytime reading. I am buying "Breakfast Time" for my friend at work with a little girl age 18 mos. She told me she misses having breakfast during the week with her daughter and will read it to her on weekends after breakfast as kind of a celebration. The child in the book looks like a boy or girl, any child can feel the book is about themselves and Puppy!

All three books in the Puppy and Me series are delightful, ( If I do say so myself.) The text has a perfect rhythm, and the pictures capture the fun todlers have just being themselves. No big message here, just books where toddlers can recognize their own little world. Have you ever gotten stuck reading a book you hate that your kid wants read over and over and over? I have. The "Puppy and Me" books read well each time, and are SHORT for limited attention spans. When I read to kids, I actually sing BREAKFAST TIME and put hand motions with it. Works well for "getting the sillies out". Although GOING TO THE CORNER ( third in the series) was printed too light, the book is still excellent. I'd appreciate you spreading the word if you enjoy the series. My personal favorite? BATH DAY, ( a perfect summer book). I welcome your comments at JUNOART@aol. Thanks! Julia