Susan Straub

Oh my, what a fabulously fun book! Emma and Susan Straub have written a book epitomizing what grandparents should be. When Gaga comes to take care of her granddaughter, she makes many "mistakes." These silly amusements, such as walking backward to the park or eating marshmallow goblins to save the house, make the day delightful. Jessica Love's illustrations are outstanding. They are colorful and characterize the personalities of Gaga and the granddaughter perfectly. The story and pictures portray the love between the two. I wish this book had been around when my grandchildren were small, but I honestly think they would enjoy it now. I love this book so much!
Thank you to Edelweiss and Penguin Random House for the ARC of this book.… (meer)

This book is primarily made up of book list suggestions for the youngest readers, including a brief description of each. Perhaps I've just read too many books on early literacy, but this one seems redundant to me. With pearls of wisdom like "'When do I start [reading to my child]?' Now."

Some of the book lists are favorites of random infants and toddlers, for example, we now know what 14 month old Ned's "Top Ten" stories are what 4-month old Avital likes read to her. No, I don't know why that matters either.

If you're looking for book suggestions, this is a great one. But I have to admit, when I pick out books for little ones, I go with ones I used to like and ones that caught my eye or, even better, the eye of the child in question. I'm a big believer in that book itself isn't really the point; it's all about the bonding and the fun of exploring the pictures.
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