Julia shows us all these great stuff for boys on her blog boys be cool and the books today are handpicked by her 8 years old son Tyler Max and consists of his all-times absolute favorites.
They live in the US.
1. Little Grunt and the Big Egg: A Prehistoric Fairy Tale by Tomie dePaola
Tomie dePaola’s classic (and hilarious) story of a young cave boy and his mysterious egg.
I must have read this book to my son about 14 millions times and I didn’t want to burn it while he was at preschool. Kids can’t have enough of “ooga-ooga” and you will appreciate the “cave decorating” gems.Wonderful message wrapped in humor.
Mama Grunt sends Little Grunt out to find a dozen eggs. All he can find is one huge egg. The egg hatches and out pops a baby dinosaur. Little Grunt names him George. Soon George grows too big for the Grunt family cave, and poor Little Grunt has to send him away. But when the local volcano erupts, there?s only one dinosaur who can save the day!
2. Complete Guide To Animals by Jinny Johnson
If you have a budding scientist this giant book is a must have! My 8 yrs old still consults it for hours
lining up legions of his stuff animals on appropriate pages. A unique feature is a diagram showing each animal’s approximate size in relation to a human. The animal’s location is also highlighted on a world map, which is nice for tying in a geography lesson.
3. How Did That Get in My Lunchbox?: The Story of Food by Chris Butterworth and Lucia Gaggiotti
An absolutely fascinating book for all ages! It highlights the complex process behind every single item of kid’s lunchbox. From planting wheat to mixing dough, climbing trees to machine-squeezing fruit, picking cocoa pods to stirring a vat of melted bliss, here is a clear, engaging look at the steps involved in producing some common foods. Health tips and a peek at basic food groups complete the menu.
4. Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon Paperback by Jules Bass (Author), Debbie Harter (Illustrator)
My absolute favorite of all times and forever! People totally miss the point of this book focusing on Vegetarian issues or have lengthy discussions on whether “crunchy knights” and “soft, delicious
princesses” expressions are appropriate for the kids. The message is wonderful: “I won’t ask you to
change your habits/ideas/principles if you don’t ask me to change mine”. It’s about co-existence and
respect for each other’s differences. Add hilarious illustrations and equally hilarious story and you’ve got a winner! I read this book to the entire class of kindergarteners and they were completely fascinated by the story. Confirmed by two teachers who wrote down the book’s info and by endless email messages from moms requesting info on this wonderful book their kids couldn’t stop talking about! Added bonus – the book came with terrific stuffed Herb, the Vegetarian dragon. There is also a follow up in the shape of
Herb’s Cookbook but we don’t have this one.{bonus}
All the dragons in the forest of Nogard like nothing better than raiding Castle Dark and carrying off
princesses to eat all the dragons, that is, except one. Herb is at his happiest tending his vegetable patch, for Herb is a vegetarian. So it is unfortunate that he is the one captured by the castle s knights in armor.Treacherous Meathook and his dragon cronies will only help Herb if he agrees to eat meat will he give in to their blackmail?
5. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Seeing Is Believing!
This book might be too creepy for younger readers, as this title aptly suggests. My son loves it for the
yucky and screams inducing factor. Some of the vivid pictures are too “ewwww!” even for me. So you might want to hold off on this one until your kids are older. My son insisted on including this book into HIS selection.
The 6th title in the best selling Ripley’s Believe It or Not! annual series is a compendium of incredible bizarre facts, stories, interviews and features all presented in a stunning bright new design.
This year’s book features icons that guide readers to astounding video clips on our new fully-integrated website, where they can see some of our subjects in action. Be amazed at the dentist with no arms, the snake that swallowed a wallaby, an underwater sculptor and a four-eared cat! For the legions of dedicated Ripley’s fans, and anyone else on the planet who loves unbelievable facts and jaw-dropping images, the latest annual in this successful series is a feast of delights. Also, a dramatic eight-page gatefold section presents some extraordinary performers of the past, and additional black and white Ripley archive photographs feature throughout the book.
