We haven't been making our regular treks to the library these days since it's been so crazy cold. (If you're reading this from a New England or Midwest location that has seen subzero temps and immense amounts of snow, go ahead and call me a wimp, but anything below 40 degrees is crazy cold for walking to me!) When we got the opportunity to head over to the library after swim classes last weekend, I jumped at the chance. JAM and I even prepped the night before by comparing our to-be-read lists to the online library catalog, making our list of books that theoretically should be on the shelves. I also hoped that I'd have a little time to simply browse through the kids' shelves and hope for books to call out to me, "Take me home! Read me over and over and over to your little ones!"
Well, this one did. A Birthday for Cow by Jan Thomas, published last year, is one of those superbly simple yet hysterically-funny-to-toddlers kinds of books. (Full disclosure-- both JAM and I laughed a whole lot on the first read-through, too, and we're both still giggling each time since.) The illustrations are cartoonish, and the color scheme is bordering on garish, but the word "Turnip" becomes the funniest thing you could possibly say by the end of the story. Trust me, if you've got a 2-5 year old around your house, this book is sure to bring some laughs. Turnip!
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