If You're Stranded on a Deserted Island with a Preschooler...

A parent's mind wanders. We wonder, as the thoughts wander, what if we were stranded on a deserted island with this little one? What would we need? Would we ever be able to pack enough snacks?! And what books we would want with us? What books would both of us possibly delight in hearing that many times? Five? Could we make it just five? What on earth (and sea) would those five be? Here are our Savvy answers -- with some inspiration from our panel of preschool director experts, who are (not surprisingly) great at daydreams such as this:

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Guess How Much I Love You

Preschoolers fairly bubble over with emotions, and mixed in with all of that frustration and occasional anger and jealousy and ugly stuff, the depth of their love, especially for the big people who take care of them, is almost indescribable. Except of course to the Little Nutbrown Hare in this exceptionally sweet story. He knows exactly how far his love goes, besting himself with every new description until he gets all the way to the moon. But we Big Nutbrown Hare types get the last word as we double that love all the way back, even if the parting shot is whispered into sleeping ears. You'll simply never wish to nestle your little bunny into his bed of leaves without this book.

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