I am collating a list of favorite books we read to our children... I am looking for a list of books that are enjoyable enough that children want to hear them over and over so much so that they eventually have most of it memorized....
Examples: Green Eggs and Ham (and all the Dr. Seuss), Where's My Teddy? by Jez Alborough, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
This list will be the model we use while supplying books for a reading incentive program with School on Wheels of Massachusetts (sowma.org)(Thanks to a generous grant from the Ronals McDonald House)
Thank so much to everyone who sent along a list of their favorite books to read with and to their children. I brought your suggestions along with me to the Mobile Book Fair in Newton Highlands, MA last week. Joanna Channell, the program director of School on Wheels of MA. and I spent over 2 hours in book heaven choosing books to have on hand in resource libraries, and to give as gifts to children in local shelters. SOW not only provides school supplies and tutoring for these children, but we work diligently to inspire parents to make reading with their child an enjoyable and valuable experience. Please visit the SOW website (www.sowma.org) for more details on this program. Thanks so much, again, for your advice and kind words.
Warmly,
S.
Little Bunny Follows his Nose, Leave Herbert Alone by Alma Marshak Whitney, Little Bunny's Bathtime! by Jane Johnson, Bear Wants More, Bear Snores On, Bear's New Friend, by Karma Wilson, The Most Precious Thing, Angelina Ballerina books.... Will send more if I think of them!
Goodnight Moon, The Hungry Caterpillar and Baby, Baby Please (by Spike & Tonya Lee)
Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
Honey Bunny Funny Bunny by Marilyn Sadler
Grandpa Jack's Tattoo Tales by Mark Foreman
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See by Bill Martin, Jr.
How do Dinosaurs say Goodnight by Jane Yolen
Duck on a Bike by David Shannon
Llama Llama, Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, no good, very bad day by Judith Viorst
Max's Words by Kate Banks
Mike Mulligan & his Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
Cars & Trucks & Things that Go by Richard Scarry
I have many more, but I have to get back to work! Good luck!
What a great program! Here are some of my girl's favorites from their childhood:
"If you give a Mouse a Cookie", "If you Give a Moose a Muffin" both by Laura Joffe Numeroff ;"The Mitten", "Comet's Nine Lives", "The Hat"," Trouble with Trolls", "Wild Christmas Reindeer", and others by Jan Brett; "Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister; Books by Eric Carle like "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"; "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" by Michael Rosen
If I think of more I'll let you know!
Where is this project based out of? Maybe we could help..
The Monster at the End of this Book staring Lovable Furry Old Grover (golder book). Tootle. Goodnight Moon. The Runaway Bunny. The Hungry Catapiller.
Courdroy, I love my pirate papa,How I became a pirate (David Shannon) Swimmy and Frederick by Leo Leoni. Big Al & Big Al & Shrimpy. How do Dinasour's ... there are many in the series. CURIOUS GEORGE!!! My 3yr old son's all time favorite I have to read at least one of those a night. He also likes the Dr. Suess, the grinch is his favorite.
Goodnight Moon, Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do you see and all of the others, Polar Bear, Panda Bear and Baby Bear. Where's Baby's Belly Button and many others by Karen Katz. Good Luck with a wonderful program!
The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani is wonderful. The spider crawls up the drain spout, up the kitchen wall, up the yellow pail, etc.
The favorites at the school where I work are:
Toddler room enjoys : The Napping House, If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, and The Lorax (oldest toddlers)
Young Preschool enjoys: Hop On Pop, My Mom Is A Firefighter
Older Preschool and Kindergarten enjoy: The Stinky Cheese Man (and other fairly stupid tales), Baba Yaga, The Curse of the Windigo
And my son personaly loves to hear: You Are Special by Max Lucado and The Whole Night Through
sorry for the lack of authors... it's early and I'm not that focused. :D
