Ah, World Book Day, the best day of the year! We love stories and dressing up and themed events and celebrating for no particular reason, so of course it goes down well here! We have so many favourite books but this year, my little bookworms were the Gruffalo and Henry Hugglemonster (conveniently the warmest, cosiest costumes in the house). We read lots and lots of books, talked about books, made our own books (I’m saving Nate’s fascinating tale for another post) and even had book themed food. Well kind of, Chris made a cake and called it Hugglewug Cake although it’s not as awesome as Niamh Sharkey’s illustration, it was chocolate and we got to eat it for breakfast. Yum!
The thing is, I’m not sure the kids really noticed that World Book Day was any different than any other day because we pretty much devour books all the time. Sometimes I read them, sometimes the boys “read” their own version of books. Alex pretty much knows the Hugglewug song word for word. And don’t get me started on how many times we’ve “played” Gruffalo, acting out the entire story throughout the house. There’s nothing better than having my two little ones snuggle up next to me to share an exciting story. What are your favourite books to read with your kids?
