Several people have approached me recently requesting book recommendations. In response to this question I like to suggest books that I have read and can give a personal recommendation.  Or if the request is for children’s books, then I usually give a quick list of books my kids are currently enjoying. I thought I'd share the current favorite children's books in our house, just in case anyone still has some shopping to do.

My one year old is busy reading texture books, where he can feel the different textures on each page. He likes the Touch and Feel Series from DK Publishing.

My three year old wants to read anything she can get her hands on, but lately her favorites are Christmas books. We enjoy many of Karma Wilson's books throughout the year so Mortimer's Christmas Manger is a natural fit for our family over the holidays.

We also read Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg on what seems like an hourly basis!

Our resident six year old pirate has been requesting Do Pirates Take Baths? by Kathy Tucker and Nadine Bernard Westscott 

and Night Pirates by Peter Harris and Deborah Alright. Any girl pirates in your life? Check out this book!

He also recently discovered Chris Van Dusen’s If I Built a Car. The whole family enjoys this book. Great fun!

My eight year old is reading chapter books and particularly enjoys series books. Currently, he is working his way through Gertrude Chandler Warner's Boxcar Children books.

As a matter of fact, he finished #7 this morning. We awoke to a power outage and soon received the phone call notifying us that school was cancelled. After his whoop of excitement at staying home today, he quickly grabbed a flashlight and curled up in a chair to finish his book.

He was so engrossed in his book he either didn’t notice or didn’t care that I was taking his picture. Isn’t that a great feeling? To be so fully immersed in your book that the world around you fades away. I am excited for him; he has so many worlds to dive into, so many books he hasn’t yet read just waiting for an eight year old boy to discover them.