Corduroy's Party

Corduroy is well loved in our house, specifically the board books right now. This one is probably my daughter's favorite Corduroy board book. Great book for toddlers...cute pictures, short, perfect for a shorter attention span. We love Corduroy!

Researchers constantly find that reading to children is valuable in a variety of ways, not least of which are instilling a love of reading and improved reading skills. With better parent-child bonding from reading, your child will also be more emotionally secure and able to relate better to others. Intellectual performance will expand as well. Spending time together watching television fails as a substitute. To help other parents apply this advice, as a parent of four I consulted an expert, our youngest child, and asked her to share with me her favorite books that were read to her as a young child. Corduroy's Party was one of her picks.When a child either goes to her or his first birthday party or is the birthday boy or girl, this can cause a lot of puzzlement for your child. What better way to help fill in this ignorance than by seeing what Corduroy does?The book starts with Corduroy working on his birthday party. First, he invites all his friends. He also gets the house ready by decorating it, which includes blowing up some large balloons and putting up a donkey's picture for Pin the Tail on the Donkey.Then Corduroy's friends come bearing presents. My daughter really loved that part. Corduroy opens his presents and loves them all.Then, he blows out the candles on his cake while the other guests wish him a happy birthday! The other children are playing with horns and confetti.With the blindfold on, Corduroy tries to pin the tail on the donkey on the wall.Then everyone goes home, and thanks Corduroy for having had a good time!As you can see, this book not only covers the fun and details of a birthday party, but it covers all of the essentials of appropriate behavior (except for thanking others for the gift, but no book is perfect -- this leaves something for you to talk about with your child).Help your child develop an interest in social events by reading and talking about this delightful book! People often think that children aren't interested in social activities, but very soon they start enjoying being with each other. This is a good way to start developing that healthy interest.

My son who is 2 1/2 loves this book, its very colorful and the pictures are great. Corduroy definately knows how to have a party.