 | Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $8.40 There's a reason why you receive ten Goodnight Moon books at your baby shower. It's an American children's tradition. Calming at night for parent and child.
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 | The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
Buy new: $12.95 / Used from: $7.94 Best book on unconditional love between mom and child. Fun for children to find the bunny hidden in the pictures. Classic.
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 | The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.01 Makes grownups cry. Childhood favorite about a toy bunny who wants to become real. Theme of transforming quality of love.
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 | In the Night Kitchen (Caldecott Collection) by Maurice Sendak
Buy new: $12.92 / Used from: $10.35 Hilarious. Kids especially love the part where he proudly stands up without clothes, losing them during the adventures. Giggles for certain.
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 | Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Buy new: $8.50 / Used from: $6.90 Classic. Great illustrations. Night adventure by Max takes him out of his bedroom in his imagination sailing with monsters and other wild things.
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 | Are You My Mother? Plush Toy
Buy new: $8.50 / Used from: $4.63 Classic, unconditional love book. Baby bird looks for his mom.
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 | The Cat in the Hat (Beginner Book and Cassette Library/1-Audio Cassette) by Dr. Seuss
Buy used from: $0.70 Must read for Dr. Seuss fans.
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 | Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01 Don't forget to turn older kids on to the Red Hot Chili Pepper's version of this book in their song "Yertle the Turtle." Good book about life balance and taking care not to over-burden others.
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 | Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01 Beloved Dr. Seuss book about being a true and faithful person. An elephant hatches an egg as a surrogate mom.
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 | Horton Hears A Who! by Dr. Seuss
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.58 We love Horton the elephant! Dr. Seuss does have odd word choices that are not "English," so be aware for non-native speakers you might have some explaining to do...if not in this book, then in other Dr. Seuss books.
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 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01 This book will set the record straight on just who is that mean old guy, Mr. Grinch.
Read book before seeing the Jim Carey movie. The film version with its jokes confused a Japanese friend of mine. And her English was pretty good...
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 | One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (I Can Read It All by Myself) by Dr. Seuss
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 Great beginning reader book. Simple and direct language.
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 | Fox in Socks (Beginner Books) by Dr. Seuss
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 Great beginning reader book. Direct language.
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 | The King's Stilts (Classic Seuss) by Dr. Seuss
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $1.00 A dramatic book about a king neglecting the care for his kingdom, letting an environmental disaster nearly take over everything. I never forgot the images from this book, read in childhood. Loved, loved, loved the drama and the message is even more relevant today.
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 | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.62 Book was required reading in our house: my brother Alexander often got into trouble, just like the book's main character. This book became a ritual reading in the evening for any of those not so good days. Message: everyone has bad days sometimes. Try again tomorrow. Helps parents get through the day too.
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 | Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 Compassion for the fourth grade girl.
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 | Blubber by Judy Blume
Buy new: $6.50 / Used from: $0.01 Self-esteem issues covered. Been awhile since I've read. I liked Judy Blume at this age. If it's outdated for current generations, please inform me.
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 | The Ramona Collection, Vol. 1: Beezus and Ramona / Ramona the Pest / Ramona the Brave / Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary
Buy new: $11.69 / Used from: $9.99 Classic stuff. Mostly for girls.
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| Little House on the Prairie Boxed Set by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Buy used from: $9.40 Should be required reading for all American children----excellent stories told by a true pioneer woman, all about her childhood experience moving across the United States.
The family relationships great especially between father and daughter and the sisters. Not as sappy as the tv series! Try it!
Chapter books.
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 | Paul Bunyan (On My Own Folklore) by Stephen Krensky
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $4.01 Need some Paul Bunyan stories. Must check versions, because there are many books out there. Some too dumbed down. Some too old in the language. Please sort through to find the right one for the audience.
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 | Johnny Appleseed by Reeve Lindbergh
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $1.24 Classic American legend.
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 | The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow (Rabbit Ears-a Classic Tale Set II) by Washington Irving
Buy new: $16.93 / Used from: $24.89 Old American tale. Could be done in pre-k version and in older version.
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 | The Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere by Henry W. Longfellow
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $0.99 Standard knowledge for American history. Search for right level book. Can do the poem, by Longfellow, or a more historical approach like Boston Patriot book that details who he was and his significance.
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 | John Henry (Picture Puffins) by Julius Lester
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.96 Important American legend. African-American John Henry set out to beat the machine as America's labor force lost jobs to machines.
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 | John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry: A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) by Jonathan Earle
Buy new: $12.02 / Used from: $9.50 John Brown and Harper's Ferry is an important story in the history of American protest for individual's rights.
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| Barbara Frietchie by John Greenleaf Whittier
Buy used from: $0.01 A poem about an old woman defying the Confederate army all by herself when other townspeople are quiet in fear. American traditional.
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 | Mary McLeod Bethune (Crowell Biographies) by Eloise Greenfield
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.05 Great American, Mary Mcleod Bethune overcame racial prejudice and brought up a lot of others with her. Educator. Important figure for the nation and an inspiration.
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 | Girl Named Helen Keller, A (level 3) (Hello Reader) by Margo Lundell
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.01 For younger readers, an introduction to the famous Helen Keller, who broke through the silence and darkness with her beloved teacher's help, and became an inspiration to others.
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 | Helen Keller: From Tragedy to Triumph (The Childhood of Famous Americans Series) by Katharine Wilkie
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 Famous Helen Keller, an inspiration.
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 | A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
Buy new: $26.56 / Used from: $44.36 Funny then, and funny now. Mark Twain at his best for kids to enjoy.
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 | Davy Crockett: A Life on the Frontier (Ready-to-Read. Level 3) by Stephen Krensky
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.01 American hero. Cross-reference with the Alamo.
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 | Sleuthing the Alamo: Davy Crockett's Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution (New Narratives in American History) by James E. Crisp
Buy new: $15.26 / Used from: $6.95 Must have a book on the Alamo for classic American tales.
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 | The Story of Jackie Robinson: Bravest Man in Baseball (Dell Yearling Biography) by Margaret Davidson
Buy new: $4.99 / Used from: $0.01 American hero.
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 | If Your Name Was Changed At Ellis Island (If You.) by Ellen Levine
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 Got to have a book on Ellis Island experience for American culture. Many out there.
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 | . . . If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 Need to include the Underground Railroad for American history.
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 | Walt Disney's Peter Pan (Little Golden Book) by RH Disney
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.97 It might be British, but every American knows about Peter Pan!
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 | A Little Golden Book: The Poky Little Puppy
Buy used from: $2.53 Classic book.
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