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"Moo, Baa, La La La!"

 


 This has been a favorite book: Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton. We've also read the Spanish version. Animals making sounds and a question at the end "It's quiet now what do you say?" Which she usually answers "Mama" but today she said "Mama" and then she also said "Dada." 
I can't write a children's book blog without mentioning Sandra Boynton books. What wonderful books! Perfect for babies through toddlers. Most of her books also have songs that go with them. She writes with humor and as someone who really knows her audience. Sandra Boynton books are ones that are worth buying because they will be enjoyed over and over and over and over again. 

Other books by this author that we have read and enjoyed:
Barnyard Dance!
Belly Button Book
Blue Hat, Green Hat
Boo! Baa, La La La!
But Not the Armadillo
But Not the Hippopotamus
Christmas Parade
Dinosnores
Doggies: A Counting And Barking Book
Fifteen Animals!
Happy Hippo, Angry Duck: A Book of Moods
Hey! Wake Up!
Horns to Toes and in Between
I Love you, Little Pookie
Jungle Night
Merry Christmas, Little Pookie
Moo, Baa, Fa La La La La!
Muu, Beee: Asi Fue!
One, Two, Three!
Opposites
Pajama Time!
Perfect Piggies
Pookie's Thanksgiving
Snuggle Puppy: A Little Love Song
Spooky Pookie
Tickle Time!
What's Wrong, Little Pookie?
Your nose!
Your Personal Penguin
Woodland Dance!

Other activities you can do alongside these books:
-Play with stuffed animals, wooden animals or plastic animals. 
-Sing "Old MacDonald Had a Farm."



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