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There are so many excellent children's books that the choices can seem overwhelming. We've put together a list of some old and new favorites from A-Z to give you a starting place. For more ideas, ask your local librarian or turn to a guidebook such as: The New York Times Parent Guide to the Best Books for Children by Eden Ross Lips or Books Kids Will Sit Still For by Judy Freeman. Other useful books for parents include: Peak with Books: An Early Childhood Resource for Balanced Literacy by Marjorie R. Nelson and Jan Nelsen-Parish; and Read to Me: Raising Kids Who Love to Read by Bernice E. Culllinun.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

by Judith Viorst; illustrated by Ray Cruz
(preschool)

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

by Bill Martin Jr.; illustrated by Eric Carle
(pre-3)

The Carrot Seed
by Ruth Krauss; illustrated by Crockett Johnson
(preschool)

Dinosaur Roar!

by Paul and Henrietta Stickland
(pre-3)

Eloise

by Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight
(preschool)

Frog and Toad are Friends

by Arnold Lobel
(preschool)

Good Night, Gorrilla

by Peggy Rathmann
(pre-3)

Harold and the Purple Crayon

by Crockett Johnson
(preschool)

It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folktale

by Margot Zemach
(preschool)

John Henry

by Julius Lester; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
(preschool)

Kitten's First Full Moon

by Kevin Henkes
(preschool)

The Little Red Hen
by Paul Galdone
(preschool)

Make Way for Ducklings

by Robert McCloskey
(preschool)

No, David!

by David Shannon
(pre-3 and preschool)

Owen

Kevin Henkes
(preschool)

Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me

by Eric Carle
(pre-3)

Rumpelstiltskin

by Paul O. Zelinsky and Wilhelm Grimm
(preschool)

The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

by Simms Taback

The Ugly Duckling
by Hans Christian Andersen, Kevin Crossley-Holland, Meilo So (Illustrator)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle

Where the Wild Things Are

by Maurice Sendak

Yoko

by Rosemary Wells

Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa

by Gerald McDermott

Do you have a favorite children's book? Tell us about it, and check back next month to see which new books we add to this page. Also be sure to visit your local library, either in person or online at www.kcls.org or www.spl.org, and ask for their recommendations.

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