 | The Real Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher Wright
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $0.01 The only Mother Goose to get.
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 | The Tomten by Astrid Lindgren
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $4.23 Quiet, imaginative, and peaceful bedtime reading.
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 | Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 As essential for bedtime as the blanket or teddy bear.
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 | Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Buy new: $10.47 / Used from: $8.29 A fantastic adventure.
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 | The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Buy new: $11.07 / Used from: $0.82 Beautifully illustrated to shape Christmas memories for years to come.
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 | The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Follows what happens to the Little House when her country hill is disrupted by a booming city that grows up around her.
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 | Frederick by Leo Lionni
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $1.13 Illustrates the idea that we are all valuable, no matter where our talents lie.
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 | The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $10.31 A beautiful story of the mysterious stranger who comes to dinner.
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 | Bartholomew and the Oobleck: (Caldecott Honor Book) (Classic Seuss) by Dr. Seuss
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $4.09 A rollicking story that warns of the dangers of getting exactly what you want.
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 | The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (Classic Seuss) by Dr. Seuss
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $4.55 Fun and full of suspense, with as many twists as old King Derwin's staircase.
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 | The King's Stilts (Classic Seuss) by Dr. Seuss
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.99 King Birtram achieves exactly the right balance of work and play.
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 | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.72 Alexander has the worst of days, but it's not all bad.
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 | Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $1.47 An innocent board game turns into an unexpected adventure.
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 | The Purple Coat (Reading Rainbow Book) by Amy Hest
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.80 Once in a while it's good to try something new, the heroine learns.
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 | Sam, Bangs & Moonshine (Owlet Book) by Evaline Ness
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $1.97 A serious look at what happens when a little girl tells one too many tall tales.
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 | The World Treasury of Children's Literature : Book 1 by Clifton Fadiman
Buy used from: $0.24 A timeless, comprehensive collection; also see Volumes 2 and 3. I still read this one today.
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| Tubby and the Lantern (Beginner Books) by Al Perkins
Buy used from: $19.95 I loved this story as a child; the illustrations capture the imagination.
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 | Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters (Reading Rainbow Book) by John Steptoe
Buy new: $12.95 / Used from: $3.70 Gorgeous illustrations, and a haunting tale about the value of generosity.
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 | Amos & Boris by William Steig
Buy used from: $0.01 Amos takes to the high seas and finds he needs a friend to make it home.
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 | Blueberries for Sal (Picture Puffins) by Robert McCloskey
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Sal's curiosity runs her into an unexpected close encounter.
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 | Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business by Esphyr Slobodkina
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 As often occurs, the mischieviousness begins when the peddler decides to take a nap.
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 | The Little Engine That Could (Original Classic Edition) by Watty Piper
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 A great lesson in the power of never giving up.
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 | The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree (Bright & Early Books(R)) by Stan Berenstain
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 A delightful family classic.
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 | Now We Are Six (Pooh Original Edition) by A. A. Milne
Buy new: $8.63 / Used from: $0.01 Some of the most wonderful, memorable children's poetry ever created.
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 | A Child's Garden of Verses: A Classic Illustrated edition by Robert Louis Stevenson
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $2.43 I still read the edition my grandmother owned as a little girl.
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