Favorite Children's Books - Page 2

[Thalia the Muse]

Here are some recent favorites of my six-year-old girl:

Edward Eager's magic books
Beverly Cleary -- the Ramona and Henry Huggins series
She really likes those early-chapter series (I'm not as big a fan, but hey -- I'm not six years old), so she is devouring Katie Kazoo, Dragon Slayers Academy, the Daisy Meadows fairy books, and Junie B. Jones
The Doll People and The Meanest Doll in the World
The Oz books
No Flying in the House

[DaughterOfKali]

Right now, ds's absolute favorites are:

Animal Boogie (book w/cd)

Barefoot Book of Fairy Tales

Tear Thief

[MysteryMama]

bony legs

[emilet]

This is awesome - thanks for all the recs!

[speaking_of_faith]

My 7yo is starting to enjoy chapter books :

Magic Tree House series
Geronimo Stilton series

As read-alouds : E.B. White titles , Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, Trumpet of the Swan

[Joyster]

I love Julia Donaldson books, like The Gruffalo, A Squash and a Squeeze, The Smartest Giant in Town, Monkey Puzzle, Room on the Broom etc. I think I have half the books memorised.

Robert Muncshe (sp?) is quickly becoming a hit at our place. I just wish I had his flair for telling stories. One of my favourite childhood memories is when he came to our school to read Mortimer.

How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight is a huge hit because my LO loves his dinos.

We also have some older books for him, kind of like discovery books on topics like dinosaurs, oceans, animals. Lots of scenic pictures and short little descriptions of what is going in, he loves them. He also loves those National Geographic special editions with the great photos, particularly of animals.

Sandra Boyton is great too, especially Hippos Gone Berserk.

Karen Katz is wonderful for younger kids, my 2 year old really connected with her when he was younger (pre 1).

My MIL is a former ECE/Elementary school teacher so she keeps us well supplied with good book ideals.

[ColwynsMommy]

We LOVE Gruffalo. That's the only book of hers that my library owns.. I'll have to see if I can get others through loan.

My boys are 4 and 2, and we most of the books we like are at least a little bit silly. Here's our list of favorites (sorry if there are duplicates!):

Where Do I Sleep?by Blomgren, Jennifer
The Snowman by Briggs, Raymond
The Gruffalo by Donaldson, Julia
Olivia by Falconer, Ian
Can I Have a Stegosaurus, Mom? by Grambling, Lois
Can I Have a Tyrannosaurus Rex, Dad? by Grambling, Lois
Dinosaurs After Dark by Jonathan Emmett
Rain Romp by Kurtz, Jane
The Story Tree by Lupton, Hugh
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Martin, Bill Jr.
Make Way for Ducklings by McCloskey, Robert
Welcome With Love by Overend, Jenni
Dino Pets by Plourde, Lynn
The Relatives Came by Rylant, Cynthia
In The Night Kitchen by Sendak, Maurice
If I Built a Car by Van Dusen, Chris
Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum by Wheeler, Lisa
A Frog in the Bog by Wilson, Karma
Unloveable by Yaccarino, Dan
Oswald by Yaccarino, Dan
Deep In the Jungleby Yaccarino, Dan
Owl Moon by Yolen, Jane
I Am Invited to a Party by Willems, Mo
I Can Flyby Willems, Mo
There Is A Bird on My Head by Willems, Mo
Knuffle Bunny by Willems, Mo
There's a House Inside My Mommy by Andreae, Giles
Earth to Stella by Puttock, Simon
Punk Farm by Krosoczka, Jarrett
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaursby Andreae, Giles
I Dreamt I Was a Dinosaur by Blackstone, Stella
Click, Clack, Moo by Cronin, Doreen
Night Pirates by Harris, Peter
Duck and Goose by Hills, Tad
Duck, Duck, Gooseby Hills, Tad
Summer's Vacationby Plourde, Lynn
Spring's Sprung by Plourde, Lynn
Wild Child by Plourde, Lynn
Winter Waiting by Plourde, Lynn
Duck on a Bike by Shannon, David
No, David by Shannon, David
Sailor Moo by Wheeler, Lisa
Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Willems, Mo
Bear Snores On by Wilson, Karma
Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I'm Off to the Moon by Yaccarino, Dan
Owl Moon by Yolen, Jane
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight by Yolen, Jane
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon by Yolen, Jane
How Do Dinosaurs Eat their Food by Yolen, Jane

We are also big fans of pretty much anything put out by Barefoot Books.

[DaughterOfKali]

Originally Posted by ColwynsMommy

We are also big fans of pretty much anything put out by Barefoot Books.

Yay! My son is obsessed with Barefoot Books. (which is a really good thing. LOL)

[aliall]

Originally Posted by AoifesMom

We just discovered a new favorite, "On the Day You Were Born" by Debra Frasier. It is so touching.

I love love love this one, but the kids don't always sit still for it...

[aliall]

Originally Posted by Joyster

Robert Muncshe (sp?) is quickly becoming a hit at our place. I just wish I had his flair for telling stories. One of my favourite childhood memories is when he came to our school to read Mortimer.

Sandra Boyton is great too, especially Hippos Gone Berserk.

We love those! I remember a great story teller coming to our school when I was little and that he had some really awesome stories..I wonder if it was him...Does anyone know where he is from?

We also love the pigeon books by Mo Willems. Fun stuff!!!

[pnutmommy]

Oh my I just checked this thread for the first time in a few days and am so excited to see all the new books added!!! Even some good books for older kids (after toddler stage).
I also just picked up a few books from the resale shop today that I am totally in love with:
Weslandia by Paul Fleishman....my fav out of today's bunch
Somewhere in the World Right Now by Stacey Schuett
The Great Kapok Tree a tale of the amazon rain forest by Lynne Cherry...a GREAT one about respecting the rainforest and nature in general!!!
Thanks for the great recs mamas

Oh yeah, got our Mama Mama book in the mail today too...this one in my new fav I think!

[DaughterOfKali]

I love buying kids books.

[nicole lisa]

Originally Posted by aliall

We love those! I remember a great story teller coming to our school when I was little and that he had some really awesome stories..I wonder if it was him...Does anyone know where he is from?

He's from the States but has been living in Canada (Guelph, ON) since the 70s. I think when he was younger he was a great live story teller but he's awful now. So pompous and rude to children. At least that's been my experience having him in classrooms about 10 years ago. Really intolerant of child and tween questions and behaviour and only wanting to talk about how much money he's made.

[elizaveta]

Most of my daughters books are in Russian, but my favourite English childrens books are:

Goodnight Moon
Are You My Mother
The Velveteen Rabbit
Wynken, Blynken and Nod
The Tawny Scrawny Lion
Where The Wild Things Are
Counting Kisses
I Am a Bunny
Guess How Much I Love You


I adored the Berenstain Bears books when I was young, the Amelia Bedelia books and The Little Bear series.