The Love of Children’s Books

Below is a list of my favorite children’s books. Reading to your child can improve language development, help struggling readers establish strong phonological awareness and decoding skills, and improve overall learning and academic success.

Name	Author
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day	Judith Viorst	Learn more
A Pocket Full of Kisses	Audrey Penn	Learn more
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do you See?	Bill Martin, Jr./Eric Carle	Learn more
Click, Clack Moo, Cows That Type	Doreen Cronin	Learn more
Clifford Takes a Trip	Norman Bridwell	Learn more
Dinosaur Roar!	Paul & Henrietta Strickland	Learn more
Down by the Cool of the Pool	Tony Mitton	Learn more
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed	Eileen Christelow	Learn more
Giggle, Giggle, Quack	Doreen Cronin	Learn more
Giraffes Can’t Dance	Giles Andrede	Learn more
Goodnight Moon	Margaret Wise Brown	Learn more
Guess How Much I Love You	Sam McBratney	Learn more
How I Spent My Summer Vacation	Mark Teague	Learn more
I’d Know You Anywhere My Love	Nancy Tillman	Learn more
It’s Time to Sleep, My Love	Nancy Tillman	Learn more
Little Blue Truck	Alice Schertle	Learn more
Llama Lama Red Pajama	Anna Dewdney	Learn more
Love You Forever	Robert Munsch	Learn more
Never Mail an Elephant	Mike Thaler	Learn more
Never Take a Shark to the Dentist	Judi Barrett	Learn more
On the Night You Were Born	Nancy Tillman	Learn more
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?	Bill Martin, Jr./Eric Carle	Learn more
The Kissing Hand	Audrey Penn	Learn more
The Little Engine That Could	Watty Piper	Learn more
The Pout-Pout Fish	Deborah Diesen	Learn more
The School Nurse from the Black Lagoon	Mike Thaler	Learn more
The Ugly Duckling	Illustrator: Polona Lovsin	Learn more
The Very Hungry Caterpillar	Eric Carle	Learn more
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt	Michael Rosen	Learn more
Where the Wild Things Are	Maurice Sendak	Learn more
Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You	Nancy Tillman	Learn more
You’re Here for a Reason	Nancy Tillman	Learn more

Other Great Series

Name	Author
Curious George Collection	Margret & H. A. Rey	Read more
Fun with Mouse and Friends (Book Set)	Laura Numeroff	Read more
Little Critter Series	Mercer Mayer	Read more
There Was an Old Lady… (8 volume Set)	Lucille Colandro	Read more
Dr. Seuss Stories (Box Set)	Dr. Seuss	Read more
Wayside School (Box Set)	Louis Sachar	Read more