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Favorite picture books for kids and adults
By an Amazon.com customer
Mole MusicMole Music by David McPhail
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $1.00
Phenomenal, touching, spectacular...get the CD as well. (i love what happens to the TV)
Wait Till the Moon Is FullWait Till the Moon Is Full by Margaret Wise Brown
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01
One of my favorites, oh and my 3yos too! I remember the pictures from when I was little...sweet, especially now that I am a "big warm mother"
Winter Story (Brambly Hedge)Winter Story (Brambly Hedge) by Jill Barklem
Buy used from: $2.49
Sweet stories, wonderful pictures that make me want to live with the mice of Brambly Hedge...I love all of these books
Miss RumphiusMiss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01
Heart-warming story...gorgeous illustrations
Bread and Jam for FrancesBread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01
I love books that make me laugh and this one does everytime (as do all the Frances books)
Calico the Wonder Horse, or the Saga of Stewy StinkerCalico the Wonder Horse, or the Saga of Stewy Stinker by Virginia Lee Burton
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.16
This is a longer picture book, very clever and funny...a fun book to read aloud to the kids. I love Virginia Lee Burton!
Go, Dog. Go! (Bright & Early Board Books(TM))Go, Dog. Go! (Bright & Early Board Books(TM)) by P.D. Eastman
Buy new: $4.99 / Used from: $0.01
A perennial family favorite...Hello, do you like my hat?
Red Ranger Came CallingRed Ranger Came Calling by Berkeley Breathed
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.42
A real keeper...Quirky and fun to read...touching as well
Pet of the MetPet of the Met by Don Freeman
Buy used from: $5.29
A favorite of mine when I was little...great for intro to music, wonderful story, beautiful pictures
Gwendolyn the Miracle HenGwendolyn the Miracle Hen by Nancy Sherman
Buy used from: $49.94
This book was much loved when I was little...the story, the verse, and the pictures are just beautiful. My copy is almost beyond help, but its oop and way to much $ for a used copy...I'll keep lookin
Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My DayToday I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $1.24
My 9 yo daughter used to love this book, now my 4 yo son does. Really cute verse and wonderfully funny pictures that we linger over
The Complete Brambly HedgeThe Complete Brambly Hedge by Jill Barklem
Buy used from: $999.99
A treasure for all time...a book that makes you want to linger. I'll be buying more!
Ellen's Lion: Twelve Stories by Crockett JohnsonEllen's Lion: Twelve Stories by Crockett Johnson by Crockett Johnson
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $0.23
Another remembered friend from childhood...SO funny...another book that warms my heart and makes my kids and me laugh!
Dragon's Fat Cat: Dragon's Fourth Tale (Dragons)Dragon's Fat Cat: Dragon's Fourth Tale (Dragons) by Dav Pilkey
Buy used from: $4.13
We love all the Dragon books...they are everything I like in a kids book...funny and touching. The illustrations are beautiful. Some of my sons favorites...
The North StarThe North Star by Peter, H. Reynolds
Buy used from: $3.85
This is what I want for my children...to discover and follow their own paths and to love their own journeys...A fabulous life-long book.
The Gift of NothingThe Gift of Nothing by Patrick McDonnell
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $1.18
Sweet, lovely book...less is more and having someone to share time with is everything!
Owl at Home (I Can Read Book 2)Owl at Home (I Can Read Book 2) by Arnold Lobel
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.01
This book is a joy to read...I have read it so many times and laugh Every time. One of my favorite things to do with my kids is to be close reading a book and laugh together.