One of my kids' favorite books is
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? by Nancy White Carlstrom. I stumbled on this book when researching the Before Five in a Row (BFIAR) literature-based curriculum. The twins (32 months) ask for "Jesse Bear" repeatedly, and Baby H (6 months) smiles and kicks his legs when I read it out loud. One of the go-along activities we do for Jesse Bear is to act out the book using dollhouse furniture and Calico Critters Bear Family. The book goes through a typical day for Jesse Bear in which he does everyday kid things like putting on clothes, playing outside, eating lunch, taking a bath, and going to bed. The girls love stories where they can relate to the characters. Check out these pictures of some of the scenes from the book we recreate:
