Thank you for the suggestions and for adding your children's ages.
Tashmere Send a noteboard - 11/02/2010 06:29:33 PM
Jousting with Jesters by Martin Springett
An ABC book with a fantasy quest theme that is simply a lot of fun to read, with enough layers to keep kids interested for quite a while.
Boogie Knights by Lisa Wheeler and Mark Siegel
Another fantasy themed story for younger kids featuring a bunch of silly dancing Knights and a Madcap Monster Ball... it's just fun to read out loud. My son (3) absolutely adores the book.
Where the Wild Things are is an absolute essential.
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Dewdney is another favorite of my kids and is just a good message too.
Just about any of the Eric Carle books too.. (From Head to Toe; The Very Hungry Caterpillar; Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do you See?)
A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker and Kady MacDonald Denton... just an amusing little story with an enjoyable diction and word usage.
Tumble Bumble by Felicia Bond
Fun book, one of my kids first favorites.
Wocket in the Pocket by Dr. Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
(None of these, except Wild Things, should be considered essential... just some of my kids and my favorites. My little ones are 3 1/2 and 2 1/2 right now.)
An ABC book with a fantasy quest theme that is simply a lot of fun to read, with enough layers to keep kids interested for quite a while.
Boogie Knights by Lisa Wheeler and Mark Siegel
Another fantasy themed story for younger kids featuring a bunch of silly dancing Knights and a Madcap Monster Ball... it's just fun to read out loud. My son (3) absolutely adores the book.
Where the Wild Things are is an absolute essential.
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Dewdney is another favorite of my kids and is just a good message too.
Just about any of the Eric Carle books too.. (From Head to Toe; The Very Hungry Caterpillar; Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do you See?)
A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker and Kady MacDonald Denton... just an amusing little story with an enjoyable diction and word usage.
Tumble Bumble by Felicia Bond
Fun book, one of my kids first favorites.
Wocket in the Pocket by Dr. Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
(None of these, except Wild Things, should be considered essential... just some of my kids and my favorites. My little ones are 3 1/2 and 2 1/2 right now.)
I haven't heard of some of them. I passed up Wocket in the Pocket yesterday after skimming through it. Maybe I will go look again. They had a bunch of books in new condition at the second hand store I went to yesterday for a dollar each.
Anything that might be considered a favorite of a child is essential in my book.
Thanks
Teresa
What books would you consider essential to a children's library?
- 10/02/2010 08:25:07 PM
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It's difficult because "children" are "children" from age 0 to roughly 12.
- 10/02/2010 09:10:16 PM
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I loved "Cars, Trucks and Things"
- 11/02/2010 06:26:01 PM
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A few random suggestions for younger kids...
- 10/02/2010 09:12:54 PM
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Thank you for the suggestions and for adding your children's ages.
- 11/02/2010 06:29:33 PM
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Now there's a good question. 
- 10/02/2010 09:47:39 PM
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- 10/02/2010 09:47:39 PM
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I can see now that this is going to be one of those posts that I actually copy out the answers on
- 11/02/2010 06:44:19 PM
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Since most of the names mentioned elsewhere are unfamiliar to me, that seems logical.
- 11/02/2010 09:33:12 PM
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Like I would let my kids or grandkids touch that book?!
- 11/02/2010 10:29:13 PM
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I pulled those books out a year or two ago to see if it was as beautiful as I remembered. It was.
- 12/02/2010 02:40:20 AM
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Steven King!!!
- 10/02/2010 10:20:27 PM
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When do you think I should introduce him to The Green Mile? I am not sure he will catch all
- 11/02/2010 06:50:28 PM
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Madeleine L'Engle
- 10/02/2010 10:27:38 PM
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I have not heard of it. I will be watching for it in the antique section. Hehe 
- 11/02/2010 07:05:45 PM
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- 11/02/2010 07:05:45 PM
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A Wrinkle in Time is worth reading just for yourself. It's one of those books. *NM*
- 11/02/2010 10:17:10 PM
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Thirded, fourthed, or whatever number follows how many people have nominated this.
- 12/02/2010 10:57:58 PM
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Peter Pan.
- 10/02/2010 10:34:42 PM
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Sounds like children's books don't have national boundries.
- 11/02/2010 07:25:04 PM
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Sounds like some of them do.
- 11/02/2010 08:11:36 PM
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Yeah, I really wouldn't classify Asterix as children's books particularly...
- 11/02/2010 09:24:15 PM
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Multi-level is the best way to describe them.
- 11/02/2010 09:38:38 PM
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Asterix? OH! I do have one of those!! Now I recognize it by your description!
- 11/02/2010 10:32:18 PM
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For "older" children definitely Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. *NM*
- 11/02/2010 01:11:09 AM
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Oz books! Oz books!
- 11/02/2010 05:04:42 AM
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Mmmm. That reminds me. We have one of the first of those books upstairs in my mom's library.
- 11/02/2010 07:32:34 PM
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Just buy lots and lots and you should be OK
- 11/02/2010 05:24:23 AM
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- 11/02/2010 05:24:23 AM
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I hope I kept my condensed classics. But the problems with those were that they were too memorable
- 11/02/2010 07:48:45 PM
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Ohh, grandson.
- 11/02/2010 01:20:44 PM
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Shel Silverstein!
- 11/02/2010 01:30:46 PM
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Shel Silverstein is great (even if iirc I only ever read her in translation). *NM*
- 11/02/2010 01:33:14 PM
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He's a boy. You should listen to him read some of the poems.
- 11/02/2010 01:50:16 PM
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I am going to have to check Siverstein out. Children's books <b>and</b> A Boy Named Sue?
- 11/02/2010 07:46:02 PM
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~peruses shelves~
- 11/02/2010 02:19:11 PM
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nuh uh.
- 11/02/2010 02:22:35 PM
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Shoulda known, really
- 11/02/2010 02:24:25 PM
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- 11/02/2010 02:24:25 PM
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I read some of my dad's L'Amour books when we went on a cross country bus trip when I was eleven
- 11/02/2010 07:40:30 PM
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Re: What books would you consider essential to a children's library?
- 11/02/2010 03:28:01 PM
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Those were good. I think I have all except for the Paddington so I will keep my eye out for it.
- 11/02/2010 07:43:27 PM
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Re: Those were good. I think I have all except for the Paddington so I will keep my eye out for it.
- 11/02/2010 08:09:59 PM
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So I am familiar with some of his work if not his name. BFG definitly qualifies as an essential.
- 11/02/2010 08:30:50 PM
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A few for different ages
- 11/02/2010 04:23:22 PM
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I don't remember the first three. I will watch for those. Or the last ones either. Feel free to add
- 11/02/2010 07:55:09 PM
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Oh god, I could go on and on. You see...my mom teaches 1st grade...
- 11/02/2010 08:04:04 PM
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Another vote for Babar!
- 11/02/2010 09:36:19 PM
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Babar is very universal. Hasn't everyone read Babar? I can still see the pictures. *NM*
- 11/02/2010 10:33:58 PM
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An answer of a different sort 
- 11/02/2010 09:52:51 PM
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- 11/02/2010 09:52:51 PM
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Give a child the gift of reading and you give them a gift for life
- 12/02/2010 11:21:25 AM
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Well, my favourite "Young Adult" books have always been the Redwall series *NM*
- 18/02/2010 06:07:18 AM
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Re: What books would you consider essential to a children's library?
- 26/08/2010 10:00:03 AM
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