to celebrate national young readers day i’ve listed a few of the kids books i love. these are books i read when i was little and books i’ve read with my kids. feel free to add yours.
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love that dog by sharon creech
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the chosen by chaim potok
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the chronicles of narnia – cs lewis
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princess academy by shannon hale
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the tale of despereaux: being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread by kate dicamillo
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little house on the prairie by laura ingalls wilder
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the magic tree house series by mary pope osborne
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chicka chicka boom boom by john archambault
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anything sandra boynton
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I’m gonna give a shout out to Skippyjon Jones, Judy Moody, and Captain Underpants! Huge favorites in our house!
oh my gosh I almost forgot Olivia the Pig!
Dee
I love Sandra Boynton, Chicka, the Magic Treehouse and Chaim Potok. I’d add Madeline L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time. I adore it. A great list you’ve got there.
I can’t see past the good Dr. Suess!
Hi I tagged you.. 7 random things about you..
have fun..
winey – yeah, can’t believe i left off skippy jon… he’s the best siamese chihuahua ever
patois – a wrinkle in time is a fantastic book
hay – i would read him in a boat, i would read him in my coat
I do believe you ARE a librarian…it must be in your blood!