Dear Santa (Movies and Books)

Continuing Nora’s Christmas wish list… yesterday, I went over the list of toys, and today I’m going to touch on movies and books.

First, a classic…

(Cinderella, Amazon.com)
I guess it’s something that sort of inherent in girls, because Nora has been more into princesses lately. I do think that the older girls at daycare have an influence on her, though. She inexplicably knew their names one day, so she has to be getting it somewhere! She calls her “Rella,” and knows Belle—she already has The Beauty and the Beast from a few Christmases ago, and she has been more into that movie lately, too. She screams dramatically, “noooooo!” every time the mean beast comes around. :) Also, as a side note, she calls Snow White “Black.” Like, she thinks that’s her name. Because of her hair color. You just have to laugh. Anyway, who doesn’t love a story about a Fairy Godmother. And talking/singing mice? I think this one will win her over.

(Finding Nemo, Amazon.com)
I was so excited when I found out this one was coming out of the vault. Or re-released on blu-ray. Whatever. Michael and I actually rented and watched this in college, and it’s a cute little movie. If I was going to bank on her loving a movie, it would be this one. I see us watching this one quite frequently when we’re stuck inside the house this winter!

(Secret of the Wings, Amazon.com)
I’ve never seen any of the Tinkerbell movies, but from reading reviews it sounds like they are cute. My mom saw a promo for this movie and thought it was something that Nora will like, so she picked it up for her. Another cute one to add to her growing Disney collection. :)

For books, Nora goes through phases with what she wants to read. Right now, she’s obsessed with the Christmas books. The Polar Express, Happy Holidogs, Llama Llama Holiday Drama (the last two are borrowed from the library…might need to add them to our own collection!). But she also loves Sandra Boynton (she has most of them now) and MERCER MAYER! We only have four of the Little Critters books (I Was So Mad; Just Me and My Puppy; Grandma, Grandpa & Me; and Happy Easter, Little Critter) but I really want to get more because she can’t get enough of that little guy. Really, we’d love any of the other ones, but here are a few examples:

(Just a Mess, Amazon.com)
Nora is a little, how do I say… anal. OCD. I don’t know, but she likes things to be clean. She demands a napkin with every meal so she can wipe her hands. If she spies a piece of trash (like an empty package, some crumpled paper, or even a broken crayon), she says “trash!” and gets up to go throw it away immediately. So this one seems right up her alley. :)

(The New Potty, Amazon.com)
I’ll take all the help we can get, since Miss Nora is only showing minimal interest in the potty at this point.

(All By Myself, Amazon.com)
Also seems very appropriate for an independent 2-year-old. :)

(Just a Snowman, Amazon.com)
A cute one to have to read in the wintertime!

For non-Little Critters, I really like Llama Llama, so maybe:

(Llama Llama Red Pajama, Amazon.com)
This is the classic one, right? Should probably start there. :)

(Llama Llama Misses Mama, Amazon.com)
She’s a mommy’s girl. This looks cute.

Nora has a lot of books, but I don’t think that you can ever have too many. And I really don’t mind adding movies to the collection, either, even though we do limit her screen time when she’s at home with us. She admittedly watches more movies in the winter simply because we’re home and stuck inside more. And of course, movies are a GODSEND for road trips to visit Michael’s sister or my dad, and airplane trips, too.

What movies and/or books are your child’s favorite? Are there any new ones on their lists this year?