As a mom and avid reader I am a firm believer in reading with your children no matter what their age is.
I also believe that books make the perfect gifts for anyone Heedless of their age.
I started reading to my children when they were only few months old. My older son is 12 years old and his thirst for knowledge and love for reading truly warms my heart. I like to think that I have something to do Upon it. Even thou I don’t read for him or with him anymore I will always treasure the moments we spent together crawled up under a blanket and bring transported into a fantasy world that I got to experience through his eyes.
I decided to do a little research and compile Top 10 List of All-Time Best Children Books from babies to Youthful readers. These books will make the perfect gift that keeps on giving for years to come.
Most of these books I enjoyed reading with and for my children and I hope you will enjoy them with your little ones.
Top 10 Books For Babies
1. Pat The Bunny By Dorothy Kunhardt
2. Good Night Moon By Margaret Wise Brown
3. Go, Dog, Go! By P.D. Eastman
4. Good Night, Gorilla By Peggy Rathmann
5. Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? By Dr. Seyss
6. Toes, Ears, & Noze! By Marion Dane Bauer
7. Mrs. Mustard’s Baby Faces By Jane Wattenberg
8. Belly Button Main division By Sandra Boynton
9. The Going-to-Bed Book By Sandra Boynton
10. My Car By Byron Barton
Top 10 Books For Toddlers
1. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt By Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury
2. The Napping House By Audrey Wood
3. The Happy Egg By Ruth Krauss
4. Yummy Yucky By Leslie Patricelli
5. Sheep in the Jeep By Nancy E. Shaw
6. Green Eggs and Ham By Dr. Suess
7. How I Became a Pirate By Melinda Long
8. The Family Book By Todd Parr
9. The Very Hungry Caterpillar By Eric Carle
10. Constant Food By Saxton Freymann
Top 10 Books For Preschoolers
1. The Snowy Day By Ezra Jack Keats
2. Harold and the Purple Crayon By Crockett Johnson
3. Jamberry By Bruce Degen
4. Cars and Trucks and Things That Go By Richard Scarry
5. The Neighborhood Mother Goose By Nina Crews
6. The Incredible Book Eating Boy By Oliver Jeffers
7. Happy Birthday, Moon By Frank Asch
8. Diary of a Work slowly In proportion to Doreen Cronin
9. Walter the Farting Dog By William Kotzwinkle and Glenn Murray
10. The Big Shiny Sparkly First Wordds Work By Willabel Tong
Top 10 Books For Bigger Kids (Kindergarten – Grade 2/3)
1. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble By William Steig
2. The Little Engine That Could By Watty Pipeer
3. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Benefit, Very Bad Day By Judith Viorst
4. Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse By Kevin Henkes
5. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tape By Mo Willems
6. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs By Judi Barrett
7. The Velveteen Rabbit By Margery Williams
8. Olivia In the name of Ian Falconer
9. The Giving Tree By Shel Silverstein
10. Te Cat In The Hat By Dr. Seuss