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
2. The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook
3. Goodnight Moon Big Book
4. All-of-a-Kind Family
5. Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?
6. Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?
7. Charlotte’s Web
8. What’s Smaller Than a Pygmy Shrew?
9. The Complete Tales of Winnie-The-Pooh
10. You’re All My Favorites
11. The Story of Doctor Dolittle
12. Read-Aloud Bible Stories by Ella K. Lindval
13. The Little House
14. Make Way For Ducklings
15. Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones
16. The Complete Little House Nine-Book Set
17. Serendipity Series by Stephen Cosgrove
18. Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business
19. Harold and the Purple Crayon
20. Uncle Wiggily’s Story Book
21. Madeline
22. Stone Soup
23. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
24. Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out
25. May B.
26. Hind’s Feet on High Places: Children’s Edition
27. Green Eggs and Ham
28. Mole in a Hole
29. Snug House, Bug House (Bright & Early Books(R))
30. The Princess and the Kiss
What books would you add to this list?
