I was inspired to write this post because Deal Girl just had me read The Book with No Pictures for the 1st time and it is THE BEST KIDS’ BOOK EVER. An instant classic and good for ages 3 plus (even the 11 year old was snickering).
Here are some more that have stood the test of time:
The Day the Crayons Quit
Mo Willems’ Pigeon and Elephant and Piggie collections: I’d put the Pigeon series at about 2-5 and Elephant and Piggie at 3-7. Both were in constant rotation.
Mr. Men and Little Miss: You may remember these from your own childhood as I do, and they’re back! In fact, they never went away over the pond. We have at least 30 and go back to them again and again.
Dr. Seuss: I’m sure you’re familiar already, but any list would be remiss without it. Lots of deep cuts that you might not know, though: how about The Sneetches and Other Stories or Oh, Say Can You Say?.
Gregor the Overlander Collection: Books 1-5 : A nomination by Deal Kid. Terrific series by Suzanne Collins (of Hunger Games fame) that skews a tiny bit younger. Nice bridge series to the more Young Adult titles.
Grover’s New Kitten: Grover’s New Kitten was our default “you haven’t picked a book, so we will” title because it is very short and has the most mind-numbing prose you can imagine. It’s a running joke years later.
Any faves you’d add? Please share in the comments.
Frog and Toad!
Nice choice!