Pippo goes everywhere and does everything with Tom: shopping with Mommy, playing in "muddy places," riding on the back of Tom's tricycle, and reading stories with Daddy. Along with Olof and Lena Landstrom's books about Will and the sheep duo Boo and Baa, the Pippo books are perennial favorites for our two and under crowd (and those a little older, ahem).
These are high on the list of "must reads" by our lass who will be two soon. She is all about books and reading these days. She likes to sit and "read" to herself nearly as much as she likes to be snuggled up in the saftey of a loved one's arms and be read to. That's why she'll be opening a few Tom and Pippo books that we either don't already have or can't get at the library for birthday gifts in a few weeks. I think I might be more excited than I know she will be to have these in our family library.
Helen Oxenbury is a prolific author and illustrator of books for children. Her signature style graces the pages of Michael Rosen's We're Going on A Bear Hunt, which is another favorite of ours.
For the very young, those not so very young anymore, and we who love them, reading the Tom and Pippo books together makes for memories to cherish...
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