 | My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $0.01 Each chapter leaves you wanting to read the next chapter! My boy loves hearing this adventurous chapter book in one sitting over and over since he was 4 (he's 5 1/2 now).
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 | E. B. White Box Set (rack) by E. B. White
Buy used from: $7.00 Our favorite - 1st Trumpet of the Swan, 2nd Charlotte's Web, 3rd Stuart Little
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 | The Complete Adventures of the Borrowers by Mary Norton
This is so far a favorite of mine that I can't wait to read to him when he is a little more ready.
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 | Rascal by Sterling North
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 I love the way he writes, interweaving nature facts within the novel, you really sense the author's love for what he's writing about and it's contagious.
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 | Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
Buy new: $12.91 / Used from: $0.01 A fun read that my boy has wanted to read aloud twice so far. Short chapters and pictures throughout.
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 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew/The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe/The Horse and His Boy/Prince Caspian/Voyage of the Dawn Treader/The Silver Chair/The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis
Buy new: $40.26 / Used from: $1.61 Believe it or not, he's the one who begged me to start the series and has really enjoyed it even though it's not all understandable to him. Love for language starts young!
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 | Chronicles of Narnia Audio Collection by C. S. Lewis
Buy new: $36.50 / Used from: $3.90 Once you've read the first one, you'll want to be able to play the audio version for your youngest reader. This is our favorite!
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 | The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Illustrated Junior Library) by Hugh Lofting
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $0.25 When I grabbed this (I have another paperback without many pictures at all) he said nah, but as soon as I started reading, his ears picked up and he is loving it. He begs for the next chapter!
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 | Just So Stories (Classic Literature With Classical Music. Children's Favorites) by Rudyard Kipling
Buy used from: $20.00 We love adventure stories and animal stories and of course this covers it! Audiobooks are great for letting your child hear great language in the car during a quiet time or while your're making meals
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 | Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition (Purple Crayon Books) by Crockett Johnson
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $1.09 And now we swing back to a simpler read, but so imaginative!
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 | Make Way for Ducklings (Viking Kestrel picture books) by Robert McCloskey
Buy new: $10.25 / Used from: $0.01 The best author/illustrator in children's picture books.
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 | One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $1.66 The lyrical style and choice of descriptive words sets the mood and allows the reader to experience a place he or she has never visited.
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 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: A Pop-up Adaptation by Lewis Carroll
Buy new: $19.43 / Used from: $6.40 What would a list about wonderment be without this great book! Here's an amazing pop-up version by a master creator!
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 | Mrs. Katz and Tush (Reading Rainbow Book) by Patricia Polacco
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 Another favorite from Patricia Polacco
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 | Rechenka's Eggs (Paperstar) by Patricia Polacco
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.54 My son delighted in this story for a whole year!
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| LION ADVENTURE by Willard Price
Buy used from: $15.00 We read this as a family read-aloud and it was great! My 5 year old asked for the whole series. All ages will enjoy-especially boys!
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 | The Book of Giving: Poems of Thanks, Praise and Celebration by Kay Chorao
Buy used from: $0.01 Beautifully illustrated poetry to uplift and encourage thankfulness and appreciation...
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| Plum Pudding for Christmas by Virginia Kahl
Buy used from: $3.92 Wonderful lyrical book!
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| Duchess Bakes a Cake by Virginia Kahl
Buy used from: $64.98 We love Virginia Kahl stories
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 | The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone
Buy new: $11.70 / Used from: $0.01 A perennial classic, "Not I said the..."
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 | The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore
Buy used from: $15.00 This is the version to have if you don't "do" Santa but want to have culturally literate kids.
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 | The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter
Buy used from: $32.80 A must-have.
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 | The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $0.01 This story gives me chills when I read it aloud to my son - truly delightful!
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 | The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $10.87 Perrenial classic and must have for any family!
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 | The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
Buy new: $11.69 / Used from: $2.67 A darling award winner and Five in a Row book
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