Beyond the Classics: Books Your Child Will Love
Books are worth investing in, even it means extra library trips! Bedtime (or anytime) is made better with a shared book with your children. Typically, you will come across the famous classics as 'must-haves,' but we wanted to add a few that you may not know as well to your list.
Fun Books for Your Child’s Bookshelf
Books Written by or with Illustrations by Eric Carle: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (and the Baby Bear version!), The Mixed Up Chameleon - His works and words are so much fun.
Pinkalicious Series by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann
Llama Llama Series by Anna Dewdy (I love all EXCEPT the Red Pajamas because I feel like a scared llama needed his llama mama!!)
Shine-a-Light On It Books: These are fantastic books – From the Rainforest to the Human Body, you can shine a light to learn about it all.
I Miss My Monster by Amanda Noll
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Mercer Mayer Series: All of the Little Critter books are fun.
Peep/Look/See Inside Books: Look Inside Space, Peep Inside a Fairytale, See Inside Fairyland, See Inside General Knowledge, See Inside Science, See Inside London, See Inside Ancient Rome, See Inside Planet Earth, See Inside How Things Work, and See Under the Sea -- the entire collection is worth reading.
That’s Not My… Series by Usborne Books: Not my Squirrel, Penguin, Princess, etc…
Muddle and Match Books: Create your own adventure! Another great idea by Usborne.
Mo Willems Books: You cannot go wrong with any of his books. Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus! Piggy and Gerald
The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
My Truck Is Stuck by Lewis and Kirk
Pete The Cat Series by James Dean
Splat the Cat Series by Rob Scotton
The Tickle Monster by Josie Bissett
The Day the Crayons Quit (and The Day the Crayons Came Home) by Daywalt and Jeffers
The Perfectly Messed Up Story by Patrick McDonnell
The Book With No Pictures by Novak
The Berenstein Bears Series by the Berensteins
Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book by Rod Campbell
Sandra Boyton Board Books: (ALL.OF.THEM.) Little ears love these books.
Books by Don and Audrey Wood: The Napping House, Silly Sally, Heckedy Peg, etc - all are wonderful!
Good Night, Good Night Construction Site by Rinker and Lichtenheld
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashlety Spires
Andrea Beaty Books: Iggy Peck, Architect Ada Twist, Scientist Rosie Revere, Engineer
Curious George Series by H.A. Ray
Big Plans by Bob Shea - "BIG plans I say!"
Gordy and the Magic Diet by Kim Diersen
Chapter Books (to Read Aloud, Together, or Independently)
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl (ANYTHING by Roald Dahl)
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Rainbow Magic Fairy Series by Daisy Meadows
Harry Potter by JK Rowling
Completely Cassidy-Accidental Genius by Tamsyn Murray
Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson
The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer
The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair by Williamson
The Magic Treehouse by Mary Pope Osborne
Fly Guy by Ted Arnold
Junie B Jones by Barbara Park
Minnie and Moo by Denys Cazet (The entire series is fun!)
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Monsters Love Underpants by Claire Freedman
Dr. Suess Books: The Cat in the Hat Learning Library, I Can Read with my Eyes Shut, One Fish, Two Fish, The Foot Book
The Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle and Jill McElmurry
The Tickle Tree by Chae Strathie
Peanut Butter Jellyfish by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Captain Underpants by Dave Pikley
Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You by Nancy Tillman
If Kisses Were Colors by Janet Lawler
The Crown on Your Head by Nancy Tillman
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
When the World was Waiting for You by Shields and Currey
Harry the Dirty Dog – Glen Zion (The whole "Harry" series!)
Snowmen at Night -Caralyn Buchner
Bear and Friends – Wilson and Chapman
Car Goes Fast - Michael Garland
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