 | The Lorax (Classic Seuss) by Dr. Seuss
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $3.12 One of my all time favorites for kids. I never tired of reading it aloud, and my kids never tired of hearing it. The environmental message is a real plus also.
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 | The Little Brute Family by Russell Hoban
Buy new: $5.95 / Used from: $3.64 This is a short book about a nasty and unhappy little family that learns how much more pleasant is feels to be nice. Sounds dull, but it is a wonderful book with great sketches also.
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 | TIKVAH MEANS HOPE (Picture Yearling Book) by Patricia Polacco
Buy used from: $31.99 This is a beautifully illustrated story about the big fire in Oakland California and how it was experienced by a couple of Jewish families.
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 | Meteor! by Patricia Polacco
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.74 We loved this book about the meteor that landed in the yard! Illustrations are wonderful.
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 | Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Buy new: $8.50 / Used from: $6.90 My favorite of all, the story and illustrations are never anything but fresh and delightful. Maurice Sendak says he fashioned the monsters after all of his elderly aunts and uncles. A very creative story.
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 | NUTSHELL LIBRARY including Alligators All Around, Pierre, One Was Johnny & Chicken Soup With Rice by MAURICE SENDAK
Buy used from: $50.00 There are many favorites in this collection. I recommend also a DVD that has all of the stories and songs (Chicken Soup with Rice is a great song for kids). Pierre is a great story about a contrary kid. Alligators all around is also on the DVD and is a fun song and alphabet learning tool.
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 | Where the Wild Things Are...and 5 More Stories by Maurice Sendak (Scholastic Storybook Treasures)
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $9.94 Here's the DVD that complements the books. Anything by Maurice Sendak is wonderful. The songs are sung by Carole King.
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 | In the Night Kitchen (Caldecott Collection) by Maurice Sendak
Buy new: $12.92 / Used from: $10.35 "In the Night Kitchen" was also a story I loved to read and the kids loved to hear. It's such a unique story about a boy who wakes up at night and hears noise coming from the kitchen. He magically falls down into the kitchen, where 3 bakers are whooping it up and baking cake for breakfast. Very imaginative and entertaining.
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 | Little Bear's Visit (An I Can Read Book and Audio Cassette) by Else Holmelund Minarik
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $2.24 There's a whole series of these Little Bear books. A lovely series for kids that manages to be fun and adorable for kids without being dull or too simple.
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 | Fox in Socks (Beginner Books) by Dr. Seuss
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 We could read this night after night and still have such fun with it. It is full of tough and silly tongue twisters that I can still recall years later. My teenager pulled it out recently, and it's still fun!
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 | The Big Honey Hunt (Beginner Books(R)) by Stan Berenstain
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 This is the one Berenstain book we had in the collection, but a great favorite about the search for where honey comes from (and how much easier it is to get from the store).
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 | Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.99 These books have almost no words, but none are needed. Carl has breat adventures and is such an appealing dog. We especially loved when he babysits in the department store.
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 | The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.96 My kids loved this book. The spider has a terrifically busy day. These are among the best illustrated kids' books.
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 | The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Buy new: $7.91 / Used from: $0.01 We loved the things the caterpillar ate. My kids were always amazed and in awe of the caterpillar's appetite.
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