Children's Books...

skyeriverwinter
skyeriverwinter Posts: 1,906
edited May 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
I have noticed many on the board are having children or have recently had children, so I thought I would share some of my favorite children's books that I read to my children...

Goodnight Moon by: Margaret Wise Brown
I Took the Moon for A Walk by: Carolyn Curtis and Alison Jay
Bear Snores On by: Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman
Bear Stays Up for Christmas by: Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman any by these two
The Mitten by: Jan Brett
Skippyjon Jones by: Judy Schachner
Carrot Soup By: John Segal
All of Dr. Seuss...the kids love the rhymes
All of Eric Carle...They are strange and quirky yet fun
A Turkey for Thanksgiving by: Eve Bunting (We are vegetarian so this is obviously a friendly story)
The Rainbabies by Laura Krauss Melmed and Jim Lamarche
****All the Places to Love by: Patricia MacLachlan this one is very special to me. The paintings are Fantastic****
****The Whales' Song by: Dyan Sheldon this one is very special to me. The paintings are Fantastic****

There are so many more...hopefully someone will find this helpful...enjoy reading to your children
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  • AeroGem
    AeroGem Posts: 21
    I don't have any children, but I do remember loving anything regarding the Berenstain Bears, titles by Robert Munsch (Mud Puddle, The Dark, Love You Forever), and Goodnight Moon is such a classic. What a lovely topic. Thanks for sharing :)
  • Steve Dunne
    Steve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    kids loved 'the bear snores on', as well as 'fox in socks' by seuss. also, i'd add the sandra boynton series of books...great for 1-3 year olds.
    I love to turn you on
  • yellowporch
    yellowporch Posts: 510
    The Little Engine That Could :)
    and not to be ironic but...Corduroy
  • AeroGem
    AeroGem Posts: 21
    yellowporch wrote:
    and not to be ironic but...Corduroy

    Why didn't we all think of that? hehe ;)
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    My sons tended to like the books that are funny and have good pictures the best. Here are some of the ones we liked-->

    Good Night Gorilla (Peggy Rathmann)
    The True story of the 3 little pigs (as told by Jon Scieszka)
    Dogzilla (by Dav Pilkey)
    Kat Kong (same)
    Giggle, giggle, quack (Doreen Cronin)
    Mama Don't Allow (Thacher Hurd)
    Art Dog (same)
    Officer Buckle and Gloria (Peggy Rathmann)
    Sitting Ducks (Michael Bedard)
    The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (Beatrix Potter)
    If you give a moose a muffin
    Mr. Gumpy's outing
    &&&&&&&&&&&&&&
  • joint in a tree
    joint in a tree Posts: 392
    The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein.

    I still have my 30 year old copy.
    "Find myself singing the same songs every day....
    ones that make me feel good when things behind the smile ain't ok...." -Hoon
  • skyeriverwinter
    skyeriverwinter Posts: 1,906
    joint in a tree wrote:
    The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein.

    I still have my 30 year old copy.


    I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS ONE!!!!! I cried the first time I read it...still get choked up...Thank you everyone for helping with the list...Let's keep it going...(can't believe I forgot Corduroy... :lol: I love his overalls)
  • RoughMix
    RoughMix back of a lorry Posts: 385
    Anything by Sandra Boynton.
    Simple, colourful, rhyming books for the little ones.
    Going To Bed Book.
    Red Hat,Green Hat, and many others.
    "They don't give a shit Keith Moon is dead,
    is that exactly what I thought I read."
  • RoughMix
    RoughMix back of a lorry Posts: 385
    skyeriverwinter wrote:
    joint in a tree wrote:
    The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein.

    I still have my 30 year old copy.


    I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS ONE!!!!! I cried the first time I read it...still get choked up...Thank you everyone for helping with the list...Let's keep it going...(can't believe I forgot Corduroy... :lol: I love his overalls)


    Shel Silverstein what a gem.
    Reminds of one of my favourites from him.

    Listen to the mustn'ts,child.
    Listen to the don'ts.
    Listen to the shouldn'ts,the impossibles,the won'ts.
    Listen to the never haves,
    Then listen close to me...
    Anything can happen, child.
    Anything can be.
    "They don't give a shit Keith Moon is dead,
    is that exactly what I thought I read."
  • skyeriverwinter
    skyeriverwinter Posts: 1,906
    RoughMix wrote:
    skyeriverwinter wrote:
    joint in a tree wrote:
    The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein.

    I still have my 30 year old copy.


    I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS ONE!!!!! I cried the first time I read it...still get choked up...Thank you everyone for helping with the list...Let's keep it going...(can't believe I forgot Corduroy... :lol: I love his overalls)


    Shel Silverstein what a gem.
    Reminds of one of my favourites from him.

    Listen to the mustn'ts,child.
    Listen to the don'ts.
    Listen to the shouldn'ts,the impossibles,the won'ts.
    Listen to the never haves,
    Then listen close to me...
    Anything can happen, child.
    Anything can be.
    smiley-happy014.gif
  • Music For Rhinos
    Music For Rhinos Posts: 1,693
    viewtopic.php?f=14&t=93419
  • Nothingman54
    Nothingman54 Posts: 2,251
    Only You
    I'll be back
  • Local Crew
    Local Crew Posts: 745
    Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi
    Walk Tall, Kick Ass, Learn to Speak Arabic, Love Music, and Never Forget You Come From a Long Line of Truth Seekers, Lovers, and Warriors. HST

    CHILLIN LIKE BOB DYLAN!!!
  • Music For Rhinos
    Music For Rhinos Posts: 1,693
    Local Crew wrote:
    Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi

    Yeah, that is mentioned in the children's books thread I started almost 3 months ago....

    Link to thread in above post...
  • skyeriverwinter
    skyeriverwinter Posts: 1,906
    Music For Rhinos wrote:
    http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=93419
    Sorry I missed that...it's ok though... isn't it... :?
  • Music For Rhinos
    Music For Rhinos Posts: 1,693
    skyeriverwinter wrote:
    Music For Rhinos wrote:
    http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=93419
    Sorry I missed that...it's ok though... isn't it... :?

    Yep. Just sayin'.
  • PJ Pook
    PJ Pook Posts: 109
    I love the Giving Tree too.

    Other ones that I love:
    There's a Barnyard in my bedroom - David Suzuki
    What I be - Michael Franti
    Oh, the Places You'll Go - Dr. Seuss
  • dasvidana
    dasvidana Grand Junction CO Posts: 1,356
    My children loved

    Old Turtle
    Old Turtle and the Broken Truth
    Mzee & Owen

    All are beautiful stories.
    It's nice to be nice to the nice.
  • skyeriverwinter
    skyeriverwinter Posts: 1,906
    dasvidana wrote:
    My children loved

    Old Turtle
    Old Turtle and the Broken Truth
    Mzee & Owen

    All are beautiful stories.
    I looked these up and they look lovely...just my type of stories...will be ordering them soon! Thank you! :D
    (a hippo and a tortoise...amazing..)
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    hopefully it's been mentioned already, but just in case:


    the giving tree ~ shel silverstein
    love, love, looooovvvvvveeeeee this book! it is just soooo truly beautiful! i just bought a copy as a gift for a friend's kid, for their first birthday. just gorgeous.

    another fave is harold and the purple crayon, can't recall the author.
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


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