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Children’s books my kids love
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items I love to read with my children, and these are some of our favorite books for ages 0-8 years. (I have a 6 year old girl and 8 year old boy.) Every book on this list has been read at LEAST a dozen times in our house, and they ask for them by name.
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My kids love Little Quack, and so do I! This story tackles prejudice and exclusion in childhood play while being light hearted and fun! The cadence of the writing, as well as the repetition, make for great writing for young minds.
We got this book ...
Little Quack's New Friend - Books
My kids (5 and 7) love learning about the natural science of the water cycle with this fun children’s picture book. They cheer for Little Raindrop as they travel along their journey, and are fascinated by how water goes so many places and even into r...
Little Raindrop - Amazing Natural Story
This silly book takes the mystery of the missing underpants and turns it into a space adventure! Aliens coming down to earth because they love our underpants? This is EXACTLY the kind of story my space loving son wants to read. The amount of laughs w...
Aliens Love Underpants: Deluxe Edition
Not only has this book become a favorite among the kids and teachers, but I love it too.
On the surface, The Gruffalo is an amusing story of a mouse telling silly white lies and finding out that one of them came true. It slowly adds more and more d...
The Gruffalo: Classic Rhyming Picture Book
This story is never the same twice. How? Well, because it has no words! This is a beautifully illustrated book whose only words are to tell you WHEN things are happening. It’s up to the reader of the story to come up with their own version of what is...
Tuesday: A Caldecott Award Winner
A brother and sister (not unlike my two children) set of on a wild imaginary adventure while they do a task for their parents. Turn ordinary household things into big creatures to overcome, climb the mountain of stairs, and awake the monster (their p...
We're Going to Find the Monster
Disgusting, slightly creepy, and full of laughs. This children’s picture book follows the tall tale of a boy who picked his nose so much that it grew large enough to suck him inside. What awaits inside?
The words in the story are more complex than ...
Nose Pickin Nicholas: The Boy Who Wouldn't Stop
Beautifully illustrated, this story is a great read-aloud. Explore ideas of family, friendship, and accepting our differences.
Stellaluna is a bat who lost her mother and gets raised by a mama bird alongside the baby birds, but she always feels dif...
Stellaluna: Cannon, Janell - Books
Encourage resilience in your kids with this well-loved picture book about a dragon who never gave up on his dream of earning a golden star, and a princess who has a dream of her own too.
My children love this book, as well as the film adaptation. T...
Zog - Julia Donaldson: Books
A Christmas classic that my kids adore! I was surprised by the compassion they had for the grinch by the end of the story. My son insisted on trying “roast beast” because of this book.
While it may be a holiday book, that doesn’t stop them from rea...
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! - Dr. Seuss
My babies loved this book so much that it eventually fell apart and we got another one.
This book covers colors and animals in a fun, repetitive way that reiterates the words to Littles. Perfect for practicing colors with your language-learning kid...
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Book
I always gift this book to new parents because I love it so much. I read it to my babies constantly, and they still enjoy the sweet sentiments and playfulness to this day. Perfect for a father-son duo (as both characters are he/him pronouns)
Guess How Much I Love You | Children's Book
A sweet story for babies and young children to tell them of the joy of their being born. The illustrations are stunning and invoke imagination and conversation among the kids. I personally love the voice this author carries in her writing.
I have, ...
On the Night You Were Born
Whenever my children are anxious of being apart, be it for school or a night with at their Grandma’s house, this book is perfect for calming their nerves.
The stunning art and lyrical voice draw you in, and the words are sweet and comforting. A spe...
Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You
We know our children in a special way that no one else does. That is what this book tells our children in a sweet and silly way. My children love the art and seeing the different animals, as well as imagining if they were different animals.
I'd Know You Anywhere, My Love: Family Gift
A gentle and sweet bedtime story for little ones. My kids loved hearing this story before bed. The art is so pretty too!
It's Time to Sleep, My Love
Such an inspiring story for little minds. Discuss all the things they could be, from bold and creative to kind and caring. My children especially love the end when I ask them which character they would most love to be.
The Wonderful Things You Will Be
Such a fun story to really throw your read-aloud skills into. Read the speech bubbles with emotion and it makes for a fun time. My kids always laugh.
The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster
A speech bubble based picture book, this story breaks the fourth wall by acknowledging that they are in a book and have the power to control what the reader says.
My children get a kick out of this book, especially with all the acting fun you can h...
We Are in a Book! (Elephant and Piggie)
A colorful and cute story of 10 unicorns trying to save the princess’s birthday. It is a counting down style story with rhyming and fantasy characters.
Cute, simple enough for my 6 year old to read, and unicorns. Have fun spotting the unicorns on e...
Ten Little Unicorns
Tackle the fear of sleeping away from home with this cute magical pup! My kids love when puppy finally uses their magic, and it feels very relatable.
Puppicorn (The Magic Pet Shop)
If you want to make your children laugh, Boris can help. This silly puppet book about a monster who gets excited and gives kisses lets me enter act with the kids and has them getting involved saying “calm down Boris.”
Calm Down Boris (sam lloyd Series)
A royally silly book about all the different fancy underpants the Queen wears. It makes my kids snicker. A favorite of my 6 year old daughter.
The Queen's Knickers
My daughter loves this book about a princess who does not need saving. It is funny and empowering for young girls, showing that they are capable of handling themselves, and sometimes they even save the boys.
A Damsel Not in Distress!
This story is so cute and follows an owl who blows out the stars one by one around the world as we sleep. We LOVE that there is a QR code in the book that takes you to an audio reading of the book. Sometimes I read the book myself, other times they s...
Little Owl's Bedtime
A father and child go owing in the snow in this poem turned children’s book. My husband got this for our son and it is a calm story of patience, tradition, and bonding.
Owl Moon
Want to have fun AND teach the importance of making good decisions? This fun book lets your children CHOOSE what happens in the story. Depending on their answer, you turn to a specific page in the book. Their decisions literally change the story, for...
What Should Danny Do? (The Power to Choose Series)
One of my son’s favorite stories of friendship, bravery, and doing the right thing.
Horton Hears a Who
A cute Christmas tale, the gingerbread mouse gets a special gift from Santa.
Gingerbread Mouse: Christmas Book for Kids
My daughter adores Corduroy. This cute little bear with his missing button explores a closed department store and dreams of finding his new home. She especially loves the little girl in the story.
Corduroy
Timid encourages children to be their authentic selves and tackles the struggle of nerves and anxiety. A story of friendship, bravery, and creativity.
Timid
My daughter insisted I share this book. She loves it! (She said she especially loves the big dot)
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
My son’s favorite story book. This can be a Christmas story, but we enjoy it daily. A story with fun lyrical repetition, adventure, and family.
Stick Man