My favorite book as a child was without a doubt the Burgess Bird Book for Children. I read my copy of it so many times I wore out the spine. Reading the book to my daughter has reminded me of how much fun this book is to read.
When Mr. Popper’s Penguins hit the theaters this summer, instead of buying the family tickets, I hunted down a copy of the book. And it was only with great difficulty that I wrested that book away from The Four-Year-Old long enough to write this review.
My daughter is just beginning to be interested in books with more chapters than pictures. We’ve read Thornton Burgess’ Animal Stories together already and just finished…
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