Books I Love

For me, one of the best parts about being a parent is the privilege of reading with my kids. I started reading to both E and R when they were babies (they were enthralled by those precious little board books!). And I think for all three of us, there is little more we love than discovering, or re-discovering, a great story together.

So I've listed some of my favorites, grouped by age - though children of all ages enjoy many of the books listed outside their age group as well. I've also included a list of "just for me" books, including some on parenting, educating, God and some books for diversion, escape and fun. : )

FOR BABIES AND TODDLERS:
  • Baby Animals
  • Barnyard Dance
  • Corduroy
  • Dear Zoo
  • Ella Elephant Scats Like That
  • Goodnight California
  • Goodnight Moon
  • Goodnight Ocean
  • Guess How Much I Love You
  • Harold and the Purple Crayon
  • Heartprints
  • How Do I Love You
  • I Love You Through and Through
  • I Took the Moon for a Walk
  • Lasso the Moon
  • Listen, Listen
  • On the Night You Were Born
  • One Hand, Two Hands
  • One Magical Morning
  • One, Two, Three!
  • Prayer for a Child
  • Snowmen at Night
  • So Many Bunnies
  • That's How Much God Loves You
  • The Blue Balloon
  • The Little Blue Truck
  • The Little Engine That Could
  • The Runaway Bunny
  • We're Going on a Bear Hunt
  • Wynken, Blynken and Nod
  • You Are My I Love You


    • FOR PRESCHOOLERS:
  • A Child's Calendar
  • A Child's Garden of Verses
  • A Pair of Red Clogs
  • A Time to Keep
  • Blueberries for Sal
  • Down Down the Mountain
  • God Loves Me More Than That
  • How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World
  • Not All Princesses Dress in Pink
  • One Morning in Maine
  • Owl Moon
  • Rosie Revere Engineer
  • Roxaboxen
  • Shara Tiara, Frog Princess
  • The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh
  • The Day the Crayons Quit
  • The Duchess Bakes a Cake
  • Elmer Books
  • The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge
  • Night of the Moonjellies
  • Papa Piccolo
  • The Story About Ping
  • The Wild Horses of Sweetbriar
  • Willie McSquee and the Pirates Who Loved to Clean 


    • FOR ELEMENTARY KIDS:
  • A Little Princess
  • All of a Kind Family
  • Anne of Green Gables
  • Blue Willow
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • Charlotte's Web
  • From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
  • Holes
  • Imagination Station Series
  • Mr. Popper's Penguins
  • My Father's Dragon
  • A Bear Called Paddington
  • Peter Pan
  • Stuart Little
  • The Borrowers
  • The Boxcar Children
  • The Chocolate Touch
  • The Chronicles of Narnia
  • The Cricket in Times Square
  • The Little House Collection
  • The Secret Garden
  • The Trumpet of the Swan


    • JUST FOR ME BOOKS:

    ON PARENTING:
  • Already Gone
  • Grace Based Parenting
  • Parenting is Your Highest Calling and 8 Other Myths that Trap Us in Worry and Guilt
  • Spiritual Parenting

    • ON HOMESCHOOLING:

  • Beyond Survival
  • For the Children's Sake
  • Teach Your Own

    • FOR PARENTS OF GIFTED KIDS:

    A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children
    Living With Intensity

    FICTION:
  • Anything by Maeve Binchy
  • Anything by Rosamunde Pilcher
  • Anything by Marcia Willett

    • NON-FICTION:

  • Bittersweet
  • Cold Tangerines
  • Dad is Fat
  • Food: A Love Story
  • The Case for Christ
  • The Case for Faith
  • The Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary


    • What are some of your favorite books not listed here?

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