{"id":12173,"date":"2019-01-23T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/?p=12173"},"modified":"2019-08-13T21:54:04","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T04:54:04","slug":"our-favorite-childrens-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/our-favorite-childrens-books\/","title":{"rendered":"OUR FAVORITE CHILDREN&#8217;S BOOKS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The more that you read, the more you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you&#8217;ll go.&#8221; -Dr Seuss<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12385\" src=\"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0308.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0308.jpg 800w, https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0308-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0308-600x401.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Quick backstory that triggered this post:<\/p>\n<p>We put the majority of our books in storage when we moved. OR SO I THOUGHT WE DID. But somehow they ended up in the Gigi Pip warehouse? I didn&#8217;t know this until I found Jonah&#8217;s ultrasound on our kitchen counter. (explained later)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12392 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0306.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0306.jpg 800w, https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0306-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0306-600x401.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"shopthepost-widget\" data-widget-id=\"3449440\">\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(d,s,id){var e, p = \/^http:\/.test(d.location) ? 'http' : 'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)) {e = d.createElement(s);e.id = id;e.src = p + ':\/\/' + 'widgets.rewardstyle.com' + '\/js\/shopthepost.js';d.body.appendChild(e);}if(typeof window.__stp === 'object') if(d.readyState === 'complete') {window.__stp.init();}}(document, 'script', 'shopthepost-script');<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs-adblock\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px;\" src=\"\/\/assets.rewardstyle.com\/production\/d872dff3e98ee2d7c88532b9d42896d9a13ffb67\/images\/search\/350.gif\" \/><noscript>JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content.<\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jon had a few guys helping organize it + had added our big box of books to the Donation pile. His uncle happened to be there + has a new granddaughter so he was stoked to take them home with him.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12387 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0314.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0314.jpg 800w, https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0314-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0314-600x899.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rstyle.me\/n\/dez6i3zb8e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BED<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I asked Jon where the ultrasound came from &#8220;oh Luis found it in a book or something?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>WHAAAAT. You better believe I made him go get them back the same night. YES! We indian-gave our entire children&#8217;s book collection. Hahaha we will have a full library one day, you mark my words. Even more so now than ever before!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12390\" src=\"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0305.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0305.jpg 800w, https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0305-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0305-600x401.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"shopthepost-widget\" data-widget-id=\"3449437\">\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(d,s,id){var e, p = \/^http:\/.test(d.location) ? 'http' : 'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)) {e = d.createElement(s);e.id = id;e.src = p + ':\/\/' + 'widgets.rewardstyle.com' + '\/js\/shopthepost.js';d.body.appendChild(e);}if(typeof window.__stp === 'object') if(d.readyState === 'complete') {window.__stp.init();}}(document, 'script', 'shopthepost-script');<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs-adblock\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 15px; height: 15px;\" src=\"\/\/assets.rewardstyle.com\/production\/d872dff3e98ee2d7c88532b9d42896d9a13ffb67\/images\/search\/350.gif\" \/><noscript>JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content.<\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I love to read + one thing I hope to teach my kids is the importance of reading. I add reading onto their daily chore chart.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12393\" src=\"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0323.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0323.jpg 800w, https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0323-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0323-600x899.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rstyle.me\/n\/dev24rzb8e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CHORE CHART<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t love reading as a teenager + hope to present it in a way to the boys that they don&#8217;t feel the same. So as of right now, the books may be silly, short + not even have words at times, but the time we spend together in other places makes my heart soar!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12391\" src=\"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0312.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0312.jpg 800w, https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0312-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0312-600x899.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We love reading the <a href=\"https:\/\/roolee.com\/collections\/kids\/products\/someday-i-will-be-a-basketball-player-book?tap_a=6753-c39683&amp;tap_s=261434-e1d1f2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Someday Book Co Books<\/a> as a family. I love how they encourage kids to dream big. We always encourage the boys to be whatever they want when they grow up. It&#8217;s fun to see where there answers take them from day to day. If you have big dreamers, you&#8217;ll love these books!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12392\" src=\"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0306.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0306.jpg 800w, https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0306-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ginger-October-29-October29-0306-600x401.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sharing a few of our #<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/parrishfamfave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PARRISHFAMFAVE<\/a> children&#8217;s books here!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"boutique-widget\" data-widget-id=\"798317\">\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(d,s,id){var e, p = \/^http:\/.test(d.location) ? 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