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I'm so glad you asked. ^_^ globug0822 Send a noteboard - 26/08/2010 07:21:05 AM
I am starting to buy books for my grandson as most of the ones my children grew up with are falling apart. But I am sure there are new books or books that I missed somehow the first time that I would add if I knew they existed.

The first book I bought was "Shrek". It had to be as that is one of the coolest children's books ever. This morning I bought several Dr. Suess books but only the ones I remembered enjoying. Some just bored me to tears.

What do you think are the best books for babies?

The best books for children learning to read?


Hop on Pop was the first book I ever "read" (I memorized it ^_^ )

I'm just gonna lump them together starting with the ones I remember from the earliest:

Guess How Much I Love You
Chicken Soup With Rice
Goodnight Moon
Corduroy
Gregory, The Terrible Eater
Brad and Jam For Francis
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Binky Brothers and the Fearless Four
Amelia Bedilia (only the first ones)
Raggedy Ann and Andy
The Giving Tree
The Snowy Day
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate The Wash
The Stinky Cheese Man
The Patchwork Quilt
Oh The Places you'll go
Strega Nona
Alistair In Outer Space
Abiyoyo
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
Stone Soup
You Are Special
Clown of God
The Legend of the Poinsettia
Yeh-Shen
The Rough-Faced Girl
The Golden Sandal (I have a thing for Cinderella Stories)
Lon Po-Po
Liang and the Magic Paintbrush
Winnie The Pooh
Tar Beach
The Velveteen Rabbit
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
If You give a Mouse A Cookie
Are You My Mother
Horton Hears a Who
Horton Hatches the Egg
The 10,000 Hats of Bartholomuw Cubbins
Bartholomew and the Oobleck
And To think that I saw it on Mulberry Street
Basil of Baker Street
The Secret of NIMH
Oscar and the Rats of NIMH


Charlotte's Web
Hatchet
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Wildflower
Kim/Kimi
Little House on the Prairie (ALL of the books)
HALF-MAGIC!!!!
Magic by the Lake
Five Little Peppers and How they Grew
Cheaper by The Dozen
Babysitter's Club
BFG
James and The Giant Peach
Matilda
Bringing The Rain to Kapiti Plain
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Secret Garden
Chronicles of Narnia
The Time Quintet (Wrinkle in Time, Swiftly Tilting Planet, Wind in the Door, Many Waters, An Acceptable Time)
Harriet the Spy
Marry Poppins
Stuart Little
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
A Hat Full of Sky
The Wee Free Men
Johnny and The Dead
The Graveyard Book


Gregor the Overlander
Captain Underpants
A Story, A Story
Miss Nelson Is Back

Okay, that's all Ive' got for now... too late... must ... sleeeep....
~g~

*MySmiley*
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"Do not waste time bothering whether you "love" your neighbor; act as if you did...When you are behaving as if you loved someone you will presently come to love him."-- C. S. Lewis
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What books would you consider essential to a children's library? Tashmere - 10/02/2010 08:25:07 PM 1975 Views
It's difficult because "children" are "children" from age 0 to roughly 12. Tom - 10/02/2010 09:10:16 PM 1462 Views
I loved "Cars, Trucks and Things" Tashmere - 11/02/2010 06:26:01 PM 1445 Views
She's coming up on 14 months... Tom - 11/02/2010 07:24:30 PM 1413 Views
No I hadn't looked. She is adorable. Great picture! Tashmere - 11/02/2010 07:27:34 PM 1524 Views
A few random suggestions for younger kids... Jacob - 10/02/2010 09:12:54 PM 1477 Views
Thank you for the suggestions and for adding your children's ages. Tashmere - 11/02/2010 06:29:33 PM 1437 Views
Now there's a good question. Legolas - 10/02/2010 09:47:39 PM 1627 Views
I can see now that this is going to be one of those posts that I actually copy out the answers on Tashmere - 11/02/2010 06:44:19 PM 1426 Views
Since most of the names mentioned elsewhere are unfamiliar to me, that seems logical. Legolas - 11/02/2010 09:33:12 PM 1555 Views
Like I would let my kids or grandkids touch that book?! Tashmere - 11/02/2010 10:29:13 PM 1540 Views
I pulled those books out a year or two ago to see if it was as beautiful as I remembered. It was. Ghavrel - 12/02/2010 02:40:20 AM 1527 Views
Are you into art, Ghavrel? *NM* Tashmere - 12/02/2010 04:04:54 AM 643 Views
Eh. I like pretty things. Ghavrel - 12/02/2010 06:27:22 AM 1373 Views
One of the characters in the book says as much at one point. Legolas - 12/02/2010 12:08:16 PM 1470 Views
Doesn't stop those of us who're forgetful Ghavrel - 12/02/2010 03:02:21 PM 1415 Views
Steven King!!! Beqi - 10/02/2010 10:20:27 PM 1618 Views
When do you think I should introduce him to The Green Mile? I am not sure he will catch all Tashmere - 11/02/2010 06:50:28 PM 1470 Views
Madeleine L'Engle damookster - 10/02/2010 10:27:38 PM 1485 Views
I have not heard of it. I will be watching for it in the antique section. Hehe Tashmere - 11/02/2010 07:05:45 PM 1478 Views
A Wrinkle in Time is worth reading just for yourself. It's one of those books. *NM* Ghavrel - 11/02/2010 10:17:10 PM 778 Views
absolutely! It's a wonderful book *NM* damookster - 12/02/2010 04:44:20 AM 769 Views
Yes. Agree. *NM* nossy - 12/02/2010 10:07:34 AM 793 Views
Thirded, fourthed, or whatever number follows how many people have nominated this. Cockatiel of Doom - 12/02/2010 10:57:58 PM 1390 Views
Yes yes yes, fourthed smaug - 13/02/2010 09:29:51 PM 1476 Views
I'm not sure what it was about the reread... Raserei - 18/02/2010 05:50:55 AM 1604 Views
+∞ Joel - 01/03/2010 09:50:36 AM 1617 Views
A Swiftly Tilting Planet is my favorite.... globug0822 - 26/08/2010 06:48:29 AM 1814 Views
Peter Pan. Rebekah - 10/02/2010 10:34:42 PM 1497 Views
Sounds like children's books don't have national boundries. Tashmere - 11/02/2010 07:25:04 PM 1556 Views
Sounds like some of them do. Tim - 11/02/2010 08:11:36 PM 1598 Views
Yeah, I really wouldn't classify Asterix as children's books particularly... Legolas - 11/02/2010 09:24:15 PM 1572 Views
Multi-level is the best way to describe them. Rebekah - 11/02/2010 09:38:38 PM 1562 Views
True. We have an entire book about all the references and puns. Legolas - 11/02/2010 09:56:13 PM 1468 Views
I read it about twenty years ago snoopcester - 12/02/2010 01:20:16 PM 1568 Views
Asterix? OH! I do have one of those!! Now I recognize it by your description! Tashmere - 11/02/2010 10:32:18 PM 1431 Views
For "older" children definitely Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. *NM* everynametaken - 11/02/2010 01:11:09 AM 819 Views
Another vote for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory noted. *NM* Tashmere - 11/02/2010 07:28:21 PM 721 Views
Oz books! Oz books! Vivien - 11/02/2010 05:04:42 AM 1551 Views
My daughter would agree with you random thoughts - 11/02/2010 05:29:32 AM 1470 Views
Mmmm. That reminds me. We have one of the first of those books upstairs in my mom's library. Tashmere - 11/02/2010 07:32:34 PM 1490 Views
Just buy lots and lots and you should be OK random thoughts - 11/02/2010 05:24:23 AM 1411 Views
Re: Just buy lots and lots and you should be OK random thoughts - 11/02/2010 05:26:29 AM 1434 Views
or if you really like to read you can just read my post twice random thoughts - 11/02/2010 05:30:10 AM 1500 Views
I hope I kept my condensed classics. But the problems with those were that they were too memorable Tashmere - 11/02/2010 07:48:45 PM 1357 Views
Ohh, grandson. nossy - 11/02/2010 01:20:44 PM 1481 Views
Shel Silverstein! nossy - 11/02/2010 01:30:46 PM 1389 Views
Shel Silverstein is great (even if iirc I only ever read her in translation). *NM* Legolas - 11/02/2010 01:33:14 PM 806 Views
He's a boy. You should listen to him read some of the poems. nossy - 11/02/2010 01:50:16 PM 1589 Views
Wait, Shel Silverstein is a man? How shocking. Legolas - 11/02/2010 02:25:37 PM 1514 Views
I am going to have to check Siverstein out. Children's books <b>and</b> A Boy Named Sue? Tashmere - 11/02/2010 07:46:02 PM 1397 Views
Yes. Children LOVE him. nossy - 12/02/2010 10:09:38 AM 1600 Views
~peruses shelves~ Elaine - 11/02/2010 02:19:11 PM 1437 Views
nuh uh. nossy - 11/02/2010 02:22:35 PM 1530 Views
Shoulda known, really Elaine - 11/02/2010 02:24:25 PM 1455 Views
I read some of my dad's L'Amour books when we went on a cross country bus trip when I was eleven Tashmere - 11/02/2010 07:40:30 PM 1341 Views
Re: What books would you consider essential to a children's library? Camilla - 11/02/2010 03:28:01 PM 1465 Views
Those were good. I think I have all except for the Paddington so I will keep my eye out for it. Tashmere - 11/02/2010 07:43:27 PM 1438 Views
Re: Those were good. I think I have all except for the Paddington so I will keep my eye out for it. Camilla - 11/02/2010 08:09:59 PM 1381 Views
So I am familiar with some of his work if not his name. BFG definitly qualifies as an essential. Tashmere - 11/02/2010 08:30:50 PM 1473 Views
A few for different ages Mossman - 11/02/2010 04:23:22 PM 1574 Views
I don't remember the first three. I will watch for those. Or the last ones either. Feel free to add Tashmere - 11/02/2010 07:55:09 PM 1531 Views
Oh god, I could go on and on. You see...my mom teaches 1st grade... LadyLorraine - 11/02/2010 08:04:04 PM 1467 Views
Please do! Tashmere - 11/02/2010 08:27:40 PM 1517 Views
books are the best heirlooms. LadyLorraine - 11/02/2010 08:58:58 PM 1401 Views
Another vote for Babar! Legolas - 11/02/2010 09:36:19 PM 1355 Views
is it a european book? LadyLorraine - 11/02/2010 10:33:29 PM 1329 Views
French, afaik, as are the animated movies. Legolas - 11/02/2010 10:34:17 PM 1415 Views
Babar is very universal. Hasn't everyone read Babar? I can still see the pictures. *NM* Tashmere - 11/02/2010 10:33:58 PM 712 Views
An answer of a different sort Sareitha Sedai - 11/02/2010 09:52:51 PM 1488 Views
If I have to splurge I will splurge. Tashmere - 11/02/2010 10:41:39 PM 1573 Views
Re: If I have to splurge I will splurge. Camilla - 12/02/2010 11:50:37 AM 1541 Views
Interesting question smaug - 11/02/2010 10:14:24 PM 1545 Views
You had the best answer for one of the questions. Tashmere - 11/02/2010 10:49:10 PM 1379 Views
Judy Blume, for the early double digit years *NM* beetnemesis - 12/02/2010 07:57:23 AM 741 Views
Give a child the gift of reading and you give them a gift for life Mark - 12/02/2010 11:21:25 AM 1408 Views
I like many of the ones recommended so far. Cockatiel of Doom - 12/02/2010 11:06:27 PM 1675 Views
Well, my favourite "Young Adult" books have always been the Redwall series *NM* Colonel Logain - 18/02/2010 06:07:18 AM 846 Views
I'm so glad you asked. ^_^ globug0822 - 26/08/2010 07:21:05 AM 1845 Views
Re: What books would you consider essential to a children's library? Camilla - 26/08/2010 10:00:03 AM 1303 Views
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