Childrens' Lit
In an effort to ensure that the next generation of youth has proper literature, I am putting forth a core list of key works for parents, and those who plan on being parents someday. One note, since this list is built mainly off of my own experiences, several of the works listed are out of print. Nothing makes you feel quite so old as when that happens. :)
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling
Button Soup by Walt Disney Productions
Blackboard Bear by Martha Alexander
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Tom Thumb by Richard Jesse Watson
Dinotopia by James Gurney
Morris Goes To School by Bernard Wiseman
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
Go Dog Go by Philip D. Eastman
Perfect the Pig by Susan Jeschke
The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop
The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes by Du Bose Heyward
Bread and Jam For Francis by Russell Hoban
Cowboy Andy by Edna W. Chandler
Cowardly Clyde (and others by this author) by Bill Peet
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs by Judith Barrett
The Ernie and Bert Book by Norman Stiles
Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
Mr. Pine’s Purple House by Leonard Kessler
The Monster at the End of the Book by Jon Stone
Pat The Bunny by Edith Kunhardt Davies
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
No Ducks In Our Bathtub by Martha G. Alexander
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Nothing Ever Happens On My Block by Ellen Raskin
Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
Are You My Mommy? by Carla Dijs
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
The Curious George Series by Margret A. Rey and H. A. Rey
The Clifford Series by Norman Bridwell
The Amelia Bedelia Series by Peggy Parish
Little Miss/Mr. Man Series by Roger Hargreaves
The Berenstain Bears Series by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Frog and Toad Series by Arnold Lobel
The Mercer Mayer (author) Series
Any Mother Goose story
Any book by Richard Scarry
Any book (or poem) by Shel Silverstein
All books by Dr. Seuss, but my personal recommendations are:
And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
The King’s Stilts
McElligot’s Pool
Scrambled Egg Super
The Lorax
The Butter Battle Book (my favorite!)
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling
Button Soup by Walt Disney Productions
Blackboard Bear by Martha Alexander
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Tom Thumb by Richard Jesse Watson
Dinotopia by James Gurney
Morris Goes To School by Bernard Wiseman
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
Go Dog Go by Philip D. Eastman
Perfect the Pig by Susan Jeschke
The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop
The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes by Du Bose Heyward
Bread and Jam For Francis by Russell Hoban
Cowboy Andy by Edna W. Chandler
Cowardly Clyde (and others by this author) by Bill Peet
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs by Judith Barrett
The Ernie and Bert Book by Norman Stiles
Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
Mr. Pine’s Purple House by Leonard Kessler
The Monster at the End of the Book by Jon Stone
Pat The Bunny by Edith Kunhardt Davies
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
No Ducks In Our Bathtub by Martha G. Alexander
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Nothing Ever Happens On My Block by Ellen Raskin
Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
Are You My Mommy? by Carla Dijs
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
The Curious George Series by Margret A. Rey and H. A. Rey
The Clifford Series by Norman Bridwell
The Amelia Bedelia Series by Peggy Parish
Little Miss/Mr. Man Series by Roger Hargreaves
The Berenstain Bears Series by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Frog and Toad Series by Arnold Lobel
The Mercer Mayer (author) Series
Any Mother Goose story
Any book by Richard Scarry
Any book (or poem) by Shel Silverstein
All books by Dr. Seuss, but my personal recommendations are:
And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
The King’s Stilts
McElligot’s Pool
Scrambled Egg Super
The Lorax
The Butter Battle Book (my favorite!)
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5 Comments:
Little Miss Sunshine is my favorite, but there's a special place in my heart for Little Miss Stubborn! -maryment
I am alarmed by how many of these books I have never heard of. I recently been giving book by Robert McCloskey at baby showers. Timeless! For my own kids I want to make sure we have every book Chris Van Allsburg in our collection.
Can I add to the list--perhaps from a girl perspective?
-- The Ramona Quimby series by Beverly Cleary
-- Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
-- Corduroy by Don Freeman
-- The Madeleine series by Ludwig Bemelmans
-- Alexander and and Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (and others in the series) by Judith Viorst
-- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (and all the others in the series)
-- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
-- The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
-- The Borrowers by Mary Norton
And my VERY FAVORITE:
Half Magic
-- Half Magic by Edward Eager (and all the others in the series)
-- The Roald Dahl Treasury by Roald Dahl (and everything else he wrote)
-- Five Children and It by E. Nesbit (and everything else she wrote)
Oh, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi! Such a memory! -Mr. B.A. (unable to log in)
The information here is great. I will invite my friends here.
Thanks
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