The Midnight Library (by Kazuno Kohara)

4/5 = Really Liked It

Little Fox says, "I liked the owls that were the assistants.  I like the tortoise. I like A LOT of stuff about it."

Fox: Was the owls your favorite?
Momma: I liked the owls but the little librarian was my favorite.  She was very helpful.
Fox: I meant which animal is your favorite?
Momma: I liked the tortoise because he didn't want to leave until he was done reading.
Fox: My favorite was the wolf...or the fox.  I pick two: the wolf and the fox.
Momma: How is the Midnight Library different than the libraries we go to?
Fox: Because it was only open at night.
Momma: What else is different?  Do animals go to our libraries?
Fox: No.  Animals were the only ones allowed in the Midnight Library.

Simon's Book (by Henrik Drescher)

2/5 = OK

Little Fox said, "It was OK.  I thought it would be awesome."

Momma: What happened in the book?
Fox: They thought the monster was mean.
Momma: Was he?
Fox: No.
Momma: It is funny that his drawing came to life.  Have your drawings ever come to life?
Fox: No.  I wouldn't want them to!
Momma: If you could draw something that you KNEW would come to life, what would you draw?
Fox: A person...a nice person.
Momma: I would draw a castle for us to live in.  And a nice dragon that would let me ride on his back.  And a big hot tub to swim in.  And cake to eat!
Fox: I'd staple paper together...paper as big as our house...and I'd draw a cake that a whole bunch of people could eat.  I'd draw gigantic pictures of EVERY food.  If we didn't have a house to live in, I'd draw a giant house, too.

Loula is Leaving for Africa (by Anne Villeneuve)

3/5 = Liked It

Momma: Why did Loula decide to go to Africa?
Fox: Because of her mean, stinky brothers.  That's what she called them.
Momma: That's right.  Does she actually go to Africa?
Fox: No.
Momma: Her driver friend takes her to the playground and they pretend that it's an adventure and they're going to Africa.  What happens in the end?
Fox: They go home.  I remember one part I liked.  I liked the stuffed animal cat!

How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head (by Bill Peet)

4/5 = Really Liked

Little Fox says: "I like this book because I like dragons a lot.  This dragon had a cool tail."

Momma: You and daddy read this book together.  Do you remember what happens in it?
Fox: A dragon was flying in the fog and one dragon got lost.
Momma: Oh no.  Was he scared?
Fox: No.  And he found a home.  His home was a cave.  The cave was small.  It really was small!  He woke up being lonely.
Momma: If you had to live in a really small cave all by yourself would you be lonely?
Fox: Yes.  And scared.
Momma: Was that the end of the book?
Fox: No.  I want to stop there.
Momma: Okay.  I guess I'll have to read this to find out what happens.  Is the ending happy at least?
Fox: Yes.  It's really happy!

The Mischevians (by William Joyce)

4/5 = Really Liked It

Little Fox says: "I like this book because I like MONSTERS!"

Momma: This book was cool because it told us about all different sorts of little monsters.  Which is you favorite monster?
Fox: I have two.  The Sticker: he shoots his nose at your foot!  And the Clog-la-dite: he clogs the toilet.
Momma: These are pretty silly monsters.  I guess I shouldn't blame daddy for clogging the toilet now that I know a little monster is doing it...  

Dino-Wrestling (by Lisa Wheeler)

4/5 = Really Liked It

Little Fox says: "I like dinosaurs and I like wrestling!"

Momma: Do you wrestle with dinosaurs?
Fox: No?
Momma: Who do you wrestle with?
Fox: Daddy!
Momma: Did you notice how the author wrote it?

"Step inside the massive tent.

Get ready for the first event."

Fox: It rhymes!
Momma: It think rhyming books are EXTRA fun to read.  Especially when they are about dinosaurs.

Babar and the Zephir (by Jean de Brunhoff)

4/5 = Really Liked It

Little Fox says: "I liked that a monkey was fishing."

Momma: What did the monkey catch when he went fishing?
Fox: A mermaid!
Momma: What did he do with her?
Fox: Put her back in the water.
Momma: Luckily he did because later she was able to help him.  Who did she help him find?
Fox: The princess.
Momma: You should probably make friends with a mermaid just in case you need help finding a princess.
Fox: No!  I think mermaids aren't real.
Momma: They make a nice story though, don't they?
Fox: Mmhmm.

Three Bears in a Boat (by David Soman)

3/5 = Liked It

Momma: Why did the three bears run away?
Fox: Because they broke their momma's favorite seashell.
Momma: If you broke something of mine, what would you do?  Would you run away?
Fox: No.  I would say sorry.
Momma: Why did these little bears away?
Fox: Because their momma would be mad -- they thought that.
Momma: What were they trying to do when they ran away?
Fox: Find another blue seashell.
Momma: Did they find one?
Fox: Yes.
Momma: I liked the ending because their momma hugged them and forgave them.  But she also didn't give them any dessert that night.  That seems like something I would do, don't you think?
Fox: Yes.
Momma: Why didn't she give them desssert?
Fox: They made a bad choice.  They tried to sneak the honey and they broke the seashell.
Momma: That's true.  And they also ran away.  I bet their momma was pretty scared when they ran away.  I bet she was mostly upset about that.  But mommas are good at forgiving their kids because mommas love their babies more than anything.

Bobo the Sailor Man ( by Eileen Rosenthanl)

4/5 = Really Liked It

Little Fox says: "I liked this book because the cat saved a stuffed animal and I like stuffed animals."

Momma: Do you have a favorite stuffed animal?
Fox: Bunny!
Momma: Do you have a favorite cat?
Fox: Clorox!
Momma: Has our kitty cat ever saved Bunny?
Fox: No.
Momma: Do you think she would?
Fox: No.
Momma: Why not?
Fox: Because our cat doesn't know when to save stuff!
Momma: This cat knew how to save Bobo.
Fox: Yeah.  But our cat wouldn't!