Reference Sunday: Everything I Need to Know Before I'm Five by Valorie Fisher; illustrated by Valorie Fisher - Hardcover - Random House

Growing up my Mother was a bit old fashioned.  She never felt the need to sit with her kids and go over the alphabet because she felt that we would learn it in school.   That being said she was always reading and singing to us which helped prepare us for school anyway.

 Nowadays kids need to at least have a basis on which to grow. Working in the bookstore and as a book buyer I saw many books on teaching preschoolers the basics....their ABC'S, their numbers....shapes etc.   It was always a rare book that took these simple concepts and made them into something special.   Today's book is that kind of book....

Everything I Need to Know Before I'm Five by Valorie Fisher; illustrated by Valorie Fisher - Hardcover - Random House is the perfect little book for preschoolers.   First off I was drawn to the title....always very important.   It reminded me of the book All I Really Need to Know I Learned In Kindergarten and similar titles.   I love the graphics and the quirkiness of the photographs.   This is a perfect new parent book or baby gift.   A wonderful little book that will be read again and again!