I am counting down the days to my 30th birthday, and I couldn’t be more excited! Truly! As I was brainstorming ways to celebrate here on the blog, I couldn’t help but think that 30 lists of {30} items would be just about perfect for my type-A, list-making self. Join me for the next month as I share the things I’ve learned in the past 30 years and my hopes for the future! See all 30 Days of {30} posts here.
I have a bit of a problem when it comes to children’s books: I really, really like them. Although we’ve started taking advantage more often of our “local” library (which is really about 30 minutes away), I usually end up adding new books to our personal wishlist after every trip. Truthfully, I dream of having a big home library of children’s books, not just for my girls, but for my grandchildren as well!
Here — in no particular order — are my 30 most favorite children’s books, for toddlers and preschoolers through early elementary school:
1. Blueberries for Sal
by Robert McCloskey
2. The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook
by Joyce Lankester Brisley
3. Goodnight Moon Big Book
by Margaret Wise Brown
4. All-of-a-Kind Family
by Sydney Taylor
5. Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?
by Nancy White Carlstrom
6. Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?
by Dr. Seuss
7. Charlotte’s Web
by E. B. White
8. What’s Smaller Than a Pygmy Shrew?
by Robert E. Wells
9. The Complete Tales of Winnie-The-Pooh
by A. A. Milne
10. You’re All My Favorites
by Sam McBratney
11. The Story of Doctor Dolittle
by High Lofting
12. Read-Aloud Bible Stories by Ella K. Lindval
13. The Little House
by Virginia Lee Burton
14. Make Way For Ducklings
by Robert McCloskey
15. Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones
by Gene Barretta
16. The Complete Little House Nine-Book Set
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
17. Serendipity Series by Stephen Cosgrove
18. Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business
by Esphyr Slobodkina
19. Harold and the Purple Crayon
by Crockett Johnson
20. Uncle Wiggily’s Story Book
by Howard Garis
21. Madeline
by Ludwig Bemelmans
22. Stone Soup
by Heather Forest
23. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
24. Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out
by The National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance
25. May B.
by Caroline Starr Rose
26. Hind’s Feet on High Places: Children’s Edition
by Hannah Hurnard
27. Green Eggs and Ham
by Dr. Seuss
28. Mole in a Hole
by Rita Golden Gelman
29. Snug House, Bug House (Bright & Early Books(R))
by Susan Schade
30. The Princess and the Kiss
by Jennie Bishop
What books would you add to this list?