Really Love It

Stand Tall Molly Lou Mellon is really a great book on many levels. It teaches my toddler about being proud and believing in herself. Of all the books I have for my 2-year old, this one is definitely the best. In today's world I am greatly worried about bullying. The only real solution for bullying is for the whole community to intervene. This includes parents, teachers, administrators, children, and neighbors. This rarely happens. At least this book will help to create a confidence in her that will not make her an easy target for bullies.

The front cover of the book shows a short Molly with a big shadow. That sort of image helps to stay in the sub-conscious. I wish authors would make more self-esteem oriented story books for toddlers. If they learn how to be self-confident at their earlies, it will be hard for anyone to take it away.

Stand Tall

Yesterday I received Stand Tall Molly Lou Mellon by Patty Lovell and David Catrow. I read many positive reviews about it on Amazon as well as a couple negative ones. Overall I'm very pleased with the book. The book shows how Molly, a diminutive girl, uses her so called weaknesses as strengths. I have already read it once to my 23-month old. She will take a few readings to really understand the story. It's a great book for developing self-esteem early on. I am going to post a link to that book on this site.

It finally arrived in the mail but it's was a lot smaller than advertised. I contacted the book supplier and have given them the ISBN number.

Aesop Fables. I was trying to find a an aesop book which my 19-month old daughter wouldn't tear up. Among the board books there was only one choice. That was Mice, Morals, & Monkey Business: Lively Lessons form Aesop's Fables by Christopher Wormell. I'm still waiting for it to arrive in the mailbox. This book's style is a bit different then other Aesop's books in that it is more of a picture book. The onus is more upon the reader to tell the story along with the picture. There are short paragraphs in the back of the book to refresh the mind of the reader.

The other book I was tempted to buy for my tot is Aesop's Fables by Savior Pirotta. It brings on a fresh perspective to the age-old Aesop's tale without damaging the integrity of the story. The pictures inside are fantastic. The only problem is it's lack of availability in board book format. Sigh.