My Many Colored Days (Author: Dr. Seuss / Illustrators: Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher)

I just love the idea of our moods being colors.  Sometimes we say we are feeling blue.  But is your blue my kind of blue, too?  And how does yellow feel, the yellow like a lemon peel?  What kind of day would be a yellow day?  Or green, or pink, or brown, or gray?

OK, just had to wax a little poetic in honor of Dr. Seuss, one of my all-time favorite children's authors.  I know this is probably the case for 90% of the English speaking world, too.  And although the Dr. didn't illustrate this one himself, the paintings are really lovely, capturing the color "moods" beautifully.  This book opens the door to talking about feelings in a whole new and colorful way.

Piggie Pie! (Author: Margie Palatini / Illustrator: Howard Fine)

Gritch the Witch is hungry, and she knows just what she wants: PIGGIE PIE!  However, the piggies needed for the piggie pie have other ideas about things and are very clever, indeed.  They keep old Gritch hopping and hopping mad right up until Gritch meets someone--a character truly worthy of her.  How does the story end?  Well, only the BBW (as I'll call him to not completely give things away) and Gritch the Witch could tell you.

This story does have an undefined ending, so just be aware that if you have a child who that bothers a lot (like my oldest), you may need to make up your own ending. :)