Mother For Life

As we were sorting through things to take with us in the move, the hardest part was going through the books. My kids had more than I did, an amazing feat actually. We decided to pick our favorites and share them with you. These books have stayed with my kids from the time the oldest was old enough to read.

1.  IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE ~ Laura Joffe Numeroff

My kids love the funny mouse and all his wants, the pictures do great for the younger kids as well.

2. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE ~ Maurice Sendak

Short and sweet, with only ten sentences, the pictures are absolutely amazing.

3. ANY AND ALL DR. SEUSS BOOKS ~ Theodor Seuss Geisel

These books are great for their rhyming and pictures. Easy for little ones to learn to read with.

4. THE BOOKSTORE GHOST~ Barbara Maitland

My six year old son picked this book out and read it to me a month ago, its fast become a favorite here.

5. THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR ~ Eric Carle

An oldie, but goodie. This picture book is perfect for younger children to explore. We still have our ten year old copy.

6. GOODNIGHT MOON ~  Margaret Wise Brown

The ultimate bedtime story, I used this one to put all of my kids to bed when they were younger.

My kids had many more favorites they wanted to add to this list, but I had to put a limit somewhere.  We love to read in this house hold, and now that my youngest son is reading to us as well, it has become quite fun. I started reading to these guys at such an early age, and I’m just grateful that they all love to read now as well. Don’t get me wrong, we did go through phases where my daughter had no interest in reading, it became a chore for her. But I left her alone about it, and now she reads almost as much as I do.

Happy reading to you all, and feel free to add your own favorites in.

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