30 Days of Creativity: Day Two

Today's endeavor: a list of my favorite children's books. Now, this is MY LIST of favorites, so I realize that some things, including classics, may not have made it on there. I'd love to hear about your favorite book! I also think this is a two-for...because while I created a list, these are all books that I've read to Dub...so I am creating a brain!!!

We have been reading to Dub since he was born and it has been fun to see him get more involved with the stories. Now we are to the point where he will grunt and bring us a book, then sit down next to us or in our laps and demand a reading - sometimes the same book 8x in a row.


Emily Cassady's Top 50 Children's Book List - June 2011

1. The Quiet Book by Underwood 
2. The Loud Book by Underwood 
3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Carle 
4. Forever Friends by Berger

Reading The Fathers Are Coming Home by Brown - 1 month old

5. Our Children can Soar by Cook 
6. Verdi  by Cannon 
7. Stellaluna by cannon 
8. Tuesday by Weisner 
9. Kittens First Full Moon by Henkes

Reading Ten Little Bears at Gabby's - Christmas - 8 months old

10. Any of the "how do dinosaurs" series by Yolen 
11. The Lion & The Mouse by Pinkney (only this author bc of the art) 
12. Llama Llama Red Pajama by Dewdney 
13. Bark, George by Feiffer 
14. Alexander & the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day by Viorst
15. LMNO peas by Baker 
16. The Fathers Are Coming Home by Brown 
17. Any of the pigeon books by Willems (Don't let the pigeon stay up late)
18. The Night I Followed the Dog by Laden 
19. Who Loves You Baby by Laden

Aunt Katie reading a Christmas book to Dub - December - 8 months old

20. Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin by Hills
21. Punk Farm by Krosoczka 
22. Swim Swim by Lerch 
23. Goodnight Gorilla by Rathmann 
24. The Snowy Day by Keats
25. If I Built a Car by Van Dussen 
26. Pat the Bunny by Kunhardt  
27. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse  by Henkes 
28. Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Martin
29. Peek a Who by Laden

Reading Discover the Day with Dad - February - 10 months

30. In My patch/In My Pond/In My Jungle Book set by Gillingham
31. The Gruffalo by Donaldson
32. Bats at the Beach by Lies
33. Traction Man is Here by Gray 
34. Beautiful Oops by Saltzberg
35. Alphabeasties  by Werner 
36. Corduroy by Freeman 
37. Sweetest Fig by Van Alsburg 
38. Where the Wild Thing Are by Sendak 
39. Bread and Jam for Frances by Hoban

"Reading" Put me in the Zoo by himself - April - 1 year old

40. The Kissing Hand by Penn 
41. Olivia by Falconer 
42. The Napping House by Wood 
43. Goodnight Moon by Brown 
44. The Mitten by Brett
45. Time for Bed by Fox 
46. The Dot by Reynolds 
47. Millions of Cats by Gag
48. Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Perkins 
49. Good Dog, Carl by Day
50. Color Zoo by Ehlert