I am a book-lover, and I've given birth to three more. When we moved to Wheaton we probably brought more than 30 boxes of books -- no joke! Children's literature is a lot of fun when stories are well-told. Here are some of our all-time favorites:
For 2-5 Year Olds
The Big Picture Story Bible by David Helm
Firebears: The Rescue Team by Rhonda Gowler Greene
Alfie series by Shirley Hughes
Thomas and the School Trip by Rev. W. Awdry
So Many Bunnies: A Bedtime ABC and Counting Book by Rick Walton
Home for a Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
Babybug magazine
For 5-7 Year Olds
Frog & Toad books by Arnold Lobel
Mr. Putter and Tabby series by Cynthia Rylant
Owl at Home by Arnold Lobel
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
The Lion Storyteller Bedtime Book
High Five magazine by Highlights
Clubhouse Jr. magazine by Focus on the Family
For 6-10 Year Olds
The Children's Bible Storybook by Anne de Graaf
The Gold-Threaded Dress by Carolyn Marsden
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
The Blind Hunter by Kristina Rodanas
Stone Soup by Jon Muth
Fire on the Mountain retold by Jane Kurtz
Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne
Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Goodbye, Vietnam by Gloria Whelan
Twenty and Ten by Clare Huchet Bishop
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan
The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
American Girl Series (especially the Addy books)
American Girl Magazine
For 9 Year Olds and Older
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
And the Word Came with Power by Joanne Shetler
Bruchko by Bruce Olsen
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis (my personal favorite is the Voyage of the Dawn Treader)
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkein
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry
