A cute story about an New York city mouse that is displaced by a fire and moves into an FDNY station. My son loves anything to do with fire trucks and this is a better read then others I've checked out.
I love Steven Kellogg's illustrations of classic stories.
Johnny Appleseed - by Steven Kellogg (Hardcover)
My 5 year old got the Henry Explores series for Christmas and we both love them.
Henry Explores the Jungle book by Mark Taylor
Another classic. Love the artwork.
Where the Wild Things Are (Paperback) by Maurice Sendak
When our kids were 7-
I had this book as a kid was learning to read and then one day my children saw it at G&G's house and asked me to read it to them…and now they're using it to learn to read.