I found this one at the Farmer's market in Riversdale one sunny August Saturday morning this past summer. Saskatoon Public Libraries were giving away books! This tells a wonderful story about morning glories rampantly overtaking the neighborhoods around this family in New York, bringing laughter back to a mother and her family.
The next three came home after a trip to the local library - a combination of Logan grabbing random books off the shelves, and me finding intriguing titles.
Blueberry Shoe... about picking berries and lost things being found many times ...
by Ann Dixon & Evon Zerbetz.
Wombat Walkabout... because I love my garden walkabouts
by Carol Diggory Shields, illustrated by Sophie Blackall.
Where the Wild Things Are... because we have a few wild things around
Stories and Pictures by Maurice Sendak.
And then as we head into Advent, here are some of my favorites ...
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, written by Barbara Robinson in 1971. I've read it for my own enjoyment, I have read it once out loud during a Christmas holiday with my family and my sister's family crowded around on the living room floor, and we have put it on as a Christmas play in our church. I love this story, and the Herdman children's response to Christmas. 
Jotham's Journey was recommended to me by a good friend who has three sons who enjoyed this story. It is a riveting and harrowing tale of a young boy in Palestine, taking him on an adventure that intersects with the Christmas story. Not for young children, for there are some scenes that are disturbing. There are chapters for every day of Advent, and many days end with a cliff hanger that keep you engaged in the story.
And I've just discovered the existence of these two partner books by Ann Voskamp: The Greatest Gift, and Unwrapping the Greatest Gift. I think that they will soon find a home on my shelves. With her signature rich imagery she invites readers and families to create a Jesse Tree, walking together through the days before Christmas.
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