K i d s
books

My top 20 books for children!

rank

Click title to purchase online

Cover Age
20

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood
Everybody loves strawberries, help the mouse protect his strawberry from the bear! A great story for the young reader!

Hardcover

1-5
19 working on it    
18 working on it    
17 working on it    
16

Baby's First Library : The Runaway Bunny, Big Red Barn, Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

A great collection of classic children's stories. First books for many children to read over and over again.

0-3
15 The Napping House by Audrey Wood 1-5
14 working on it    
13 working on it    
12

Stuart Little by E. B. White
A wild tale of a mouse born into a family of humans. His wild adventures from thrown out with the trash to winning a sailboat race to searching for his love are told in an intriguing style.

Hardcover

 
11

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling

This richly illustrated version of the tale of the evil snake and the brave and faithful mongoose is captivating and entertaining.

4-8
10

Rip Van Winkle (Rabbit Ears/Book and Cassette) by Rick Meyerowitz (Illustrator), Anjelica Huston (Narrator)(Unk), Washington Irving
An American Classic: the Rabbit Ears series is great bedtime entertainment for the young child. They can follow along with the beautifully illustrated book.

4-8
9

Johnny Appleseed (Rabbit Ears) by James Howard Kunstler

Garrison Keeler gives a wonderful reading of this American Folk Hero's adventures.

4-8
8

John Henry : The Legendary Folk Hero (Rabbit Ears) by Brad Kessler

Denzil Washington's reading of this famous Afro-American Folk Tale is great entertainment. Who will win the race?

4-8
7

One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
A young girl wakes up with a loose tooth and even after loosing it while helping her father dig for clams she still gets her wish and "Clam chowder for lunch"! Simply wonderful!


Hardcover

2-8
6      
5

 

   
4 Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
A great story of mothers and children gathering blueberries for winter. Humans and bears sharing the bounty of the earth and getting all mixed up among the blueberries on blueberry hill.


Hardcover
2-7
3

Charlotte's Web by E. B. White


Hardcover

4-8
2

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
A mallard family stops at the Public Garden in Boston to raise a family. A heartwarming classic story loved by young and old alike.


Hardcover

2-8
1

The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White.
The story of Louis a mute swan who with the help of his father and an 11 year old boy named Sam finds his voice. A great bedtime chapter book!

4-8