 | Angus and the Ducks by Marjorie Flack
Buy new: $5.95 / Used from: $0.01 Marjorie Flack is a treasure. So is Angus. Don't miss Flack's The Story About Ping or James Herriot's Treasury for Children for memorable animal stories.
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 | The McDuff Stories by Rosemary Wells
Buy used from: $40.57 McDuff and Angus are a match made in heaven. So are Rosemary Wells and Susan Jeffers. Don't miss their Lassie Come Home and all of Wells's books such as Bunny Cakes, Shy Charles, and Noisy Nora.
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 | All About Alfie by Shirley Hughes
Buy used from: $0.32 Why is this book out of print? Read all of Shirley Hughes for your own good. Check out Lovelace's Betsy-Tacy series, too, illustrated by Lois Lenski.
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 | Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $0.01 Isaac Singer and Maurice Sendak. What could be better? Did I mention the Puffin edition of Collodi's Pinocchio with original illustrations?
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 | Blueberries for Sal (Picture Puffins) by Robert McCloskey
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.38 Wish I had a dollar for every time I've read this. Follow it up with One Morning in Maine. A favorite, though my childhood favorite was Benjamin Elkin's The Big Jump.
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 | Mother Goose: The Original Volland Edition
Buy used from: $0.01 A true classic. Accept no substitutes. Check out The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales for another classic.
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 | The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter
Buy used from: $25.66 The incomparable Beatrix Potter. One of her greatest fans was C.S. Lewis--check out the beautifully illustrated Complete Chronicles of Narnia.
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 | Rumpelstiltskin by Brothers Grimm
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $1.98 Magical illustrations of a favorite fairy tale. The Golden Book of Fairy Tales is another beautifully illustrated work.
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 | Puss in Boots by Paul Galdone
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $0.01 Another great illustrator of classic tales. All of his books are great.
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 | Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $1.46 Chris Van Allsburg is amazing, though I think adults enjoy his work more than do children. Check out his collaborative efforts with Mark Helprin starting with Swan Lake.
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 | Strega Nona by Tomie De Paola
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $3.15 Do yourself a favor and read all of Tomie's books. The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush is a favorite.
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 | Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (Aladdin Picture Books) by William Steig
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 A master at work. For a great deal, check out the collection of Steig's stories in The One and Only Shrek. Did I mention William McCleery's Wolf Story?
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 | The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Alongside of Mike Mulligan among Burton's best.
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 | The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $19.92 Another classic collection. William Bennett's Children's Treasury of Virtues is worth a look, too.
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 | Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales (Phyllis Fogelman Books) by Julius Lester
Buy new: $24.42 / Used from: $11.10 Jerry Pinkney and Julius Lester make these marvelous tales accessible for a whole new generation. Don't miss Milo Winter's Aesop for Children for more classic talking animal tales.
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 | The Fisherman and His Wife by Jacob Grimm
Buy used from: $6.08 Margot Zemach's illustrations are wonderful. Don't miss her other books (especially It Could Always Be Worse) or Jarrell's Animal Family.
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 | Over and Over by Charlotte Zolotow
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.45 Garth Williams's illustrations and Zolotow's charming text about time and the seasons is a complete charmer.
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 | The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
Buy new: $10.52 / Used from: $3.71 Everything Robert Lawson did was excellent.
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 | Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $0.01 I'm not a big Eric Carle fan, but his books have their appeal at a certain age. Alexandra Day's Carl books appeal to the same audience.
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 | Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 Barbara Cooney's American primitive style was perfect for this book.
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 | D'aulaire's Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'Aulaire
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $8.99 Fantastic water colors in an amazing book. Don't miss Padraic Colum's Homer, King of Ireland's Son and Nordic Gods and Heroes.
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 | The Little Prince
Buy new: $8.00 / Used from: $2.10 Classic on many levels. While in France, check out Mad about Madeline.
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 | The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks (Picture Puffins) by Katherine Paterson
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $1.11 Don't miss this one. While in the East, check out The Funny Little Woman.
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 | Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti by Gerald McDermott
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.15 Kids just love this book. A Story, A Story tells us more about Anansi.
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 | The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship: A Russian Tale by Arthur Ransome
Buy new: $14.03 / Used from: $0.61 Don't miss Margaret Hodges's St. George and the Dragon or Wisniewski's Golem. So many books, so little space. While you're at it check out Nic Sorche Leodhas's Thistle and Thyme.
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