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Our Favorite Readalouds During Early Years

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Bev Ocampo

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! : ) This list is a selection of...

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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 Series

Such a fun book! Hope you'll enjoy this!

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Mouse Soup

We enjoyed this lovely book of fables we read with my child before bedtime! : )

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Fables

We love reading these very funny tales during bedtime! Hope you'll enjoy them too! : )

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Mouse Tales by Arnold Lobel

An insightful book about the journey of a grasshopper walking down the road. Another favorite of ours! : )

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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

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

Robert Louis Stevenson's collection of poems, more beautifully presented with Gyo Fujikawa's lovely illustrations! We enjoyed it! : )

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A Child's Garden of Verses

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

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

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

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

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...

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The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton

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: Story of a Little Engine

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: Classic Winter Adventure

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 & Boris

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 World of Peter Rabbit: Books 1-23 Box

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

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 & More: Classic Construction Stories

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: Tales

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: Robert McCloskey Treasury

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: Illustrated Classics

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

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

Little Bear shares his precious moments with his grandparents. The story about the robin is touching! : )

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Little Bear's Visit

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