Reddit mentions: The best children bear books

I'm not a regular contributor, but I felt like making a top-10 list of my favorite books so far. (My son will be turning 3 soon.)

The rules mention links to facebook or blogs; I'm hoping non-referral links to Amazon are okay. I'll link board books where possible, because pages get ripped and torn until at least two-and-a-half years of age.

• Little Blue Truck: Most parents probably already know this one. Great book for when children are starting to speak - you can point to each of the animals and ask what it "says."
  
• Jamberry: Beautiful illustrations, and it can be read as a song. I'm pretty sure two verses were switched - I think it should be "Three berry four berry, my berry your berry, hayberry strawberry, finger and pawberry." Bugs me a little bit.
  
• Chugga Chugga Choo Choo: Another singable book with rhymes and good illustrations, and a good means of prompting child participation - they can fill in the "whoo whooo!" part.
  
• Planting a Rainbow: Great eye-grabbing book for learning colors. Can also be read with a rhythm, though it isn't as singable as the others.
  
• Little Owl's Night: Great book for pre-empting any fears of the dark. "Owls wake up at night time, and sleep when the sun is up." Surely if this little owl is chilling at night with his fox and turtle buddies, that means nighttime is nothing to be afraid of.
  
• The Little Dump Truck: Has a good rhythm and good illustrations. Helps give your kid, who loves dump trucks but doesn't know why, an idea of what dump trucks actually do.
  
• Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street: Fantastic counting book, and has a good rhythm as well. Highly recommend for getting your kid to count past ten.
  
• Potty: A godsend for potty training. Start reading it a couple months before you introduce the potty, and read it often. We potty-trained our son at about 34 months with a combination of this book and Season 2, Episode 1 of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. He used a little plastic thing for about two weeks before we moved him up to the integrated seat, which is great because it can just be wiped down after use.
  
• Julia's House for Lost Creatures: Beautifully illustrated, and a great introduction to cleaning up after yourself. "What do good boys do if they make a little mess?" "Um, clean up!" The text doesn't flow well in some parts - I get the impression that this was intended for comic-book reading children - but it isn't overly wordy and has more than enough art to compensate.
  
• Why is the Grass Green? First Questions and Answers about Nature: If anyone knows about a more recent version of this, I'd be very interested. We found this one in a library's outdoor "take one, leave one" box. Some of it is still too advanced for our little one to wrap his head around, but the way this book distills concepts into concise explanations with simple wording is amazing. Highly recommended for any child that asks a lot of "why" questions.

reading is awesome

I have a whole children's books list for work. I take this opportunity to list some of my favorite books on my list for all to see.

The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle. A delightfully repetitious book that children can join in on about a pompous ladybug who pretends to be tough but in reality is not very tough. "Hey you! Want to fight?!"

The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf. A book about a pacifist bull who refuses to bullfight. I love this story as a way to highlight introverts and pacifists instead of macho, extroverts like most books do.

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson. How do you even describe this book? Harold uses a magical crayon that creates whatever he draws. His adventures are created by himself. He causes mischief and gets out of mischief all by his own creations.

Spoon by Amy Rosenthal. This is about a spoon that is uncertain with its place in the world. He believes that knives, forks, and chopsticks get to have all the fun. His parents teach him otherwise. Who else gets to eat ice cream?!

Henny Penny by Paul Galdone. The sky is falling and Henny Penny must tell the King! A fun nonsense rhyming book with repetition that children can join in the refrain.

Corduroy by Don Freeman. A stuffed bear in a department store is almost purchased by a little girl until her mother tells her that she spent too much money and the bear is missing a button. Corduroy ventures off through the department store to find his button. I love this little story. Plus the linked version comes with a Corduroy!

Mr. Gumpy's Outing by John Buningham. The amazon summary is probably better than what I would say: It's a pleasant day, so Mr. Gumpy decides to go for a boat ride. Each barnyard animal begs to join him, and Mr. Gumpy agrees-as long as each behaves! Two children join the fun, and as soon as the boat is launched, everyone does exactly what Mr. Gumpy asked them not to do.

Some honorable mentions from my list: Knuffle Bunny, A Visitor for Bear, I Got Two Dogs, I Ain't Gonna Paint No More, The Three Pigs, The Big Green Monster (someone else already posted this!)

Oh god, I could spend hours in this topic. I have so many books already that are not on my list. I may be stealing this idea for a contest later this week. Thank you for the contest. Reading is awesome and I love instilling a passion for reading in preschoolers.

I love this contest. I absolutely love reading with my children. They are 7 and 4 and they are such little bookworms! Reading with children is one of the most important things you can do as a parent (or an educator)!

That being said, I have a ton of books I want to recommend to you. My kids favorites thus far have been:

• Anything by Shel Silverstein, particularly The Giving Tree which is an actual story, or Where The Sidewalk Ends which is a collection of child-friendly poems that are sweet, silly, funny, cute, etc.
  
  
• Anything by Mo Willems, particularly the Pigeon and Duckling series. Our favorite was The Duckling Gets A Cookie!?. It's hilarious and adorable, and very fun to read! I like to put on voices for the duckling and the pigeon. The kids get a kick out of it!
  
  
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar. This one was my daughter's favorite from the time she was 2 til she was 4! She has it memorized now.
  
  
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle (author of Hungry Caterpillar as well).
  
  
• Love You Forever is a wonderful bedtime story.
  
  
• Madeline is a classic, and for a good reason! :)
  
  I have lots more but I'd be here all day if I don't stop myself now.
  
  If I win, I would love the second book in the Amulet series for my 7 year old. She is really into graphic novels right now and I just bought her the first one the other day, and she has already finished it. She really wants the second one! :)
  
  Green eggs and ham.
  
  Edit: I'm going to stick around and get suggestions for my own kids, as well :P This is such a great contest!

I'm so incredibly sorry to hear this - I remember reading one of your previous posts and hoping for the best. You've already gotten some great advice here, in terms of following S's lead and letting her grieve however she needs to. I would talk through with her exactly what to expect at the visitation and funeral, and let her know she can ask to step outside with you for a few minutes at any time. I also agree that a counselor would be a good idea - though make sure you frame it as just something we do when we're dealing with big feelings, so she doesn't feel she's doing anything wrong or is incapable in any way.

There are also some good activity books/journals for kids to help process grief, such as Angel Catcher for Kids and When Someone Very Special Dies. There are also some beautiful picture books on the theme of death and grief, which might resonate with her even though she's maybe on the older side for picture books. In particular, her situation reminds me of the book Ida, Always, about two polar bears who are best friends until one dies (due to unspecified illness), and the other must find a way to go on while always remembering her. The Invisible String, The Memory Box, and Grief is a Mess would also be good choices. Another powerful depiction of grief is One Wave at a Time: A Story about Grief and Healing, but here the main character's father has died, so you may not want to plant that idea right now; there's also Rabbityness, which isn't explicitly about death but more about celebrating the unique legacy someone leaves behind after they are gone.

I hope something in there is helpful - maybe your daughter could read several of these and pick her favorite to give as a gift to K's dad? Help her brainstorm other ways she can offer support K's dad as well; while of course her first priority is her own grieving, it can sometimes be empowering for kids to feel like there's something meaningful they can do, to focus their energy and attention on. Whether that's writing down some favorite memories or collecting photos or making him a casserole or something else, I think K's dad would really appreciate anything S might want to share.

My daughter is 1.5, she doesnt talk, but she LOVES to read! I would love for her to have a special Christmas book that we can read on Christmas eve, like this bear book! My son is 6 months and we are starting sign with him and this book would be great for him! I think books are a great gifts, nice choice and thank you for the kind offer :)

My son is that age and he loves reading board books with mom and dad (and trying to eat them too). His favorite right now is Moo Baa La La La (and some of his other favorites are Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and The Pout-Pout Fish).

Around that age he also started wanting to climb out of the bathtub, so we were really happy with this The Fill And Spin Water Fountain Bath Toys - Flow Fill Spin Water Spout Interactive Baby And Kids Bathtub Toys - with Extra Orange Cloud . When he figured out how to spin the googly eyes with his finger, he just sort of cooed at it for a few minutes and it was unbelievably cute to watch (and of course he is now more busy playing with the toy to bother as much with climbing out of the tub).

A coworker gave us a stuffed animal (Friendship League 12" Plush Moose ) that our guy has also enjoyed playing with.

He also loves climbing up the stairs (with mom or dad) and throwing blocks (as well as everything in our recycling bin) down them.

An inexpensive item you could also gift could be a pack of tennis balls. Our son loves their bright color and since we have a lot of hardwood he’s super entertained when I show him how to bounce and roll them.

Hope this helps offer a few ideas.

It's Nice To Be An Otter

What A Wonderful World

That's Not My Monkey

Monster Parade

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Chicka Chicka ABC

Rainbow Fish

All are board books except Monster Parade and I couldn't find the board book link for Rainbow Fish but that's what we have. His favorites are the top 4 I listed. I've been reading those to him since he was a newborn and loves the pictures. He smiles and giggles at the otters (my fave animal!) and lights up when we get to "the colors of the rainbow" in What A Wonderful World, which is a very special song for my mom and me so it's pretty amazing to pass that onto my son.

We've used this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Choco-Paperstar-Keiko-Kasza/dp/0698113640

and this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Tell-Again-About-Night-Born/dp/0064435814/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KXWRZ8XANMAVDAPZYHRJ

and this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Wished-You-Adoption-Marianne-Richmond/dp/1934082066/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1934082066&pd_rd_r=VQQX0YJDRY9ZENP34DA7&pd_rd_w=bupmJ&pd_rd_wg=FbnwR&psc=1&refRID=VQQX0YJDRY9ZENP34DA7

and this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Day-Met-Aladdin-Picture-Books/dp/0689809646/ref=pd_sim_14_13?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0689809646&pd_rd_r=F1RS4C5VVNAKP65QV8JR&pd_rd_w=CdcFC&pd_rd_wg=DGunr&psc=1&refRID=F1RS4C5VVNAKP65QV8JR

and we've had a lot of talks about her birth family and how sometimes someone loves you so much that they send you to a family who can protect you and keep you safe.

Kids read your anxiety as much as they hear your words. I know it's hard, but it's important to tell yourself that even though she is having these feelings, you have the rest of your lives to get it right, and she's not going anywhere. Calm yourself as much as you can, smile and tell her you love her.

Do you lie down with her at night at bedtime? One of use does this every night, and we always answer any questions she has as she's falling asleep, and we remind her that we love her, that she is special, that she is safe with us, and that we will be here for her forever.

Every night.

Good luck.

Yay! Congratulations. I love children's books unabashedly. I'll limit myself to the 0-5ish age range, as you have some time for the rest.

First books:

• Goodnight Moon is pretty much recognized as one of the greatest children's books of all times.
  
• Black on White is great for very early infants. Did you know babies are color blind? They'll stare at this for a while, but outgrow its simplicity fairly quickly.
  
  Next, for narrative and fun!
  
  
• All of Sandra Boynton's books are great, but I'm partial to But Not the Hippopotamus
  
• Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs is so much fun.
  
• Don't let the pigeon drive the bus is great for when he learns to say "NO!" Actually, just check out Mo Willems at the library.
  
• I want my hat back is super enjoyable.
  
  Going into the children's section at the bookstore/library can be intimidating-- Dora and Elmo and Barney assault you at every turn, but there are some real gems in there. Look at Caldecott winners for glorious artwork and storytelling.
  
  Finally, try reading a book out loud to yourself. If it's taking forever or if you're getting bored, it's probably not worth trying to read it to a kid. I once got a three-year-old Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, which is very text heavy. Poor choice.

For books my kid loved as a baby most of these he still likes at 2 but now have them memorized:
pretty much anything Eric Carle and also Sandra Boynton (especially pajama time and 1,2,3)
Good night moon
Little blue truck
He loved the touch and feel books by usborne "that's not my ----" tons of these like that's not my cow, lion, monkey etc. ( usually cheaper from an usborne seller but amazon has some That's Not My Panda. Written by Fiona Watt (Usborne Touchy-Feely Books) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1409549836/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_RnfSybGEM3PJ8)

Fun Dog, Sun Dog https://www.amazon.com/dp/0761458360/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_qpfSybBM47TVS ( and the other 2 in this series)

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear (Child's Play Library) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0859536599/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_SrfSybN3H2382

Love love love reading to my two daughters - 1 and 3. My grandmother was an elementary school teacher, so we grew up always being read to and were quick to learn to read ourselves - and now am definitely passing that along to my kids. Each of them get three books before bed at the very least, and are always bringing books over for us to read to them. I love it when they're at the stage where they're just really learning to talk, and babble their way through pretending to read a book. :-)

Some of our favorite books lately have been:

• So Big!
  
• Bear Stays Up for Christmas
  
• Zen Shorts
  
• How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten?
  
• What Makes a Rainbow?
  
• Is Your Mama a Llama?
  
• The Very Quiet Cricket
  
• Five Little Monkeys
  
• Are You My Mother?
  
• Goodnight Moon
  
• I Love You Stinky Face
  
• (Any number of Clifford books)
  
• (lots of Dr. Seuss books)
  
  I still have my collection of books from when I was young - I am looking forward to introducing them to Beverly Cleary and Roald Dahl as they get older.

Green eggs and ham is a pretty cool book, but have you tried books by Karma Wilson? Animal Strike at the Zoo is a pretty cute one for you and your daughter! I like the Bear related series the best!

I would love to have Bear Stays Up for Christmas to add my library. I collect little kid books for my preschool classroom!

Aren't there books on the 'story of how you were adopted' that you can read to kids? I'm no expert, certainly, but as someone who would like to adopt, I've thought something like that might be a good way to ease into the child's story without making it a big deal. It might also help you figure out how to word things so he doesn't feel abandoned. Maybe?

Here's an example, but look up 'adoption story book' on amazon and there's are a lot of them:

adoption story

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear was my childhood favorite! Also enjoyed the Berenstein Bears & Little Critter books. Don't Let the Pigeon series is great, as is the Elephant & Piggy series. The Skippyjon Jones series is awesome, and I adore the Zen books from Jon Muth

(Sorry, I taught preschool & I love children's books 😂)

One World, Many Religions: The Ways We Worship, by Mary Pope Osborne – Survey of all the world’s religions from children’s perspectives, geared for 9-12 year olds.

Buller, Laura (2005). A Faith Like Mine. New York, NY: DK.  Includes Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, and Sikhism in detail, with bits on Zoroastrianism, Shinto, Taoism, Jainism and Baha’i, for ages 9-12.

DK Publishing (2011). What Do You Believe? New York, NY: DK. Includes all of the largest faiths, many smaller religious, plus ancient philosophers such as Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato, as well as modern thinkers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Kant, and Sartre.

The Little Book of Hindu Deities: From the Goddess of Wealth to the Sacred Cow, by Sanjay Patel – This is actually not a children’s book, but came highly recommended

Demi (2005). Jesus. New York, NY: Margaret K. McElderry Books

Zen Shorts, by Jon Muth – Introduction to Zen principles by a giant panda, targeted to children 9-12

DK Publishing (2011). What Do You Believe?  New York, NY: DK. Includes all of the largest faiths, many smaller religious, plus ancient philosophers such as Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato, as well as modern thinkers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Kant, and Sartre.

The Elephant Prince: The Story of Ganesh, by Amy Novesky – Beautifully illustrated tale of Ganesh, Hindu deity.

Demi (2003). Muhammad. New York, NY: Margaret K. McElderry Books

Loved the show, loved the books. They're I Can Read Books, so they're awesome for learning, helped me to do so. It was great. Plus, they're cheap and they're just cute little stories. Get those kids some books! Any of the books on my list will be awesome. That books, plus others are on there!

Also, look into Amelia Bedelia, one my fave characters from when I was little. They're so cute and silly.

This would be neat as an ideal item under $15.

Anywho.

Activity: Lounging about and making weird sounds to my son. Laughing when he tries to mimic said sounds back to me.

Movie: Ew, such a tough one, have so many favorites here. Um...well, let's say Big Trouble in Little China. One of those movies that I'll always stop everything to watch it.

Book: Again, super tough choice for me. I'm going to have to go with Cormac McCarthy's, The Road. Super chilling book that's actually about nothing much at all, yet I could not put it down any of the times I read it. Speaking of which, I really need to get another copy, ex ended up with mine and...yeah. Also was a huge fan of the Dark Tower series, well, until King was hit by the car, then everything just took on this weird turn and it lost some of the magic in it for me. Still good, just not as good as the ones before.

Comic Book: Another tough choice, so I'll limit it to series that have run their course, though Saga is just sooooo good, and Locke & Key is almost at the end. Nah, I'll have to go with either Preacher or maybe Y: The Last Man. Though to be fair I read Preacher quite a few years ago so maybe it won't hold up like it used to, did have some pretty weird bits that just seemed to be there to drag things out. Y was fantastic, really neat and realistic look at a world after an apocalypse of sorts.
Oh, shoot. Johnny the Homicidal Maniac. That's a good one. Yeah, I'll go with that one. It was what got me into comics, like, well, beyond just what Marvel or DC had to offer. Showed me that there was a whole world of artists and studios out there that I just didn't know about. Plus it really fit my messed up sense of humor. Yeah, we'll go with JTHM for favorite comic.

As for a quick blurb about me, well, I'm of Irish descent, which would likely explain my love for all things Potato which, not that I think about it, makes me wish I had some right now. Man, some of those loaded, or maybe bacon chipotle instant potatoes would be so boss right now. Damn, why did I not pick any of those up at the store the other night? I mean, I was there, I was literally right there beside them in the aisle picking up some things on the shelf right next to them. Man, I know they were instant and all, but they were still so good. I mean, they weren't nearly as good as the homemade mashed potatoes that my granny used to make, but still. Speaking of which, man, I really miss her cooking. I really just miss her in general. Eff cancer.

Oh...yeah, I also tend to ramble off topic sometimes. Probably help if I didn't end up typing everything I was thinking out as some sort of free flow type, but...yeah, there you have it. I mean, editing would likely help a great deal as well. Be dead simple to go back and delete things really, but then we have the hassle of figuring out which bits, and how to string the other bits together to make sense without those bits, and then we quickly have something written out that wasn't what I actually said but something of mine taken and made into something that wasn't really me. If that makes sense.

It sucks that these are gone. The rights of the Berenstain Bears got bought out by a Evangelical Christian company they completely rewrote the characters, and now we only get great titles like "Gods Loves You" and "The Berenstain Bears Go to Sunday School".

EDIT: They didn't get bought out. Turns out the son of the original authors found Jesus, and thought that the book characters his parents had left him the rights to would be the perfect pedestal to preach the love of his newfound religion.

I buy 'unconventional' books for my baby. If I have to read them 700 times, I'm going to enjoy it too.

My Monster Momma Loves Me So,
I Want My Hat Back, and Moonpowder
are currently his three favorites. They are all really cute and I love the art styles.

We also sing Sylvia Long's version of Hush Little Baby to him for a lullaby (less consumerism, more nature.)

This is in one of my daughter's story books, called Zen Shorts, by Jon J. Muth, and it features Stillwater, a giant zen panda who entertains three children, siblings, with this and a couple other well-known koans. It won Caldecott honors. One of the most beautiful, gentle books I've seen for kids who understand.

Yeah, I second the book idea. Not totally unique but I think three to five books for kids that you loved when you were a child or that your child loves are great. That's what I always go with and that's what we used to do when I would go shopping with my mom. My faves that aren't super obvious (i.e. not "Good Night Moon") are Jamberry, Jesse Bear What Will You Wear (that's my name, so, I loved it, obviously), Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (huge hit for me and later for my sis, which would make sense if you know the plot), Snow Day, and Happy Birthday Moon.

If you want to go absolute classics, these are some of my faves: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, In the Night Kitchen, The Giving Tree, and Harold and the Purple Crayon (Probably my favorite children's book of all time).

Hope that helps!

Edit: formatting

This is the link to Nayomi's wishlist

The gift I chose is Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Eric Carle. I loved these books when I was little, and they still have the most beautiful illustrations that anyone, even adults, can appreciate!

Nayomi is a twin with a younger sibling. She just started pre-school and her family has been going through hard times. It sounds like one of her grandmothers just passed away after losing a battle to cancer, and her mom was injured and now can't work due to a spinal injury. The mom is also currently pregnant, and having a tough pregnancy. Their father luckily still has a job, but has to work a lot to make ends meet. They sound like a really sweet group of kids, I want to gift them all, but this book is something all could share, even if it does come off of Nayomi's list.

Congratulations!

My kids are now adults, and I teach young children. Over the years, these are the books for very young children that I have found to have the most staying power.

Infant/Toddler/Early childhood books: (you can read these to a child under 1 year, he or she will appreciate the rhythmic sounds, and both words and pictures acquire meaning as time goes on.)

Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown (simply the best parental bonding books)

What Do People Do All Day by Richard Scarry

PeekABoo, The Jolly Postman and Each Pear Each Plum by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
All three books have engaging text and illustrations that both child and adult can appreciate.

Little Blue and Little Yellow This book, in my opinion, is a work of art on several levels. Kids never get tired of its reassurance.

No, David by David Shannon (but IMO the other David books are not nearly as good)

Caps for Sale Another book with repetitive rhythms for children, with an amusing story

Blueberries for Sal A classic that has stood the test of time, I still read this to the class every fall.

The Lion and the Mouse This is Aesop's fable, told with no words, only Jerry Pinkney's amazing illustrations. Two, three and four year olds ask for this story over and over again.

Other favorites:

The Tenth Good Thing About Barney

Ferdinand the Bull

The Cat in the Hat

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Authors to consider: Jan Brett, Shel Silverstein, Judith Viorst, E. B.White, Frank Asch, Roald Dahl.

Robert Munsch gets mixed reviews but to me, The Paperbag Princess is a must.

When I was very young my favorite books were

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Little Mommy


Spooky Old Tree

and this old book called Socks For Supper that I used to read with my great grandmother.

I love books. Great topic, by the way!

I love Jon Klassen, his new one This is Not my Hat and my FAVORITE I Want My Hat Back They are so funny!! I teach preschool and the kids love them!

Me either, but there are...

>About the Author

>Stan and Jan Berenstain introduced the first Berenstain Bear books in 1962.


>Stan and Jan Berenstain introduced the first Berenstain Bear books in 1962.



>Mike Berenstain grew up watching his parents, Stan and Jan, working together to write and draw these lovable bears. Eventually he started drawing and writing about them too.

I have a feeling this is the son's work:

http://www.amazon.com/Berenstain-Bears-Loves-Living-Lights/dp/0310712505/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8&qid=1416621277&sr=8-21&keywords=berenstain+bears

The books written by his parents are great for kidos. His stuff? Not so much.

Books for Young Children

• Good Night, Sam
  
• Skippyjon Jones
  
• Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse
  
• Those Darn Squirrels
  
• Oh the Thinks You Can Think!
  
• Bad Kitty Does Not Like Dogs
  
• The Itsy Bitsy Snowman
  
• The Littlest Elf
  
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  
• The Good Dinosaur
  
  I Can Read - Books
  
  
• A Kiss for Little Bear
  
• Little Bears Friend
  
• Amelia Bedelia
  
• Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia
  
• Eloise Visits the Zoo
  
• Eloise Throws a Party
  
• May I Please Have a Cookie?
  
• Pete the Cat: At the Beach
  
• Mac and Cheese
  
• Splat the Cat
  
  Books for Older Kids
  
  
• Disney Fairies, The Never Girls Collection
  
• Ivy + Bean’s Secret Treasure Box
  
• The Ramona Collection
  
• Pippi Longstocking
  
• Mr Popper’s Penguins
  
• The Chocolate Touch
  
• Magic Tree House Boxed Set
  
• Girls Think of Everything
  
• Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids
  
• Owl Diaries
  
• 5,000 Awesome Facts
  

Make it Count!

It's definitely worth it. And I would love this, you might love it too!

Sure there are. But probably with a different name.

Zen Shorts are one. It's a series of books with short Zen stories and illustrations for kids:
https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Shorts-Caldecott-Honor-Book/dp/0439339111/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486130149&sr=8-1&keywords=zen+shorts

Have You Filled a Bucket Today:
https://www.amazon.com/Have-Filled-Bucket-Today-Bucketfilling/dp/099609993X/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1486129860&sr=1-3&keywords=fill+a+bucket
lets kids know that it feels bad to others to bully, but that you can "fill others' buckets" by giving compliments and saying nice things.

Heck, most kids can even understand The 4 Agreements: https://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486130060&sr=8-1&keywords=the+4+agreements

I'm sure there are quite a few others, but they are not coming to mind right now.

Over in the Meadow

Little Blue Truck

One Duck Stuck

Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?

Sheep in a Jeep

Jamberry

The Napping House

Hand Hand Fingers Thumb

Bubble Gum Bubble Gum

This brought back great memories. Also, type any title into youtube to listen to a reading so you know if you like the book before buying. As for category, "animal noises" or "onomatopoeia" are good search terms.

Wow, doing an Amazon search on this brought back a bunch of books I loved as a little kid -- Make Way For Ducklings and Blueberries for Sal

Speaking of Maine oriented children's books, did you ever stumble across A Seal Called Andre

Wow, talk about some old, dusty memories... Thanks!

EDIT: Fixed links.

Love the books. But if you have kids who aren't reading yet, the British-casted audiobook is excellent. Stephen Fry, Judi Dench, and others = very well acted and hilarious.

Also check out Stephen Fry's solo reading of Paddingtion Bear.

It's a Madoka-themed set of artwork for a children's picture book (and modern classic) by the same title. The narration is almost straight from the book itself.

Edit:

I should clarify: the voice acting is entirely original, and there are a fair number of minor changes. The major change is the addition of the "Morning Rescue" man, who apparently is a joke related to a commercial from when Madoka Magica first aired.

I have a 4.5 yr old girl and can really relate. We have the Bernstain Bears book on strangers, and I can't recommend it highly enough. It deals with the subject in a very even handed manner, to teach the "safety rules" while not inciting fearfulness. My daughter's preschool also has a major focus this year on "personal safety" which encompasses a WIDE range of safety issues. It's nice for them to hear a consistent message from a variety of sources.

http://www.amazon.com/Berenstain-Bears-Learn-About-Strangers/dp/0394873343/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1299872720&sr=8-1

Do they cover every emotion? That's an interesting point. I'm not sure anger is well-represented, I'm trying to think back to the stories...

If you like that sort of thing, there's a great dramatization of the books where Stephen Fry does the voice of Pooh, and Judi Dench is one of the narrators. I've been listening to that, lately! They do all the stories from both books.

Go easy on him; he's just a kid. He's probably at least read about bears and things in a book. Reading books about wildlife is pretty much the same as wilderness survival. He even saw an opossum once when he was taking out the trash! He's got this! Let him go out in the woods. Nature will take care of him.

How is this list complete without The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear?

That's easily one of the most beautiful children's books that has ever been published. The colored pencilwork is breathtaking.

As a childrens librarian I recommend The Heart and the Bottle and Ida Always. These usually get good feedback from parents. Both are aimed at teaching children to feel their feelings, and not bottle grief.

You might want to check out the Mourner's Bill of Rights and remember that both you and Sadie have the right to grieve as you need to.

LOVE this! Reminds me of my favorite books from when I was little http://www.amazon.com/Little-Strawberry-Hungry-Childs-Library/dp/0859536599/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377972310&sr=8-1&keywords=Mouse+and+the+strawberry

I'm so sorry for your loss.

When my mum was sick earlier this year, I started reading my 4 year old books about death and loss.
https://www.amazon.com/Memory-Tree-Britta-Teckentrup/dp/1408326345/
https://www.amazon.com/Ida-Always-Caron-Levis/dp/1481426400
These first 2 are beautiful stories about losing someone but keeping their memory alive.
https://www.amazon.com/Something-Very-Sad-Happened-Understanding/dp/1433822660
And this one is more direct and helped my son understand what was going on after she passed away.

Kids are surprisingly resilient and if you're open and honest with her she'll be ok.

I'd recommend the works of Eric Carle

Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? is a classic, with all the amazing animals.

Can't go wrong with The Very Hungry Caterpillar either.

A House for Hermit Crab will always be my favorite. A hermit crab dislikes his shell for being too plain, and seeks to decorate it with all sorts of undersea life.

The other day I found this at the store.

CHILDHOOD DREAMS HAVE FINALLY COME TRUE!

My very own Corduroy! SQUEE!!!

But his outfit was already fixed... I was planning on taking him home and fixing him up myself!

Green eggs and ham.

Hop on Pop was one of my favorites when I was little. I thought it was hilarious that the kids were jumping on the dad, and made my dad read it all the time. The Spooky Old Tree was also a favorite, and it was the first book I ever "read". It was probably half memorization and half reading, but I read it at three :)

For me, I want Abel's Island because I read it as a kid, and want to have it for when I have kids down the road. I already have a small collection of books for my future kids, this would be added to that.

I love I Want My Hat Back and its sequel, This Is Not My Hat. Because they are very slyly hilarious.

Yes! Its This one right it seems everyone loved little bear!

> this book that's one of her favorites

Ooh, haven't seen that one before, but my 3-year old loves this one by the same author.

I was planning on getting the box set for my niece and nephew. And was surprised how Christian they got.

• ...God Loves You.
  
• ...Bears Big Question.
  
• ...Holy Bible.

With this much press, obligatory link is needed to purchase said book for at the very least as a troll gift.

Found it, you can purchase it here Link if anyone cares to.

That sounds like it would be one of my favorite Berenstein Bear stories, if I actually remembered it--but I don't.

Is this the one: http://www.amazon.com/Berenstain-Bears-Learn-About-Strangers/dp/0394873343

it's also in Zen Shorts if yo want to share it with children of any age that way.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_Shorts

http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Shorts-Caldecott-Honor-Book/dp/0439339111/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

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Try "Zen Shorts" by Junh Muth. http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Shorts-Caldecott-Honor-Book/dp/0439339111/ref=la_B001H6UCHW_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1367845573&sr=1-4

I love the book. i read it to my kids so much the cover wore off and I had to buy another copy.

You should get him the book Happy Birthday moon! http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0689835442/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1394956628&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40

This reminds me of one of the most fantastic children's books I have ever read, here.

Do you have the Book, Happy Birthday, Moon (Moonbear) Frank Asch ? If not, check it out. One of my all time favs ever and your story reminded me of it.

https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Birthday-Moon-Moonbear-Frank/dp/0689835442

If anyone is adding books for their child, I added this one to Julianas. I thought it was really cute, so maybe someone else will want to add it to theirs too.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0670063428/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_lzibAbAVQS733

is it this? there are a few stories in this book, but one is about a birthday party. with a cake.

I have a friend who reads me stories sometimes, and this is my favoooorite to be read:

http://www.amazon.com/I-Want-My-Hat-Back/dp/0763655988

I HAVE SEEN MY HAT!

The Berenstain Bears book about strangers is an awesome way to teach kids about stranger danger without totally freaking them out. Your kid is probably too young to totally get it, but I always recommend this one because it's not completely overboard. You don't want your kid to be scared of everyone, but you do want to instill a healthy skepticism.

Scary. I'm glad everything turned out okay and the cops got to him.

The classic Berenstain Bear books (eg,
The Bears' Picnic, Bear Scouts, Bears' Vacation and Spooky Old Tree) were great.

Unfortunately, the later thin softcover book series got very preachy and (especially once the son took over) mired in heavy-handed, overtly Christian themes.

Reminds me of Happy Birthday Moon :)

That story is actually part of one of my son's favorite bedtime stories, Zen Shorts.

That and this one were my favorites.

It's an illustration from a popular classic children's book.

Sounds like The Little Mouse, the Red Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood. But it wasn't a series.

can recommend this

I'd also like to add

The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR

link for the lazy

Technically, Else Holmelund Minarik wrote those words in the original book "Little Bear".

Surprised this hasn't been posted yet. You must read them E.B. White's I Want My Hat Back.

Vaguely reminds me of the “Little Bear” series? He lives with his mom-bear and has various culinary adventures


ETA: I was thinking specifically of his “birthday soup” recipe, so maybe not the right book; but here it is anyway: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bear-Can-Read-Book/dp/0064440044

No, the original is a book called, "I want my Hat back." http://www.amazon.com/I-Want-My-Hat-Back/dp/0763655988

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[7](https://www.amazon.com/Too-Small-Team-Stan-Berenstain/dp/0375812725 "His hands...")

Etc.

I think you might be right.

Happy Birthday Moon.

Right here.

Currently only $10 on Amazon.

Call me Sherlock

http://www.amazon.com/I-Want-My-Hat-Back/dp/0763655988/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1321453067&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/I-Want-My-Hat-Back/dp/0763655988

I remember two of her other books: The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
and Quick as a Cricket.

It's been parodied a lot but originally it was a children's book.

Source

http://www.amazon.com/I-Want-My-Hat-Back/dp/0763655988

My favorite.

Here's a reading of it.

Is it this one

http://www.amazon.com/I-Want-My-Hat-Back/dp/0763655988

Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth

And it's squeals.

Huh? I've seen this picture somewhere before...

You're not alone.

84!

It was this.

I think they talk about people not touching where your bathing suit goes or something and that's what clued me in.

Little Bear

This is a Fallout remake of a children's book.

And here's a link to the book for the VHS you have where it's spelled differently:

https://www.amazon.com/Berenstain-Bears-Learn-About-Strangers/dp/0394873343

Could it be The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0859536599?pc_redir=1413680278&robot_redir=1

Happy Birthday Moon

I think that, if they tried to sell it, the author might get in trouble since it's a copy of a picture book.

In the children's book Zen Shorts, there are short meditations that come from Zen Buddhist literature. One of them is called Uncle Ry and the Moon. It is about a man who robs Stillwater's (the main character) uncles house. During the robbery, the uncle comes home and sees the house guest. Wanting to give something to the visitor, but being poor and having nothing he offers him his only robe. After the robber leaves the uncle says, "Poor man, all I had to give him was my tattered robe, If only I could have given him this wonderful moon." After the short meditation in the middle of the book, Stillwater is talking to a Addy, a little girl, who makes a comment about how if she had a robber come into her house she doesn't think she could have given up her only robe and Stillwater replies, "I know how that is, But there always the moon."

So there it is, TheresAlwaysTheMoon.