Books he’s been enjoying since November (not including Advent/Christmas books)

A mother’s song / by Janet Lawler
A father’s song / by Janet Lawler
Marven of the Great North Woods / written by Kathryn Lasky
Pond year / Kathryn Lasky ; illustrated by Mike Bostoc *****
The magic kerchief / by Kirby Larson ; illustrated by Rosanne Litzinger *****
The end / by David LaRochelle ; illustrated by Richard Egielski *****
Snowbaby could not sleep / by Kara LaReau ; illustrated by Jim Ishikawa
The little matador / words and pictures by Julian Hector
Peedie / Olivier Dunrea
Pip in the Grand Hotel / Johannes Hucke, Daniel Müller *****
Merry Christmas, Spot! / Eric Hill
My chair / written by Betsy James ; illustrated by Mary Newell DePalma *****
Picasso and Minou / P.I. Maltbie ; illustrated by Pau Estrada (super-favorite! i love that it has the street we passed, roaming around Montmartre, where Picasso lived, or at least what looks like it) *****
A box full of kittens / story by Sonia Manzano ; illustrated by Matt Phelan
George and Martha rise and shine / James Marshall *****
All for pie, pie for all / David Martin ; illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev *****
When I was born / Isabel Minhós Martins, Madalena Matoso
Mrs. McDockerty’s knitting / Ruth Martinez ; illustrated by Catharine O’Neill
A gift from Saint Francis : the first creche / by Joanna Cole ; illustrated by Michele Lemieux *****
The First Noel : a child’s book of Christmas carols to play and sing.

***** – Nino’s favorites