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100 Best Children's Books
Once a week my sister, mother, and I filled a cardboard box with new library books to read. Now, almost four decades later, I still borrow an excessive amount of library books, not just for me but also for my own children and my K-5 students. Read More »
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The Pigeon Wants a Puppy
Super-cute Pigeon desperately wants a puppy, and he’s not afraid to beg. We, of course, love Pigeon and want him to get a puppy, too. After all, Pigeon promises to water it and walk it (sometimes). And then Pigeon meets a huge, slobbery dog and suddenly a puppy doesn’t seem like a good idea anymore. It’s a great cautionary tale of responsibility for kids who may think they want a pet but aren’t ready for the reality of taking care of one.
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Is there any way Babble can get rid of comments that are obvious spam? And I totally agree with A Wrinkle In Time. The thrid book in the series, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, is also amazing.
Amanda — thanks for your note about all the spam in comments — right now we go through a laborious process of manually deleting the spam and it sometimes gets ahead of us, particularly on the weekends. We will soon be making a major change to our commenting system that will fix the problem for good, but in the meantime thank you for bearing with us.
Oh no, where’s the Gruffalo?!!
i loved a wrinkle in time but haven’t read it as an adult. do people still endorse it? and any other favorites we should be adding to the list?
I need to re-read A Wrinkle in Time, I remember it being magical!
Phantom tollbooth counts as a kids’ book, right? Would have loved to see that on here but I’m really liking the other choices, too!
Shel Silverstein?
oh, I debated about Shel – sorry @Mandalee! Seriously tough choices to narrow it down to 100!
@Jack – I think if teachers use it at school for a read aloud, they skip the Christian references or at least that’s my friends do.
This book is not just for kids. It can be enjoyed by all ages,as has been proven by my own self (57 and just read it for the 1st time this year). Then ^ bought the whole set for when I
have grandchildren.