 | Bedtime Little Monsters by Emma Harris
Buy used from: $4.95 My sons both just love this book. It is a shame that it is out of print.
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 | Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $6.29 We love all the pigeon books, but this is probably our favorite. Appeals to both the six year-old and the two-year old.
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 | Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Buy new: $7.00 / Used from: $6.49 My brother's favorite when we were little is now one of my older son's favorites.
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 | Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
Buy used from: $0.03 They may not know what a typewriter is, but both boys still love this book.
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 | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.31 My six-year old loves this one. A little advanced for my two-year old.
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 | Skippyjon Jones (Puffin Storytime) by Judy Schachner
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $5.00 Both my boys love Skippyjon, although the books are a little long for the little one. Don't forget to sing and clap! All of the Skippyjon books are great, but this is their favorite.
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 | Please Try to Remember the First of Octember! (Beginner Books(R)) by Theodore Lesieg
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 My six-year old listmaker has found a kindred spirit. When asked why he loves this book, he replied, "Wouldn't you want a green horse if you could have one?"
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 | Leonardo, the Terrible Monster (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards)) by Mo Willems
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $4.53 A sweet monster story about how everyone needs a friend.
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 | How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $1.96 The illustrations are wonderful!
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 | Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
Buy new: $10.79 / Used from: $7.49 A new favorite. Simple text, but fun illustrations about all the things a box can be when it is "not a box". My six-year old loves that the cover feels like a box.
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 | Officer Buckle & Gloria (Caldecott Medal Book) by Peggy Rathmann
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $0.29 A very funny book. The pictures of the dog acting everything out are especially great. Another great book by Peggy Rathmann!
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 | The Runaway Dinner by Allan Ahlberg
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.94 We love silly books, and this is no exception.
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 | I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards)) by Karen Beaumont
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $5.09 A little boy gleefully paints all his parts.
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 | SuperHero ABC by Bob Mcleod
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.61 Favorites include Danger Man and Power Pup, but beware of the Volcano--his power is sure to make adults grimace while the little ones giggle.
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 | Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
Buy new: $12.95 / Used from: $2.83 One of my six-year old's favorites. A classic "be-careful-what-you-wish-for" story with a happy ending.
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 | Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.50 A funny story. It makes me wonder how many outfits were ruined by bad weather in Chewandswallow.
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 | A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.11 A little girl is beset of a series of strange illnesses because she is too embarrassed to admit she likes lima beans. We love the colorful illustrations.
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 | Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition (Purple Crayon Books) by Crockett Johnson
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $1.94 A classic. My son also enjoys the series based on the TV show.
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 | Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $3.62 A timid squirrel learns to venture beyond his tree. The author cleverly incorporates lists and diagrams into the story.
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 | Put Me in the Zoo (I can read it all by myself' Beginner Books) by Robert Lopshire
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 These books were the big favorites with my six-year old about a year and a half ago. He especially liked the one where the dog ends up on TV (New Tricks I Can Do maybe?).
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 | Lemons Are Not Red (Ala Notable Book(Awards)) (Neal Porter Books) by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $6.24 My two-year old asked to read this four times within the first hour of getting it home. The book that started the "Read it again!" craze.
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 | Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Book& CD) by Bill Martin Jr.
Buy new: $8.63 / Used from: $6.66 Fun to read. Skit Skat Skee. I double dare you not to love it.
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 | My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.35 A monster boy lists all the ways he knows his mama loves him. A hit with my little monsters.
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 | Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $6.15 This and its sequel Snowmen at Christmas are both wonderful!
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 | Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $4.27 A cute story about a mouse who teaches children how to make their own stories.
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 | Corduroy (40th Anniversary Edition) by Don Freeman
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $9.83 The classic about the little bear who lost his button and made a friend.
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 | Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $5.88 A little pea has to eat his candy before he can have his spinach.
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 | Cows Can't Fly (Picture Puffins) by David Milgrim
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $1.81 A silly book about a boy whose picture of flying cows comes true.
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