Children's Book of the Week: 8

This one's a classic, at least for me and my siblings. I loved this book when I was little, and if you haven't, check it out!

Ira Sleeps Over
by Bernard Waber

This story is about a young boy named Ira (which I always thought was a girls' name when I was little), who is going on his first sleepover at his friend Reggie's house. But his problem begins when his pesky older sister starts to tease him about his teddy bear. He can't decide if he should bring him along or not, and we always get a good laugh when he mentions that his bear's name is Tah Tah. He goes back and forth, he's bringing him, he's not. Once at Reggie's house, the boys play office with rubber stamps, they have a wrestling match, and when forced to go to bed, they start telling ghost stories. Reggie stops his story to retrieve his little bear, Foo Foo, and Ira quickly runs home for Tah Tah.

It's a great story about how little kids sometimes think they're grown ups, but deep down, they're still just little babies in so many ways. I love it.

You can find Ira Sleeps Over here!