 | Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 Never found a child yet that didn't love this over and over.....the more you read it, the more it means something.
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 | Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $0.01 You will love the rhythm of the story -- and reading it is as fun to do as listening to it must be.
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 | Pat the Bunny (Touch and Feel Book) by Dorothy Kunhardt
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $1.62 Such a loving way to enjoy literature! Pat the bunny and more sensations -- no high tech here!
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 | A Kiss for Little Bear (An I Can Read Book) by Else Holmelund Minarik
Buy new: $3.95 / Used from: $0.01 Leftover from my own childhood, these books tell such safe stories about a little bear whose mom loves him so.
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 | Little Bear Boxed Set: Little Bear, Father Bear Comes Home, and Little Bear's Visit by Else Holmelund Minarik
Buy new: $8.61 / Used from: $6.40 Worth acquiring a few at a time, Little Bear lives in a world we can all remember.
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 | I Like to Be Little by Charlotte Zolotow
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 Every mother of every little girl should read this to her -- change the gender and your little boy loves it too! Growing up sounds like fun!
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 | The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Buy new: $7.91 / Used from: $0.01 SO Hungry! What better way to talk to your child during a meal when there's no time to read! My 25 year old still thinks of his hungry times as being a hungry caterpillar!
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 | The Very Busy Spider (Board Book) by Eric Carle
Buy new: $8.63 / Used from: $0.01 Not a caterpillar, but a magical story about a hardworking spider and the wonders of building a web. Helps younger children to appreciate the awesome skills in nature (but wait until they can handle the death of a bug?)
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 | Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
Buy used from: $0.01 I never get tired of hearing any child asking for this book -- and it reminds me that we all like hearing how much we are loved!
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 | The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Buy new: $9.93 / Used from: $2.09 Not all children can sit through poetry, but the poems in this book sing to your child (as long as you are the voice that is reading them!)
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 | A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Buy new: $13.67 / Used from: $3.78 Poetry for children -- a step up from Dr. Seuss and just as enjoyable.
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 | Green Eggs and Ham (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books) by Dr. Seuss
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 "Thank you, thank you Sam I am." Is there a more lyrical song to read to your child? Be sure you sound like you MEAN it!
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 | Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 Almost Dr. Seuss -- and all children can relate to this search for Mom. Go for it!
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 | Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever (Giant Little Golden Book) by Richard Scarry
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $3.43 Absolutely my son's favorite word book -- enjoyed it even more when he had mastered the vocabulary, as he delighted in recognizing the objects of my questions.
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 | Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks from A to Z (A Chunky Book(R)) by Richard Scarry
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.01 This wasn't around when we had little ones, but I can't imagine something more fun than a Richard Scarry book about trucks that little ones can TOUCH without destroying :)
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 | A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
Buy new: $15.11 / Used from: $2.78 From my own childhood, this poetry is a bit "grown up" but in your hands and in your voice, it will be a classic.
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 | Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $0.42 He's written so many poetry books, I can't do anything but tell you we had this one and WE loved it. Some very funny (at least to little kids) poems and a true childlike appreciation for rhyming.
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 | The Singable Songs Collection by Raffi
Buy new: $22.99 / Used from: $13.52 Throwing in a CD -- because sometimes you just can't read (like in a car). I know everyone has DVD players in cars -- but singing to Raffi can help a car trip seem like an adventure. We always made the trip PART of the vacation, not just the means to the end.
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 | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.51 I cannot think of a better way to help your kids through a moody time (yours OR theirs!)
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 | Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Buy new: $7.00 / Used from: $6.00 Some little ones are scared by this at bedtime, but adventurous readers and listeners usually find the wild things a happy adventure.
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 | Phantom Toolbooth by Norton Juster
This was made into a DVD at some point, but early readers enjoy this early -- and late readers enjoy it whenever. You can read this one aloud once they start school, or they can read it in an early grade. Not too early, or the nuance eludes them. VERY funny.
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 | Fireflies (Reading Rainbow) by Julie Brinckloe
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $2.14 When the summer skies beckon, these Fireflies are a great transition from outside to bedtime.
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 | Charlotte's Web (Trophy Newbery) by E. B. White
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 I know this is a movie and probably everyone has the DVD and lets their children watch it, but don't give up the opportunity (before they watch the movie) to use your voices and read this "chapter book" every night some week to your children of EVERY age. (Older ones will enjoy the look on their younger siblings faces too!)
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 | Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition (Purple Crayon Books) by Crockett Johnson
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $1.97 I only remember one book about Harold -- the one with his purple crayon -- and every copy I ever saw had been drawn on -- but Liza Baker added to Crockett Johnson's legacy with more books (though I don't know the sequence). Harold is just plain interesting!
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 | Corduroy
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $0.01 Add others in this series once you are sure your children enjoy Corduroy -- I'm sure they will!
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 | The Berenstain Bears and the Truth (First Time Books(R)) by Stan Berenstain
Buy new: $3.25 / Used from: $0.01 While sequels wear me out, the Bearenstain Bears actually have a lot to contribute in the "lesson" department. We read the ones about moving, new babies, bedtime, manners, telling the truth and more. Look for the little mouse that hides on the pages.
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 | Make Way for Ducklings (Viking Kestrel picture books) by Robert McCloskey
Buy new: $10.25 / Used from: $1.50 A quiet book for sleepy children -- but one they seem to enjoy at any age (pre-readers).
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 | The Story about Ping (Reading Railroad Books) by Marjorie Flack
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.29 This book absolutely engaged all 3 of my children -- and the story of Ping the Duck on the Yangtze River is multi-cultural before its time. I really recommend this quiet little book.
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 | Chuck Jones' Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $3.45 An adventure book as they grow old enough to understand (but young enough to still want you to read!)
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 | The Little Prince
Buy new: $8.00 / Used from: $2.67 Originally written in French, this charming story is best read aloud by a parent who can share in the wonder of a child's love of a rose and a fox. (If you know French -- you'd enjoy it in French yourself!)
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 | The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
Buy new: $10.52 / Used from: $3.71 An eternal story of a bull who enjoyed more peaceful ways to celebrate life. For a child who is not sure about playing sports, this one works!
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