favorite children's books

Subject: favorite children's books

looking to increase my repertoire of gift books for kids...

I remember loving Spot books, scratch and sniff ones, "Where the Wild Things Are", and one called "Hats for Sale" or something to that effect--the pile of hats illustration was mesmerizing!

more suggestions please

hustler
or cheri
my favorites as a child....

scratch and sniff too...
mesmerizing beyond belief

Subject: Re: favorite children's books

OpossumQueen wrote: looking to increase my repertoire of gift books for kids...

I remember loving Spot books, scratch and sniff ones, "Where the Wild Things Are", and one called "Hats for Sale" or something to that effect--the pile of hats illustration was mesmerizing!

more suggestions please

You might want to check out the Newbury (sp?) or Caldecott (sp?) Awards book list or some such lists...

Green Eggs and Ham
Harold and the Purple Crayon

What age kids? I don't remember much of the book, but I remember that Island of the Blue Dolphins pretty much made a reader out of me... oh, and Stone Fox, Where the Red Ferns Grow, The Outsiders, etc, etc, etc. These are probably suitable for what? 9-ish +?

how old are we talking? cause boy do i have a million of these. here are two off the top of my head:

for really little (runaway bunny through spot age), i love goodnight gorilla. it's also proved to be a good one for families who don't primarily speak english, as there are so few words that it's easily translated for the kids.

for a little older (frog and toad age-ish), hog-eye is funny, has a great girl (pig) who triumphs over a wolf by being smart and literate, and, for the baby literary theorist in your life, introduces the concept of the unreliable narrator.

Yes!

Caps For Sale

A Bear Called Paddington

The Story of Ferdinand

Sam, Bangs & Moonshine

The Island of the Skog

Much Bigger Than Martin

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Where the Wild Things Are

Corduroy

The Giving Tree

In the Night Kitchen

The Velveteen Rabbit

The House on East 88th Street

Those are just the ones I could remember, I read like a lunatic when I was a kid. Walking down the street, hiding books under my desk at school, in the bathroom, etc...

dr. seuss., shel silverstein.

chris van allsburg!

let's not forget madeline l'engle!

The Giving Tree is so sad

caseopele wrote: Yes!

Caps For Sale

A Bear Called Paddington

The Story of Ferdinand

Sam, Bangs & Moonshine

The Island of the Skog

Much Bigger Than Martin

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Where the Wild Things Are

Corduroy

The Giving Tree

In the Night Kitchen

The Velveteen Rabbit

The House on East 88th Street

Those are just the ones I could remember, I read like a lunatic when I was a kid. Walking down the street, hiding books under my desk at school, in the bathroom, etc...

I love The Giving Tree, but the picture of Shel Silverstein on the back cover is enough to scarey any kid to death

I swear I will still cry if I read The Giving Tree today. :oops:

hans christian andersen's fairy tales, especially the little match girl, the mr. men/little miss books, in the night kitchen!

Walter, the Farting Dog

Flexichick wrote: I love The Giving Tree, but the picture of Shel Silverstein on the back cover is enough to scarey any kid to death

Ha! Yeah, I can still see that picture in my mind's eye. It made an impression.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a good one. Originally part of The Jungle Book, but generally available seperately and illustrated.

Also, Lizard Music by D. Manus Pinkwater.

the giving tree is my favorite book ever

ch_smooth wrote: hans christian andersen's fairy tales, especially the little match girl, ...

And they're even better in the original Klingon.

jIyajbe'!!!