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Favorite Children's Books
Okay, so was thinking of listing my top 10 favorite children's books but got so involved in remembering books and why I loved them, it got to be a list of about 5. Now, maybe they are not my absolute favorites as I hold out for a favorite or two to be books I've yet to read.
I still love this book with a fox, in a box, in a boat and with a goat. I do still love "Green Eggs and Ham" and adore Dr. Seuss, that's the facts, Ma'am!
My second "classic" is "Harold and the Purple Crayon". Crockett Johnson filled my childhood, my children's childhoods and hopefully my grandchildren's childhoods with possibilities. Imagination being encouraged and creativity being progressive certainly floats my boat! (and my goat)
"Need a House?, Call Ms. Mouse" by George Mendoza has been a favorite of my 3 year old grandson and I appreciate his good taste. Originally a gift to his 28 year old aunite when she was about his age, he studies each and every "house" and points out where the animals sleep, eat, read, if they have stoves or round windows or mazes. A beautifully illustrated book and one sure to make an architect out of any reader.
Shel Silverstein. That's really about all I need to say 'cause all his books have been great fun at least and some profoundly dear. From "Where the Sidewalk Ends" to "Falling Up" and everything in between, the fun never ends.
Okay, so maybe I need my favorite authors because Ezra Jack Keats also never wrote a book I didn't love. "The Snowy Day" is delightful.
Now, this last one is tricky. The original version had one illustrator and the newer one has another. I must admit I'm partial to the earlier version. However, the story is always wonderful. "We Were Tired of Living in a House" by Liesel Moak Skorpen tells the tale of a family of children who, tired of being at home, move to various places until something inspires them to move elsewhere. For instance, they were happy when they lived in the cave - "until we met the bears".
That's it for now but have a feeling the list could be quite long if I let it.
How about your list?
Oh yeah those are great.
Submitted by zblofu on Thu, 2006-08-03 16:25.
Oh yeah those are great.
The original illustrations for "We Were Tired of Living in a House" were so sweet.
Here are a few I like. On the ones that were availible at powells books I put a link with my affilate number -- sorry for the shameless capitilism ;) but any way here the are:
by Joanne Ryder
"When the park lamps glow, Anna knows it's time to leave the old stone lion, the pigeons, and the shy goldfish. But later that evening, after her father shuts off her bedroom light, the little girl's imagination takes wing and takes her back to the now-magical park and all her friends there. "With flattened perspectives and variegated tones, Schwartz paints, like Rousseau, a primitive world of friendly beasts and tangled vegetation". — School Library Journal"
There's a Monster at the end of this Book
by michael smollin and jon stone
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Lovable, furry old Grover is distressed to learn that there is a monster at the end of this book. He begs readers not to turn the pages, but, of course, they just have to see the monster for themselves. And wait till they find out who is really is!
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by P.D. Eastman
"Many kinds of dogs in a variety of fun-filled activities."
by Mauarice Sendak
"We bake cake! And nothing's the mater!"
woops got to run (i got way too into this post) but would love to discuss ad post more books latter-- see ya
-z
My son was right, as usual,
My son was right, as usual, when he reminded me.
An all time favorite, On the Day You Were Born by Debra Frasier is such a wonderfully esteem stroking exploration.
So many discussions about how each of us is unique and yet are part of a large world have come out of reading this book with several children over the years. Pre-schoolers I've worked with got so excited about the prospects of the whole world changing because they were born. Faces lighting up with the knowledge they are special is always a favorite thing.