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Our Favorite Readalouds During Early Years
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items My son and I enjoy readalouds ever since he’s very young until now that he’s 10. It is our favorite time together. That’s why creating this list brought back a lot of good old memories of fun and heartwarming stories! : )
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Arnold Lobel Books
Gyo Fujikawa Books
Robert McCloskey Books
Virginia Lee Burton Books
William Steig Books
Book Sets and Treasuries
Arnold Lobel Books
Stories that tickled our minds and warmed our hearts! Enjoy! : )
This Frog and Toad Treasury led us to discovery of more beautiful books from Arnold Lobel! We enjoyed the fun and beautiful stories about friendship and life lessons in this great book. : )
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Frog and Toad Storybook Favorites
Such a fun book! Hope you'll enjoy this!
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Mouse Soup
A sweet collection of seven bedtime tales told by Papa mouse to his mouse boys! : )
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Mouse Tales
We enjoyed this lovely book of fables we read with my child before bedtime! : ) (Affiliate link)
Fables
An insightful book about the journey of a grasshopper walking down the road. Another favorite of ours! : ) (Affiliate link)
Grasshopper on the Road
A warm bedtime read about an owl who lives by himself. The stories are lovely!
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Owl at Home
A very touching story about the times well spent of Uncle Elephant with his nephew. We really love the stories inside! : )
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Uncle Elephant
A funny, charming story about Small Pig who loves to sit in good soft mud and well-loved by an old farmer and his wife. I love reading this to my child. : )
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Small Pig
A charming story about Ming Lo and his wife who tried various ways of removing the obstructing mountain at the back of their home. : )
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Ming Lo Moves the Mountain
Little Bear meets a new friend named Emily and her doll. However, as the summer ends, she has to go, leaving Little Bear sad.
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Little Bear's Friend
Gyo Fujikawa Books
We love Gyo Fujikawa's beautiful illustrations! Certainly a must-have in little kid's home library. Hope you'll enjoy this list! : )
I love the beautiful poems curated from various writters in this book. Gyo Fujikawa's illustrations are so adorable!
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A Child's Book of Poems
A very charming book of fairy tales we loved reading before afternoon nap! Enjoy! : )
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Fairy Tales and Fables
We used this picture book when we were learning the alphabet. Illustrations were lovely and charming, a trademark of Gyo Fujikawa’s art. : )
Gyo Fujikawa's A to Z Picture Book
Childhood with beautiful poems from Robert Louis Stevenson and delightful drawings from our favorite illustrator, Gyo Fujikawa! : )
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A Child's Garden of Verses
A nice collection of nursery rhymes from the very popular Mother Goose! : )
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Mother Goose
Robert McCloskey Books
A charming story about a mother duck searching for the safest place to settle with her husband and newly hatched ducklings. Robert McCloskey’s illustrations in this book are lovely. Our first favorite among his works! : )
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Make Way for Ducklings
Once I mention “Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk!”, my son knows I'm talking about this gentle and humurous story! We sure had fun reading this one. : )
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Blueberries for Sal
A wonderful classic from Robert McCloskey which reminds us of the beauty of a simple life with family and community. We love reading this before bedtime. : )
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One Morning in Maine
It's a beautiful story of finding out your strengths and talents. : )
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Lentil
Virginia Lee Burton Books
“There’s no place like home.” must be this Little House’ thoughts after it had experienced industrialization of its countryland and then finally came “home” where it truly belongs. This is the first from the wonderful works of Virginia Lee Burton tha...
The Little House
One of our pleasant bedtime reads we appreciate for its storyline and and beautiful illustrations. It's also a good book to teach obedience to kids.
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Choo Choo: The Story of a Little Engine Who Ran Away
Another wonderful story by Virginia Lee Burton that we enjoyed about friendship and perseverance. It will surely capture your hearts and its beautiful illustrations will be a delightful treat to the kids!
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
We enjoyed this book about Katy, a snow plow, which helped the whole city covered with heavy snow!
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Katy and the Big Snow: A Winter and Holiday Book for Kids
This is the author's beautiful narration of the actual events during the time people in San Francisco are voicing out their stand to preserve their city's cable cars. : )
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Maybelle the Cable Car
William Steig Books
Find out how Doctor De Soto, a mouse dentist, and his wife outsmarted the fox! : )
Doctor De Soto
A heartwarming story of Sylvester, a donkey, and his adventure after he found the magic pebble and was transformed into a rock! (Affiliate link)
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
We love this story of friendship of Amos the mouse and Boris the whale. Tears welled up our eyes as this story touched our hearts. (Affiliate link)
Amos and Boris
A beautiful story about courage and giving value to someone's work. : )
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Brave Irene
Another amazing story from William Steig about the friendship between a pig and a bone! : )
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The Amazing Bone
A funny little story about Pete's pizza made by his father! : ) (Affiliate link)
Pete's a Pizza
Book Sets and Treasuries
Keeping treasuries may have advantage and disadvantage. If you buy treasuries, they may include the complete set of stories as well as the author's biography and other fun facts (and sometimes even include stickers!). However, treasuries most of the ...
We enjoyed Beatrix Potter’s books from The Tales of Peter Rabbit upto Cecily Pasley’s Nursery Rhymes! A worthy heirloom for my future grandchildren. 😊 (Affiliate link)
The Original Peter Rabbit Presentation Boxed Set
I love this treasury with all the 23 tales in Peter Rabbit series, slipcase and dust jacket! If you prefer all the books in one place, this one may be a good choice for you! : )
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Beatrix Potter the Complete Tales
It’s never a dull moment when we read this series by A.A. Milne! We love the stories and the poems he made for Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin. Our personal collection is the hardcover deluxe version but this set is equally good, with additiona...
Winnie-the-Pooh Complete Fiction 6-Book Set
I love this Winnie-the-Pooh treasury because it has nice colorful illustrations! : )
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The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh
A beautiful collection of selected stories by Virginia Lee Burton! A wonderful resource that can inspire children with perseverance and resilience at a young age. Hope you’ll enjoy her works as much as we did! (Affiliate link)
Mike Mulligan and More
A collection of James Herriot’s fascinating stories about farm animals and town folks. He is a country vet and well-loved by his people and his readers. (Affiliate link)
James Herriot's Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small
Since we love his books, I was thrilled to get this treasury which includes his biography and actual pictures related to his works! (Affiliate link)
Make Way for McCloskey
This book is so lovely! Make sure to show your kids the illustrations as you read to them because they're so well-detailed and beautiful! : ) (Affiliate link)
The Complete Brambly Hedge
I love boxed sets and finding one for Little Bear series, which we dearly love is really nice! : )
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Little Bear 3-Book Box Set
Frances Series
Our favorite stories of the charming Frances, the badger!
A lovely book for picky eaters! : )
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Bread and Jam for Frances
A cozy bedtime story of Frances having a hard time going to sleep. : )
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Bedtime for Frances
A nice story about Frances' friendship with Thelma who often gets her into trouble.
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A Bargain for Frances
Another beautiful story about friendship but this time it's with Frances' own little sister!
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Best Friends for Frances
Frances struggles with her jealousy of Gloria, who is about to celebrate her birthday. I love this book teaching kids how to deal with same scenarios which can commonly happen among siblings. : )
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A Birthday for Frances
A nice book to read to kids when you're expecting an addition to your family. : )
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A Baby Sister for Frances
Little Bear Series
Our favorite bedtime read! : )
We can very much relate to this book as mother and son! This is our favorite bedtime read when my son was still very young. : )
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Little Bear
A very funny story about a kiss that Grandma Bear sends to Little Bear! We were giggling throughout the story! : )
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A Kiss for Little Bear
Little Bear shares his precious moments with his grandparents. The story about the robin is touching! : )
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Little Bear's Visit
Little Bear's excited his father's coming home after a long fishing trip! Something children can relate everytime they wait for their dads coming home from work. : )
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Father Bear Comes Home
A wonderful story of Little Bear's adventure with his grandfather! : )
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Little Bear and the Marco Polo