When my kids were young, we read two books to them every night before bed. Now that they’re teenagers, they still talk about some of those stories, which proves to me that books are not only a great way to bond with our children, but a wonderful way to impress important messages upon our kids. Some of the books my kids still talk about are:
Froggy
Alice in Bibleland
Little Critter
Dr. Seuss (pretty much all of them)
The Berenstain Bears
In a rcent interview, I was asked if I had a favorite children’s book. I answered that The Runaway Bunny is my absolute favorite and chokes me up every time I read it. It is a picture of how God loves and pursues me, even when I try to run or hide or ignore Him. He never gives up on the chase.
So what about you? What is your favorite children’s book? And what makes it so special?
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The Big Tidy Up by Nora Smaridge
Here’s a peek inside:
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I guess it’s selling for quite a bit on ebay these days…I still have a well worn (ok ripped)copy up in my closet!
I can still recite most of this book…and I am still trying to follow its very good advice today!
I don’t know that it is necessarily my favorite but it’s the one I can recall the easiest. It’s Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You by Dr. Seuss. We read it over and over and over to the point that both my husband and I can still recite it from memory today even though our daughter is 13. She loved that one and The Foot Book.
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My kids loved the Foot Book! And the Hair Book.
Harold and the Purple Crayon!
I didn’t hesitate…and there isn’t even a close 2nd.
I still have my version from childhood and read it to my kids when they were younger…and one of them will get to have it for their children.
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Gift
Frog went a courtin
I know an old lady
Richard Scary’s Word Book
Richard Scary’s Bedtime Book
My top five
Oh my goodness…
it should read “Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present”. Sorry Ms. Zolotow. I had to repurchase the book because I lost mine from childhood. The Rabbit is a wee bit scary to me now, but as a child I adored him!
I know when I was a child, anything by Dr. Suess or Bernstein Bears was a favorite, also anything with the “old” Winnie-the-Pooh.
But I think my favorite from a very young age was A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein. In fact, he is the reason I wanted to write.
My kids made me read Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey, every night.
That, and Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown.
Lovely memories!
Goodnight Moon is a great one!
There was a little rhyming book about flowers that I absolutely loved, growing up. My mom used to read it to me until I had it memorized–I don’t recall the name, though. But, I think my all time favorite was Amelia Bedelia–I still chuckle over the thought of her adventures.
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It’s hard to have only one!
“Love You Forever”
“Fortunately, Unfortunately”
“Hailstones & Halibut Bones”
“Miss Nelson is Missing”
I love “Runaway Bunny”. It’s one of my favorite books, period. I also loved “The Princess with the Dirty Face” and “The Moon Lady”. I could gaze at the pictures for hours. And I still enjoy Dr. Seuss.
My 10 year old daughter and I both love anything Kate Di Camillo…Especially The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Though she’s a secular writer, it is amazing the truths and life lessons that you can draw from it. We are all on a Miraculous Journey and one of the greatest lessons we will ever learn, just like Edward, is to love and be loved.