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"Dr. Seuss for sure. It will give your grandchild a great head start in phonics."

"I would start with Dr. Souse and Shel Silverstein."

"Dr. Seuss classics- Cat in the Hat; One Fish Two Fish."

"All the classics, Dr.Seuss, Roald Dahl"

"Dr. Seuss, Curious George, the original Paddington bear series."

"Anything and everything Dr. Seuss!!!"

"Any Dr. Seuss if you want to feel like you’re singing a book to your kids."

"Go Dog Go and the other good Dr. Seuss"

"Go Dog Go and all Dr. Seuss books."

"Everything by Sandra Boynton!"

"All Sandra Boynton! Our favourites were ‘Moo, Baa, La La La’, ‘Snuggle Puppy’."

"But not the hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton."

"The Going to Bed Book and The Belly Button book (pretty much all Sandra Boynton books)."

"Most anything by Sandra Boynton"

"Editing to add SANDRA BOYTON! Especially Snuggle Puppy and Pajama Time."

"All the Sondra Boynton books. My four kids loved them."

"Moo ba lalala or other Sandra Boyton books."

"Any and all of Eric Carle’s picture books are still amongst the best out there for babies-toddlers."

"Polar bear, polar bear (most Eric Carle books honestly)."

"Eric Carle books, plus Winnie the Pooh, The Little Prince, and Roald Dahl books for when they are older."

"All Eric Carle books."

"Everything Eric Carl and Doctor Seuss"

"The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle"

"All the Eric Carle books."

"The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle."

"Anything and everything, Robert Munsch."

"Robert Munch is always a good choice, specifically The Paper Bag Princess."

"Anything by Robert Munsch!"

"You can't go wrong with Robert Munsch!"

"The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch."

"Love You Forever by Robert Munsch"

"Love You Forever is his most famous book and it's very touching."

"Love You Forever by Robert Munsch ❤️."

"Don't let the pigeon drive the bus - Mo Willems."

"Elephant and Piggie - Mo Willems."

"Snugglepuppy, Llama Llama Red Pajama, and anything and everything by MO Willems!"

"The **Elephant and Piggie** books by Mo Willems."

"Mo Willems books"

"The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog and the rest of that series are classics."

"The Pigeon books by Mo Willems (imo better for kids 4+ because it teaches about not throwing tantrums)"

"A box set of Beatrix Potter."

"All the beatrix potter books🥺"

"Beatrix Potter."

"Beatrix Potter books 🐭"

"The Moonins and Beatrix Potter."

"Goodnight Moon, Beatrix Potter collection and Paddington Bear were all books gathered for our nephew recently."

"Some Aussie/NZ ones: Where Is The Green Sheep?"

"Possum Magic by Mem Fox. In fact, anything by Mem Fox."

"Time for Bed by Mem Fox is a really beautifully illustrated classic that I don't see people grabbing as their first pick right away!"

"Mem Fox’s “where is the green sheep” is the first book that my son ever “read”."

"Edited to add: Time for Bed by Mem Fox."

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"It has an absolutely beautiful design, is clearly very well made."

"It is beautiful."

"It was only $0.99 on Amazon."

"I think I will go for 'The HP Lovecraft Collection'."

"Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney."

"I typically buy them Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney."

"Guess how much i love you sam mcbratney"

"My absolute favourite childhood book is Guess How Much I Love You."

"Oh yes Anything by Maurice Sendak. RIP. I loved your stuff so much. The Snowman by Raymond Briggs. The Father Christmas books are good too. Fungus the Bogeyman is for older kids, it’s absolutely marvelous. Some of the others are at least YA. Like When the Wind Blows. Older kids ( or read to younger ones): the Wind in the Willows."

"Where the Wild Things Are."

"Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak."

"Bill Peet books Mr. Wuffles"

"Anything by Bill Peet, not read them all but have yet to come across a bad one."

"He’s so underrated and was instrumental in creating the look of so many Disney movies."

"The Mitten- Jan Brett."

"Great simple stories that are beautifully illustrated."

"Trouble with Trolls by Jan Brett."

"*Corduroy* by Don Freeman."

"And Corduroy!"

"Corduroy by Don Freeman."

"Stuck by Oliver Jeffers. I love this book so much."

"Oliver Jeffers books Especially: Lost and Found"

"[Stuck by Oliver Jeffers] it is my favorite picture book."

"I love reading the snail and the whale, Julia Donaldson to my toddler."

"The Gruffalo, I Give You The World, and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom are big hits with my toddlers."

"The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson."

"The Snowy Day."

"The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats."

"A Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats."

"Richard Scarry."

"I buy Richard Scarrys Best Story Book Ever for every single baby shower I attend."

"My kids all loved the Hairy Maclairy books when they were little."

"In NZ it’s almost compulsory to give kids the Hairy MacLary sets."

"I am slowly purchasing Tomie de Paola and Jan Brett books."

"Strega Nona."

"Little blue truck series and Giraffes can’t dance!"

"8 Little Planets, Little Blue Truck, On the Night you were Born, and Harold and the Purple Crayon are probably our standout favorites."

"Doreen Cronin books- Click Clack Moo Diary of A Worm."

""Click, Clack, Moo. Cows That Type" is one of our favorites!"

"Press Here by Herve Tullet, Are You My Mother by PD Eastman, If You Give A Mouse a Cookie series."

"It's one of the more creative books and less of a story."

"My grandma gifted me Shel Silverstein’s entire collection over the years. She started with The Giving Tree :)"

"I recently picked up a special edition of “Where the Sidewalk Ends” and it’s a nostalgic treat."

"Drew Daywalt books -The Day the Crayons Quit."

"The Day the Crayons Quit! My kids have loved this book for years."

"The **Little Critter** books."

"Also, I grew up on the Little Critter books and now my son is getting into them too!"

"**Its OK To Be Different** by Todd Parr."

"Most anything by Todd Parr"

"Look up Dolly Parton’s “Imagination Library”."

"The Dolly Parton Imagination Library is a great resource."

"If you give a mouse a cookie - Laura Numeroff."

"If you give a mouse a cookie. One of my all time faves."

"My favorite is Harold and the Purple Crayon."

"Harold and the Purple Crayon."

"I would recommend Timothy Snyder's books. He is a historian, a specialist in the history of Eastern Europe."

"And this is the first book of this author I read. I really liked it."

"Perhaps "Song of Myself" or "Leaves of Grass" by Walt Whitman."

"Perhaps "Song of Myself" or "Leaves of Grass" by Walt Whitman."

"Some eclectic favorites: Langston Hughes. Collected Poems of"

"Stephane Mallarme. Collected Poems and other verse."

"“Jabberwalking” is another great one by Juan Felipe Herrera."

"Bukowski, Charles. Play the piano drunk like a percussion instrument"

"4. Static by Amy & David Goodman"

"Ariana Reines, The Cow"

"The Gruffalo."

"It is by far my (now adult) son's favorite childhood book."

"It’s now my 2 year olds favorite too!"

"The Book With No Pictures should be considered a classic."

"‘Bear Snores On’ was my daughter’s favorite."

"Our son read it to us at age 3"

"Blueberries for Sal 💙"

"The toddlers in my life love Mother Bruce."

"Goodnight Moon, the Duck and Goose books."

"Love the intricacies of the illustration."

"Reading it animated is so much fun :)"

"Runaway Bunny."

"Well, for fiction, check out Primary Colors."

"George by Alex Gino."

"I love getting Hardcovers for standalones or trilogies."

"If you don't live in America, I'd say they're the best option."

"3. The Black Jacobins by C. L. R. James"

"My kids couldn't get enough of this."

"Any of the pigeon books."

"My son loved that book too"

"We also signed my kids up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. You get a book a month from birth until 5 years old."

"Duck & Goose were some of my kids favorites!"

"1. A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn"

"I’d also recommend the Nerdy Babies set, which are educational, kid-friendly books about subjects like space, rocks, dinosaurs, and the ocean."

"I cannot recommend Rilke's poems enough."

"Horse meets Dog and Snappsy the Alligator(and its sequel) are both hilarious."

"Check out Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms in a Digital Age, by Jason Boog. It has more recommendations and engaging ways to read with your child to develop an early love of reading."

"Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester & Owly by Mike Thaler"

"Is Your Mama a Llama?"

"My stepson loves frog and toad we have the four book collection and he ask me to read it to him every night."

"The Bubba & Beau books are cute, short stories of a baby and his best friend doggy."

"5. A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid"

"“Dear Zoo” by Rod Campbell"

"Not for infants but Winnie the Pooh."

"Suzy kline books. She was my teacher actually."

"Goodnight Moon, Beatrix Potter collection and Paddington Bear were all books gathered for our nephew recently."

"MOPOKE BY PHILIP BUNTING. It’s gorgeous, funny, simple and he’s also a genuinely amazing human."

"Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester & Owly by Mike Thaler"

"Winnie the Pooh."

"Where the red fern grows, Island of the blue dolphins, the percy jackson series, and the chronicals of narnia- all amazing books."

"The Tomten by Astrid Lindgren."

"You HAVE to get “The Rabbit Listened”. Every child/person should read it."

"Corduroy the Bear. The Little House by Virginia Burton. The Velveteen Rabbit. Goodnight Moon. Harold and the Purple Crayon."

"My son loves them."

"The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies by Bryan Caplan"

"The Poverty of the Poverty Rate: Measure and Mismeasure of Material Deprivation in Modern America by Nicholas Eberstadt"

"The Problem of Political Authority: An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey by Michael Huemer"

"Political History: What it Takes by Richard Ben Cramer ( 1992 election)"

"Try to find copies of the Value Tales series of books. They’re out of print, but they’re not too hard to find used."