I got this list from a national literacy website. This isn't a list of the "best" children's books, but rather popular titles for parents to share with their kids. Let's see how many I've ready on here.....
Children’s Books for Infants – 3 Years
1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
2. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
3. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Bill Martin, Jr.
4. The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister5. The 20th-Century Children’s Book Treasury by Janet Shulman
6. The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
7. The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise
8. Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
9. Moo Baa La La La by Sandra Boynton
10. Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt11. Clap Hands by Helen Oxenbury
12. Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails by Nancy Tafuri
13. What’s Up, Duck? A Book of Opposites by Tad Hills
14. Go, Dog, Go! by Remy Charlip
16. Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag
17. Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson18. Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres
19. Wheels on the Bus by Jerry Smith
20. Peek-A Who?
21. The Going-To-Bed Book by Sandra Boynton
2. Goodnight Moon
3. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?
4. The Rainbow Fish
6. The Snowy Day
7. The Runaway Bunny
8. Guess How Much I Love You
9. Moo Baa La La La
10. Pat the Bunny
12. Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails
13. What’s Up, Duck? A Book of Opposites
14. Go, Dog, Go!
16. Millions of Cats
17. Harold and the Purple Crayon
19. Wheels on the Bus
20. Peek-A Who?
21. The Going-To-Bed Book
Children’s Books for Kids 4 – 8 Years
22. The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
23. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
24. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
25. Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
26. Love You Forever by Robert N. Munsch
27. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
28. The Mitten by Jan Brett29. Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
30. Oh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss31. Strega Nona by Tomie De Paola
32. The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
33. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
34. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
35. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by John Archambault36. The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
37. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
38. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss39. Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
40. Jumanji
41. Math Curse by Jon Scieszka
42. Are You My Mother? by Philip D. Eastman43. The Napping House by Audrey Wood
44. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
45. The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
46. Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss
47. The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
48. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi and Ron Barrett
49. Corduroy by Don Freeman
50. 101 Dalmations by Walt Disney
I came in at 32. That's 64%....a little short of my 75% prediction. Oh well.
Funny thing is - of the 32 I've read....we own 20 of them. Maybe you've never heard of these...maybe there's some you remember from long ago.
I'm going to look for Math Curse - I'm intrigued.
23. Green Eggs and Ham
24. The Cat in the Hat
25. Where The Wild Things Are
26. Love You Forever
27. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
28. The Mitten
30. Oh, The Places You’ll Go
32. The Velveteen Rabbit
33. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
34. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
35. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
37. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
38. The Lorax
40. Jumanji
41. Math Curse
42. Are You My Mother?
44. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
45. The Tale of Peter Rabbit
46. Horton Hatches the Egg
47. The Kissing Hand
48. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
49. Corduroy
50. 101 Dalmations
I came in at 32. That's 64%....a little short of my 75% prediction. Oh well.
Funny thing is - of the 32 I've read....we own 20 of them. Maybe you've never heard of these...maybe there's some you remember from long ago.
I'm going to look for Math Curse - I'm intrigued.
1 comment:
Aren't books magic?
M.
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