Favorite Children's Books

- Dr. Seuss's Wonderful Book of Noises ... or is it 'Book of Wonderful Noises'?
- Counting Kisses
- I Wrote to the Zoo
- Goodnight Moon
- On the Night You Were Born
- Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb (Dr. Seuss)
- Snappy Little Colors

My 3 1/2 year and my 19 month old both LOVE A Frog in a Bog by Karma Wilson. It's a really fun read.

K.,
My son loves the Little Critter books by Mercer Mayer. He also loves Dr. Seuss books, Curious George, and any lift-the-flap books. I started reading to him at naptimes and bedtime when he was 6 months old and still do religiously. He's about 2-1/2 years old now and we read 5 or 6 books before he naps or goes to bed. I don't know about him, but I do know that it's my favorite time(s) of the day.

He goes on kicks where we read the same books over and over again for days. Now that he's speaking, I pause at several points during the story and let him fill in the words. He loves it!

C.

I love The Giving Tree.
Also, Bear Snores On.
Going on A Bear Hunt.
Anything my marie louise Gay....Stella, Queen of the Snow (Stella, Queen of the Forrest, Stella, Star of the Sea)

For kids a little older (5+) I LOVE anything by Kevin Henkes, particulary Chrysanthemum and Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse...and Owen.
Also the Charlie and Lola books by Lauren Child.

As a 15 year school librarian, I have quite a few suggestions! Of course, start off with board books, those heavy cardboard laminated books that can stand up to the wear and tear of a toddler. You can get many favorites in this format; I'd suggest:

The Foot Book - Dr Seuss
Goodnight Moon - Margaret Wise Brown
The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle
The Very Busy Spider - Eric Carle
the Spot books - Eric Hill

Others that aren't board books, but that you'll definitely want to have on hand:

The Sleep Book - Dr. Seuss
Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss's ABC book
A good Mother Goose; just find one you like, and with pictures your son will like to look at
The Little House - Margaret Wise Brown
Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel
The Little Engine that Could

Hope these help! You might also do a search on google for Caldecott Medal winners; these are the books selected by librarians every year as the best illustrated book for children.

Let me know if you need more suggestions!

L.

Hi K.
You are starting a great collection for your son. My oldest daughter is now 26 with 2 children of her own. When she was a baby I started buying Golden Books and there are many different ones. I still pick them up for her and she now has her 200+ book collection for her kids. This is a great way to get kids to read.
V.

I also loved to read to my son "I'll Love You Forever" I still have the book. When your sweet boy becomes a little older a great book to read is "A Unique Bunny"--it's about a bunny who is disabled and different than the others, yet she overcomes her obstacles as she learns about kindness and forgiveness. If you liked: The Wizard of Oz, Bambi, and Nemo you will love this book.

Hi K. -

My sons favorite book is Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see. We started reading it to him when he was 4 months old and he still loves it now at 18 months. He has many other books that he loves but continually goes back to that one in particular. At bedtime, his current favorite is Pajama Time.

Have fun building your little guys book collection. There are so many great kids books - I think my husband and I enjoy them as much as our little boy.

L.

I'll love you forever...

one of our favorites is I love you the purplest by Barbara M Joosse. It is especially nice for children with siblings

1. Where is baby's belly button
2. Lemons are not red
3. windows to color (Baby Einstein)

Hi K.,

What a great thing, to start your son's book collection! My daughter loves anything Dr. Seuss... Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs & Ham, etc. I bought a very large Dr. Seuss Anthology book at Barnes & Noble for my niece when she was born and it has everything he ever wrote... more expensive than your average board book, but well worth it. My daughter also really likes the Boynton books, The Belly Button Book and Pajama Time.

Enjoy!
K.

As a nanny and grandma, I love the Sandra Boynton books.
Dinosaur's Binket is interactive. Snoozzers is real cute. They have rhyming stories and they are just soooo cute. The little boy I keep is almost 5 and still loves them. I ordered some used from Amazon.com and she also has a web site (search her name)She also has some cd's that are really adorable. Check it out!I also like the If you Give a Mouse a Cookie ones.

The books my son has loved since he could pay attention and he is 5 years old now and I still read them to him everynight is Quiet-Loud by Leslie Patricelli she also has a whole series that include Binky, Big-Little, Yummy-Yucky and Blankie. They are board books so they do stand up to little hands and very interactive. I got my set at Borders I had to order some but definately worth the wait. She has a new book called Birthday Cake(i think)coming out in March. Have a good one

Hi, My daughter is 20months and her favorite book is God Gave us You. She has this thing coming appart at the seams from looking at it so much. And the pictures are wonderful.
also they have a second book to the series called God Gave us Two, For when and if you plan to have another.
Hope that helps
God Bless-T.

my eldest son loves books. He really likes guess how much I love you as a night time book. we read green eggs and ham, hop on pop, the foot book, if you give a mouse a cookie, if you take a mouse to the movies and lots more

I introduced my son to Peek a Pet when he was about 4 months old and now as a 16 month old it is still his favorate book. It is written by Marie Torres Cimarusti. Ive noticed his favorate books are the ones that he can help read by lifting flaps or feeling neat textures. :)

Definately make sure there bright in color and have clear pitctures. My little boy has love the Wiggles since he was two months old. There colors are bright. Just make sure to get board books for a while. My son still trys to eat them at 14 months.

Hi K.:
There are a lot of great books out there! I have a five year old and a 14 month old and they both love the "That's not my ..." series of books by Usborne. There is about 24 different ones, That's not my Dolly, Dragon, Dinosaur, Kitten, Lion, etc. I love the Usborne books so much I became a consultant for the discount. You can check out my website after my name at the bottom. (You can register each month to win $50 in FREE books)

But some other books we've collected that my 5 year old loves are:
The Way I Feel (I think I got this from Discovery Toys)
A Bad Case of the Stripes by David Shannon (to me this is a must have - great illustrations and teaches children about being themselves is the best thing to be! - LOVE LOVE this one)
Alice the Fairy (I give this often as a gift with a small craft kit to make thier own Fairy Wand)
Wondering William
The Olivia books (I think there may be 4 in the series now)
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K. - My son's favorite book, since he was about 9 months old is Goodnight Gorilla. I forget who writes it, but you can find it in with the board books. It has very few words, and it's real cute story. Even now that he's almost to turn 3, it's one of his faves. We've bought 3 copies simply because they've worn out!

Good for you for getting him books. The time he spends with books is priceless, and the time You spend with HIM with books is even more priceless.

Good luck!
HUGS,
C. B.
Odessa, FL

hi K.,
my two lil girls love "pokey puppy" it's a little golden book.
and they love "ferdinand" the story of the lazy bull they laugh histerical when i read it...my girls also love winnie the pooh stories you can get whole sets at sam's club. books are a super-greast investment it gives a love of reading! they also love old stand by's like "The little red hen",my oldest loves for me to read her my pippi longstocking books...try going on amazon.com and check out some of the parents book lists I like it because they give a general idea of what is in the storyline..before you buy it...happy reading..we love bedtime story time!

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Time for Bed by Mem Fox and Jane Dyer
Oh My Baby, Little One by Kathi Appelt and Jane Dyer (great for working parents)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (and all of his other titles)
Moo Baa La La La by Sandra Boynton (and all of her other titles)
Elmer by David McKee
Quentin Fenton Herter III by Amy MacDonald and Giselle Potter
The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School by Paula Wiseman
Knuffle Bunny : A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
Corduroy by Don Freeman
Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin
Walter, the Farting Dog by William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, and Audrey Colman
The Sneeches, and everything else by Dr. Seuss
Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola
Miss Nelson Is Missing! by Harry Allard
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Stone Soup by Jon J Muth

I could go on and on... but this is a fine start!

Best,
J.

brown bear , brown bear is awesome.

My son loves books. His favorites are the "little people" books that have the flaps you lift up to see different animals, there are several of them out there.

The little mouse, the red ripe strawberry and the big hungry bear!

He also loves the "goodnight gorilla", so that is a must have.
He also really likes the baby einsten books like: Mimi's toes (bath book) and "neigborhood animals".

There are so many out there! Get a few variaties and he will definately show you what you should get more of!