Children's Books discussion

We'll be celebrating December with TOYS! All sorts of toys are welcome, from dolls and stuffed animals, to action figures and cars.

Thanks for all the great nominations! Now, it's time to vote for the five picture books you most want to read in December. Please choose from our official list (Messages 2-12) and vote by leaving your comment below. Votes will be accepted until November 14th. Thank you! :-)

Here are a few to start us off:

Dahlia

Traction Man Is Here!

Arthur's Honey Bear

Sophie and Rose

A is for Annabelle

Not a Box

The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll

Christina Katerina & the Box

Shark vs. Train

A Bargain for Frances

Corduroy

The Dancing Cat by Justine Rendal

LauraW wrote: "The Dancing Cat by Justine Rendal"

Thanks! I'm creating a link so it's easy for members to see:
Dancing Cat

Too Many Toys by David Shannon

Samantha wrote: "Too Many Toys by David Shannon"

Thanks!
Too Many Toys

A few more:

William's Doll

Fanny

Old Bear by Jane Hissy

The Surprise Doll

Big Susan

Nettie Jo's Friends

ok....I have had very little time to contribute in this section of the group, but a toy book I really like is Traction Man Is Here!.

Clown by Quentin Blake - such a favourite! Can I double vote on this one!? xx

Old Bear by Jane Hissy

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems

Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs: The Dreaded Fluffosaurus! by Ian Whybrow

Where's My Teddy? by Jez Alborough

Crispin: The Pig Who Had It All by Ted Dewan. Because, let's face it, the best toy IS a cardboard box ......

How 'bout these:

I Love My New Toy! by Mo Willems

Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic by Emily Jenkins

Olivia and the Missing Toy by Ian Falconer

Caillou Puts Away His Toys (Backpack by Joceline Sanschagrin

Linda wrote: "Crispin: The Pig Who Had It All by Ted Dewan. Because, let's face it, the best toy IS a cardboard box ......"

I love this book and have used it successfully during many a story time group!

I can't wait for this month!!! So excited about this topic.
Maybe one of the books will have a toy come alive??

Leslie wrote: "I can't wait for this month!!! So excited about this topic.
Maybe one of the books will have a toy come alive??"

Perhaps we can find a picture book form of Pinocchio?

Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic is not a picture book. It is a chapter book.

We read and liked Raggedy Ann Stories but again it is not really a picture book. (I think. I read it on kindle.)

Leslie wrote: "I can't wait for this month!!! So excited about this topic.
Maybe one of the books will have a toy come alive??"

Those are among my favorites ;-)

Thanks for all the great nominations! Now, it's time to vote for the five picture books you most want to read in December. Please choose from our official list (Messages 2-12) and vote by leaving your comment below. Votes will be accepted until November 14th. Thank you! :-)

My votes go to:

Sophie and Rose

A is for Annabelle

Not a Box

Corduroy

My Little Train

I vote for:

Clown

Dahlia

I Love My New Toy

Nettie Jo's Friends

William's Doll

Why isn't this set up as a poll? Too hard to vote for 5?

My votes:
Dancing Cat
Crispin: the Pig Who Had It All
Corduroy
Clown
Traction Man Is Here!

LauraW wrote: "Why isn't this set up as a poll? Too hard to vote for 5?"

Yes, this way each member gets to vote for five books they want to read, as opposed to only one :-) It's a bit more complicated, but I think it allows a little better representation.

By the way, it's great seeing some newer members getting involved this month. Welcome!

I vote for:
Olivia and the missing Toy
Corduroy
And Knufflebunny
And I love my new Toy

I know that's only 4, but I'm not familiar with the other ones.

My votes:

Crispin: The Pig Who Had It All
Olivia and the Missing Toy
I Love My New Toy!
Not a Box
Sophie and Rose

My Toy votes:

Crispin: The pig who had it all
Traction Man is Here
Old Bear
Clown
Sophie & Rose

Kirei wrote: "Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic is not a picture book. It is a chapter book.

Kirei, thanks for the correction. I did a quick search in my "read" list, saw the book cover, and remembered that we liked it. I didn't remember that it was a chapter book, but could've easily figured it out by the number of pages!

My votes:
Too Many Toys
Crispin: the Pig Who Had It All
Where's My Teddy
Knuffle Bunny
Bargain for Francis

The votes are in! I hope those who wish to participate will be able to find all of our official club reads:

Corduroy

Clown

Crispin: The Pig Who Had It All

I Love My New Toy!

Sophie and Rose

Sixth/Alternate:
Traction Man Is Here!

Discussion will begin on December 1st over here:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...

Thanks to all who participated in the nominations and voting. A few of my favorite books are on the list, and I'm excited to read the others, too :-)

This thread now becomes a "MASTER LIST AND GENERAL DISCUSSION" where members can post about other picture books (not part of our official six) featuring TOYS :-)