Comments on: Twaddle-Free Books for Preschoolers: My Top 10 Favorites

By: Financial Turmoil and Hurricane Ike in My Last Week at Work

Financial Turmoil and Hurricane Ike in My Last Week at Work — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:32:50 +0000

[...] Twaddle-Free Books for Preschoolers: My Top 10 Favorites [...]

By: dempster

dempster — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:12:12 +0000

Thanks for this. What a great list and conversation-starter! So many amazing books, so little time…
these lists are very dangerous
my votes for some all-time favourites (range of ages):

Caps for Sale- Esphyr Slobodkina
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble – Wm. Steig
Owl Babies – M. Waddell
Frederick – Leo Lionni
The Jolly Postman – Allan Ahlberg
The Cow Who Fell in the Canal – Phyllis Krasilovsky
Higgelty Piggelty Pop – M. Sendak
Richard Scarry books
Berenstain Bears books
Anatole books
Lupinchen – Binette Schröder
Olaf’s Incredible Machine – Nicholas Brennan
The Phantom Tollbooth – Norton Juster
The Allana Books – Tamora Pierce
Some Australian Favourites(picture books):
Are We There Yet? – Alison Lester
Australia at the Beach- Max Fatchen
Diary of a Wombat- Jackie French
Sigh…
Happy reading! And hats off to all you homeschoolers. Where I live it isn’t allowed!!
(Germany)

P.S: I loved Amelia Bedelia, but my kids don’t: they hate when she messes up& are worried she’ll get in trouble!?

By: Book List (Yes it is long!) | Confessions of a young mama

Book List (Yes it is long!) | Confessions of a young mama — Mon, 09 May 2011 02:32:51 +0000

[...] during a search for some good children’s books I came across a book blog by Simple Mom that begins with this quote by CS Lewis, “No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which [...]

By: Tara

Tara — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:56:10 +0000

I just wanted to say that I love your top ten list! I have (almost) four year old twins and a son who is nearing three and every single one of your choices is on our list of favourites as well!

By: Stacey

Stacey — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:12:34 +0000

Great post and comments. I’ve bookmarked it in my delicious account for future reference (and library visits).

I’ve taught all of my children to read. The first books they read are those in the Little Bear series (Elsa Holmelund Minarik), followed by the Frog and Toad books. And we love, love, love Maurice Sendak. In addition to the ubiquitous Where the Wild Things Are, there are others like Chicken Soup with Rice, Outside Over There, and In the Night Kitchen.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:32:45 +0000

I am so glad you mentioned George and Martha- I adore these books and so do my kids.

We love everything written by Kevin Henkes and Julia Donaldson (The Gruffalo), too.

Please keep these posts about books coming!

By: Aimee

Aimee — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:44:48 +0000

The Story of Ping is one of the only books my mom kept from my childhood. It has been such a blessing to read it to our daughter. I’ve always adored that book!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 21 May 2010 08:56:05 +0000

We have many favorites listed already, so I won’t go back over those. One of our favorites hasn’t been mentioned so far (I don’t think). It is Please Pick Me Up Mama by Robin Luebs. The repetition and rhyming is great. We borrowed it from the library and ended up ordering it for a birthday it was so well loved.

By: Tina @ Ride On Toys

Tina @ Ride On Toys — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:18:20 +0000

I love the classic Winnie the Pooh. The characters in this book are so lovable and it's such an easy to read book. My granddaughter has loved this book since day one. Mix in a little Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and we can read for hours. .-= Tina @ Ride On Toys´s last blog ..Princess Power Wheels – More Power To The Girls =-.

By: Alison

Alison — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:51:41 +0000

I completely agree with all of the choices on your list, but Nikki has is spot-0n with The Little House and all the Virginia Lee Burton books.