What are your favorite childrens books?

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What are your or your children’s favorite childrens books? They can be for any age. I’ve always loved the Little Critter books. I think Veggie Tales are great, and I like some Shell Silverstein. I’ve been on the lookout for good books at garage sales and library sales to build my future childrens’ collections.
 
Tops and Bottoms

Mouse Paint

Mouse Count

Make Way for Ducklings

Inside a Barn in the Country

Ping

aah . . . brings back memories! —KCT
 
Laura Ingalls series

Box Car Children series

There are too many to mention here. I love children’s books.
 
Children’s books are so great. The classics are at least. Whenever I go into a book store I can’t resist at least looking in the kids’ section. Sometimes I’ll buy a couple to save for when I have kids.

I loved the Babysitter’s Club series

Goodnight Moon

The Tenth Best Thing about Barney (our vet gave this to us when I was little and our dog died)

Number the Stars (the story about a girl’s family hiding her Jewish friend with them)

The Giver

Where the Wild Things are

And I still love to say that I am having a Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day (just like Alexander). 😃
 
Septimus Bean and His Amazing Machine

Bagdad Ate It

Rabbit’s New Rug

Rainbow Gobblins

All the Jan Brett books

Miss Fannie’s Hat

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Twomey

Amelia Bedilia

Morris and Borris (LOL)

Winnie the Pooh

Ramona Quimby

The Max Lucado kids books

All the Golden books!

Quiltmaker’s Gift

And many more…
 
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KCT:
Ping

aah . . . brings back memories! —KCT
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Loved that one, also Hesprus and Babbar. I know it probably isn’t Kosher, but I liked the little black Sambo where the tigers became butter running around the tree.
 
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse

Where the Wild Things Are - (a current favorite for my 3 year old!)

We have a collection of Bible stories and Jonah and the Whale is always a favorite.

The Kissing Hand

The Library

If You Give a Mouse A Cookie

Well, I could go on and on - we have an extensive library at home and reading is a must every night before bed. I LOVE BOOKS!!! :love:
 
Sneetches and Other Stories

Love You Forever

All of Lewis Narnia

Little Women

Tom Sayer/Huck Finn (showing my age here…)
 
For story books (not novels) for children, Max Lucado is an amazing Christian author. He writes beautiful books.
 
I remember the first book I ever read all by myself, the Golden Egg Book which I received for Easter when I was 4 years old.

Favorite chapter books:
Little House series
Anne of Green Gables series
Madeline L’Engle
Rumer Godden, especially her books about dolls and doll houses
Noel Streatfield “Shoes” books, Ballet Shoes will always be my favorite

Favorite all time book - Little Women
 
All of the American Girl Doll books
Most Dr. Suess
Goodnite Moon
The Very Hungry Caterpiller
The Gingerbread Man
Any Lift the Flap Books (Costco has these pretty cheap)
 
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movingmom:
All of the American Girl Doll books
Most Dr. Suess
Goodnite Moon
The Very Hungry Caterpiller
The Gingerbread Man
Any Lift the Flap Books (Costco has these pretty cheap)
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Darn good choices. I have already introduced my 5 mo. old to “Goodnight Moon”, “The Very Hungry Catepiller” (he also has a stuffed one as his favorite night-night toy) and “One Fish, Two Fish”.

My all time favorite I have looked for for months and can not find, “Pat the Bunny!”

If you find this treasure, grab it.
 
All of Kevin Henke’s books–“Owen”, “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse”, “Julius, the Baby of the World”, “Chester’s Way”, “Chrysanthemum”

Ezra Jack Keats–“Goggles!”, “A Snowy Day”, “Whistle for Willie”, and (I think it was called) “Peter’s Chair”. I loved the art work, it always seemed so calming!

Russell Hoban’s books, featuring Frances–“Bread and Jam for Frances”, “A Bargain for Frances”, etc. Garth Williams’ illustrations really make them special!

Of course all the Little House books, “The Great Brain” series by John D. Fitzgerald, E. B. White’s books, “Beautiful Joe” by Marshall Saunders, “The Hundred Dresses” by Eleanor Estes.

Now my son is older (11), so he’s reading The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Redwall series (by Brian Jacques), and just for fun, he still reads the Hardy Boys, Hank the Cowdog, and I’m introducing him to the series I loved as a kid, The Three Investigators (the original series, not the new one!)

And of course, Mary Fabyan Windeatt’s series of saints’ stories!

BlueRose
 
Oh, man! So many choices!

Love You Forever (I still cry like a baby whenever I read this)
any of the Little Critter books
Amelia Bedilia

For older kids:
Daphne’s Book
Number The Stars
anything by Rhold Dahl
 
All The Max Lucado books!

Dr Suess is great! Go Dog Go, Fox in Socks, and Pizza Pat. Older ones: Butter Battle, If I Ran the Zoo, Sneetches, Horton the Elephant, On Beyond Zebra, Oh the Places You’ll Go

Love you Forever
Good Night Moon and Runaway Bunny
Guess How Much I Love You
Olivia series
IF YOU GIVE A PIG A PANCAKE and the others (Moose/Muffin, Mouse/cookie)
The Giving Tree (and other Silvertein Books like Where the Sidewalk Ends and Falling up)
The Velveteen Rabbit
Winnie the Pooh

Even Older children:
The Chronilces of Narnia (ie The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe)
Little House on the Prarie
Charlotte’s Web
Treasure Island
The Little Princess
Tom Sawyer (And Huck Finn) Adventures

Oh so many, but these are some favorites!
 
Uncle Aurthur’s Bedtime Stores
All the old Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Andersen stories
Little Women - (Louisa May Alcott’s books)
Nancy Drew
 
The Very Hungry Caterpillar

the Napping House

Adolescent Book:
The Giver
 
bluerose said:
All of Kevin Henke’s books–“Owen”, “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse”, “Julius, the Baby of the World”, “Chester’s Way”, “Chrysanthemum”

Ezra Jack Keats–“Goggles!”, “A Snowy Day”, “Whistle for Willie”, and (I think it was called) “Peter’s Chair”. I loved the art work, it always seemed so calming!

Russell Hoban’s books, featuring Frances–“Bread and Jam for Frances”, “A Bargain for Frances”, etc. Garth Williams’ illustrations really make them special!

Of course all the Little House books, “The Great Brain” series by John D. Fitzgerald, E. B. White’s books, “Beautiful Joe” by Marshall Saunders, “The Hundred Dresses” by Eleanor Estes.

Now my son is older (11), so he’s reading The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Redwall series (by Brian Jacques), and just for fun, he still reads the Hardy Boys, Hank the Cowdog, and I’m introducing him to the series I loved as a kid, The Three Investigators (the original series, not the new one!)

And of course, Mary Fabyan Windeatt’s series of saints’ stories!

BlueRose
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Oh, I love these, too!!! We read them often.

I forgot to list Dr. Suess before, but we have many, many Dr Suess!!!
 
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