Favorite Things

by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Book Overview

"What was your favorite thing today?" asks Mommy as she tucks Matthew into bed. His answer gets more and more outrageous: Maybe it was the singing elephants who woke him up that morning, or the supersonic car race to school, or meeting a tyrannosaurus squirrel who lives in a tree castle. But in the end none of those wildly imagined happenings was his favorite. What was? A good-night hug and kiss from Mommy, of course! Inspired by her own bedtime ritual...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803725973
• ISBN13: 9780803725973
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Dial Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

inspires a healthy imagination

When Mommy tucks Matthew into bed, she asks him what his favorite thing of the day was - what a wonderful idea for any parent! What better way to know what goes on in your child's mind during the day and to help them see positive things in every day all the time! Matthew tells his mother how he was awakened by elephants who have trumpet trunks and who were playing the Star Spangled Banner as his father drove him to school in a super-sonic car race. After he tells one elaborate tale after another, he realizes that the story he just told wasn't his favorite thing that day, after all - he keeps telling more about his day, filled with space men and fantastic creatures, that in the end, are well-behaved and friendly to him. He obviously has a great out-look on life. As he tells his Mommy about his adventures, he's clutching an adorable stuffed rabbit. In his adventure tales, the rabbit interacts with him and his friend Spencer. There are so many hidden treasures in the illustrations, which are absolutely precious. As Matthew continues his story, we see an elephant's trunk sticking out from under the bed, waving a checkered flag. The story is so sweet and is a wonderful tale of the bonding of a child and parent... that having his mom hang on his every word and participate in his story is in the end, his real favorite thing.