The Miracles of Jesus

 By Tomie DePaola

This is a fantastic book.  The pictures are done in the style of Medieval religious paintings.  The stories are written so that a three year old can understand them.  Mostly.

 But the miracles of Jesus are all pretty great stories and reasonably entertaining for children of any age.

I've sifted through a lot of terrible Christian books and I haven't seen anything better than this.  My daughter was intrigued.  Confused, but intrigued.

We don't do a lot of religion right now because it all goes over her head.

Jack

 By Tomie DePaola

I love this author.  I wasn't expecting much from this book.  And there wasn't much to it.

 I guess it's a book about animal noises?  And some people love them and some people hate them? 
Jack and all of his animal friends go to the city to live in a big apartment building together.  And that's the plot.

They just ask the king for an apartment, and the king gives them the key for one in the city.  The end.

But, you know, the pictures are nice.

Get Dressed Santa!

 By Tomie dePaola

It's a book about Santa having to use the potty.  So, if you're going to get a potty training book for a toddler for Christmas, I guess this is the one to get.

It's not so great.  The rhythm is uneven.  The rhyming is lazy.  The pictures are cute, though.  I love Tomie dePaola so much; I really want to cut him some slack on this one.

My daughter loves this book a lot.  But she still refuses to use the potty.