600 Books before Kindergarten

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  1. An Egg is an Egg
  2. Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?
  3. Archie
  4. Take Care, Good Knight
  5. Train Stop
  6. Ten Little Rabbits
  7. No!
  8. Funny Farm
  9. G is for Galaxy
  10. Kitten’s First Full Moon
  11. No!
  12. Funny Farm
  13. Green
  14. An Island Grows
  15. Big Plans, Big Plans, I say
  16. One Boy
  17. Lemons aren’t Red
  18. What if?
  19. Take a Kiss to School
  20. White is for Blueberries
  21. No!
  22. Fox
  23. There are Cats in this Book
  24. Secret Sparkling Valentine
  25. Farmer Joe and the Music Show
  26. Minerva Louise at School
  27. A Hat for Minerva Louise
  28. A Friend for Minerva Louise
  29. The Mole Sisters and the Moonlit Night
  30. The Mole Sisters and the Question
  31. The Mole Sisters and the Blue Egg
  32. Secret Sparkling Valentine
  33. Henry and Mudge and the Wild Goose Chase
  34. Dinosaur Woods
  35. Mr. Putter and Tabby Fly the Plane
  36. The Nutty Nut Chase
  37. Franklin Goes to the Hospital
  38. Sheep Out to Eat
  39. Pancakes for Breakfast
  40. I Took the Moon for a Walk
  41. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
  42. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
  43. Inch by Inch
  44. Rosie’s Walk
  45. Have you Seen My Duckling?
  46. All You Need for a Snowman
  47. Snowmen at Night
  48. The Snowy Day
  49. Go to Sleep Daisy
  50. How to Catch a Star
  51. When I was Small
  52. Alphabet Rescue
  53. Chalk
  54. Minerva Louise at School
  55. A Hat for Minerva Louise
  56. A Friend for Minerva Louise
  57. The Octonauts and the Great Ghost Reef
  58. No!
  59. Kitten’s First Full Moon
  60. Funny Farm
  61. Hush!
  62. Owl Babies
  63. Quiet Loud
  64. Minerva Louise at School
  65. A Hat for Minerva Louise
  66. A Friend for Minerva Louise
  67. The Octonauts and the Great Ghost Reef
  68. Hush!
  69. Owl Babies
  70. Charlie Needs a Cloak
  71. The Farmyard Cat
  72. A Color of His Own
  73. Freckleface Strawberry
  74. Quiet Loud
  75. Dandelion
  76. Thump Quack Moo
  77. The Art Lesson
  78. Giggle Giggle Quack
  79. Town Mouse Country Mouse
  80. Birds
  81. And then It’s Spring
  82. A Rock is Lively
  83. An Egg is Quiet
  84. Green
  85. Farmer Joe and the Music Show
  86. There are Cats in this Book
  87. A Friend for Minerva Louise
  88. Dinosaur Woods
  89. Mr. Putter and Tabby Run the Race
  90. Minerva Louise at the Fair
  91. A Friend for Minerva Louise
  92. Minerva Louise at School
  93. White is for Blueberry
  94. An Island Grows
  95. One Boy
  96. A Hat for Minerva Louise
  97. Truck Stop
  98. Big Plans, Big Plans I say!
  99. The Octonauts and the Great Ghost Reef
  100. Farmer Joe and the Music Show

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Project 356

My goal is to take a photo every day this year! I can tell you that I already missed a day (yesterday) and I’m bummed…..

I’ll take extra today…. The first installment of project 365:

January 1-16:

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January 17-February 1

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February 2-17

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The Snowy Day

We had planned a low-key day, but the snow ensured a day off!

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Mommy got her papers graded while the girl and the dog made plans!

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The imagination was working overtime today!

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We got out for a bit to explore the yard.

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She talked with the snowman to find out what he does at night.

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Maybe something like this?

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Then she made a few snow angels, just like Peter did on his Snowy Day

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The girl also tasted an icicle. Her mom hopes that it wasn’t too toxic!

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It was a wonderful day of cuddles!

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I think we’re ready for the week now!

The 500th book

I love reading to the girl, so I hope we will do this long after our 1000th book!

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The 500th book was Stars by Mary Lynn Ray and illustrated by Marla Frazee. We love anything that Marla Frazee does! We have had this book for a long time, and the girl really loves stars…she often thinks about the line:
 you can draw a star on shiny paper and cut around it. Then you can put it in your pocket.

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It was the perfect book for #500!

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(photos of book from Amazon: copyright Marla Frazee)

500/1000

We are half way! The girl earned her gold sticker, and the librarian added her name to the wall!

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  1. Gallop
  2. I Love Trains
  3. Amelia Bedelia
  4. The Little Creek
  5. Little Lost Bat
  6. I Spy a School Bus
  7. Jamberry
  8. When I was Young in the Mountains
  9. Snow on Snow on Snow
  10. A Color of His Own
  11. Dorothy’s Dream
  12. Doggies
  13. Little Hoot
  14. Moo, Baa, La, La, La
  15. What Star is This?
  16. Spiders
  17. Sheep in a Jeep
  18. Time to Sleep
  19. The Carrot Seed
  20. Chickens aren’t the Only Ones
  21. 1 Zany Zoo
  22. Super Fly Guy
  23. Apple
  24. Hot Rod Hamster
  25. Trains
  26. The Tree House
  27. If You Give a Dog a Donut
  28. Minerva Louise and the Red Truck
  29. Dream Friends
  30. Why?
  31. Minerva Louise and the Red Truck
  32. Franklin Goes to the Hospital
  33. Ten Little Rabbits
  34. The Quiet Book
  35. Moo, Baa, La, La, La
  36. The Quiet Book
  37. The Carrot Seed
  38. Time to Sleep
  39. If You Give a Dog a Donut
  40. The Best Mouse Cookie
  41. Time Out For Sophie
  42. Archie
  43. If You Give a Pig a Party
  44. The Bernstein Bears Seashore Treasure
  45. Just Like Mama
  46. Trainstop
  47. A Plane goes Kazoom
  48. Trucks Roll
  49. Take Care Good Knight
  50. Chester’s Way
  51. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
  52. The Salamander Room
  53. When I Was Small
  54. First the Egg
  55. May I Bring a Friend?
  56. Arthur’s Nose
  57. Cars
  58. Ladybug Girl Dresses Up!
  59. I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello
  60. Angel Hide and Seek
  61. The Mouse and the Princess
  62. What Does the Fox Say?
  63. All in a Day
  64. All the World
  65. What does the Fox Say?
  66. Birds of a Feather
  67. Katie Loves the kittens
  68. Rain Drop Splash
  69. Can’t you Sleep Little Bear?
  70. Super Duck
  71. From Head to Toe
  72. Jesus Heals the Sick
  73. How to Hide a Crocodile
  74. Rosio’s Walk
  75. The Snowy Day
  76. I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More
  77. Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
  78. Lola at the Library
  79. Stuck
  80. Bubble Trouble
  81. Jesus Feeds the Hungry
  82. Snowmen at Night
  83. I took the Moon for a Walk
  84. My Hungry Valentine
  85. If You Give a Moose a Muffin
  86. How to Catch a Star
  87. Bears
  88. Sofia the First
  89. Ox-Cart Man
  90. All the World
  91. Click Clack Moo, Cows that Type
  92. The Stray Dog
  93. Sea Creatures
  94. Where is the Green Sheep?
  95. We all Went on Safari
  96. Sheep in a Shop
  97. I Love you So Much!
  98. Knuffle Bunny
  99. All in a Day
  100. Stars

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After the library, we went and picked out 5 new books! (One for each hundred on her list!). We found one that reminded us of our buddy, Amos. It’s already a favorite !

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