Ep. 169: Our Favorite Kids’ Books
September 27, 2021
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In Part 2 of “Checkin’ the Inbox,” Shanna and Laura answer more listener questions about everything from our favorite books, to miscarriage, to breastfeeding toddlers and more! Also, Laura talks about her two-year-old’s new anxieties about preschool and gives an update about her baby’s plagiocephaly, and Shanna reports on her daughters’ first illnesses since before the pandemic. Finally, they share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna’s kids are 2.5 and 5 years old, and Laura’s kids are 2.5 years old and 7 months old.
Our list of favorite books can be found at https://bigfatpositivepodcast.com/books
Show Notes:
- Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children* by Bryan Mellonie and Robert Ingpen. A simple, straightforward and beautiful book that explains the life and death cycle of all living things in an age-appropriate way to children.
- It's Not the Stork!: A Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends* by Robie H. Harris (Author) and Michael Emberley (Illustrator). Shanna got this for her older daughter when she was pregnant with her younger daughter. It's an honest, age-appropriate book for explaining human bodies and where babies come from.
- What Makes A Baby* by Cory Silverberg (Author), Fiona Smyth (Illustrator). Laura loves this inclusive book about how babies are made.
- Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race* by Megan Madison (Author), Jessica Ralli (Author), Isabel Roxas (Illustrator). This board book is fantastic for starting the conversation about race with your children.
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles* by Landry Q. Walker. Laura's Star-Wars-loving son is obsessed with this book!
- An Elephant & Piggie Biggie Volume 2!* by Mo Willems. Shanna's girls love the Elephant and Piggie books, and this particular volume is a huge hit right now with her two-year-old!
- De Quervain's Tenosynovitis aka "Mommy Thumb." This is the painful thumb condition that Laura talks about in this episode.
- VOX Books Shanna loves getting these audio books at the library for her girls. The reader is built into the book, so there's no need for an external player!
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