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My girls have hundreds of books. Okay, I do not know exactly how many books they/we/I have, but I do know it's a lot. We have a lot of books. I tell my husband they must just multiply because there are always new books.
Books upstairs. Books downstairs. Books on the shelf. Books in the kitchen. Books in the bathroom. Books in the bedroom. Books from the library. Books in a basket. Books on the floor.
And books I forgot all about . . .
It's always fun to find a book that we haven't read in awhile. Most recently, we found two favorite books in our house by Deborah Underwood and adorably illustrated by Renata Liwska.
Such lovely books expressing the variations of quiet (shhhh!) and LOUD (BANG! BANG! BANG!).
Here is the quiet and LOUD version from our house:
our quiet story
kisses on the nose quiet
snuggling into momma quietplaying with my baby doll quiet
reading a book together on the couch quiet
wishing you sweet dreams at bed time quiet
OUR LOUD STORY
LAUGHING AT YOUR SISTER LOUD
SINGING AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS LOUD
CRYING WHEN YOU OUCH! BONK YOUR HEAD LOUD
STOMP-ING-YOUR-FEET-A-ROUND-THE-KIT-CHEN-LOUD
IN THE EARLY MORNING "MOMMA, IS IT TIME TO WAKE UP?" LOUD
Do you have any favorite quiet or LOUD moments?
This is great, Michelle! Thanks for sharing these books, which I haven't seen before, and your own family's quiet and loud moments. It makes me nostalgic for when my kids were little.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for these new book recommendations! Will look them up!
My favorite quiet moments are before anyone else is up or after everyone's gone to sleep! When this happens, I am reading, slicing or enjoying a cup of coffee!
We have quiet and loud moments and also, multiplying books. My daughters are in high school and they still love to go back and read some of the early reader books. Some of our giggliest moments have come from Morris and Boris when we have read them recently.
ReplyDeleteYes Michelle like you I love the LOUD of when my family is all together catching up and reaffirming why we love one another... and I love the quiet of the early morning when the sun is peeking out willing me to spend time with it! You always make me think . . . thanks ;-)
ReplyDeleteLOOOVE this! Your poems always feel so right. These books would be awesome mentor texts for any age level to create their own Quiet and Loud poems or books. Very cool, Michelle. :)
ReplyDeleteMichelle, I hadn't heard of these books--now you know we have to find them at the library. I have the same quiet and LOUD moments at our house--even our pet parakeets join in with their quiet little chirps or LOUD squawks!
ReplyDeleteI think you could probably start your own library, and what fun that would be. I can see the girls searching for "just the right book to read" - quiet. and "when they want your attention: LOUD. I love the pictures that you created with your quiets and louds. Hugs to you & the girls. Love ya M
ReplyDeleteSounds like your house is just like mine! (And just the way I think houses should be- can't imagine a house without lots of books)! Quiet and loud moments. Hmm. Quiet- in the morning when I'm the only one up, having my coffee and writing. Loud- used to be every weekend, when the boys had people over to watch movies or write music. I miss that loud!
ReplyDeleteThese are just the books for a set of young twins I know - and their parents will appreciate them!
ReplyDeleteOur Music teacher has been collecting read aloud books in her classroom. I know these are two of her favorite books. She shared both of them with me at the beginning of the school year.
ReplyDeleteYour home provides wonderful examples to craft following the mentor text.
For today:
I love - drinking tea and reading quiet - and - PRETENDING TO BE A SUPERSTAR LOUD - in my home.
You and your girls deserve a sound round of applause!
ReplyDeleteYou and your girls deserve a sound round of applause!
ReplyDeleteLove it! This reminds me of a moment when my friend and her son were visiting and she told him to use his "inside feet" as a means of telling him not to stomp. I guess it hadn't occurred to me all the kinds of loud and quiet young kids can create.
ReplyDeletesweet books for sweet girls Michelle. I love the quiet moment when I'm lying in the bed with a grandchild, reading 'one more story'. I do, & she's quiet, & sometimes whispers, read it again Grandma. That's the good part! Thanks for the lists-beautiful!
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