As a parent, what was/is your favorite book to read to your kids or you gave copies of to your kids? Why and what is is about?
2007-07-24 11:06:32 · 20 answers · asked by Sam 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
I have a bunch.
They love The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Stellaluna
Owl Babies- I read that over and over and over with our son.
For our baby now- it's anything by Mercer Mayer- just a few words on the page and pictures that are colorful.
She also loves any book that has a dog in it.
My own personal fav?
The Velveteen Rabbit.
2007-07-24 11:10:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Robert Munsch - Love You Forever
All the Dr. Seuss books, and not just the well-known ones
I agree with the Little Red Hen - that got read tons in our house
Ten Sly Pirhannas
Over in the Meadow (and you could sing the song as you read the book)
Never Tease a Weasel
-- as he got older, the Hobbit; the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; Star Trek original novels from the tv series; he was the exact right age when the Harry Potter books started, so that was wonderful!
LOTS of poetry, too!
2007-07-24 12:06:16 · answer #2 · answered by Lydia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like to give them books with some relevence, my favorite is The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, but I also love Yertle the Turtle, Horton Hears a Who and To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street by Dr. Suess.
I also got each of my kids a copy of Oh The Places You'll Go by Dr. Suess that they will get when they graduate.
2007-07-24 11:17:11 · answer #3 · answered by Angela F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Giving Tree is awesome! The tree gives and gives so selflessly, like parents do. I always get emotional reading it. Although, I do know some people who don't like it because they see the boy in the story as selfish.
I recently gave my 12 year old For One More Day by Mitch Album. It's her first "grown up" book. It's about a man who has regrets in his life and longs for one more day to set things right with his mother. She was a single mom who was always there for him, and unfortunately, he did not realize that until it was too late.
2007-07-24 12:18:45 · answer #4 · answered by Liza 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Night Moon
Go Dogs Go
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
Where the Sidewalk Ends
A Bible
2007-07-24 11:19:48 · answer #5 · answered by fertile_myrtle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just this past year I bought all my girls a copy of the book Tuesdays with Morrey and wrote them a little note personally to them. I LOVED the book when i read it 10 years ago and now that my 5 are ranging in the ages of 21-12, I thought they would enjoy it. My middle one just finished it and loved it.
2007-07-24 11:13:42 · answer #6 · answered by Jen Y 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To the 6 and 10 year old I like to read and give them Dr Suess and The Ugly Duckling. I also gave them Wayside school books and they loved them.
My baby loves the Little Book Of Kisses. It is so sweet, not to mention I would get kisses for reading it to her:)
2007-07-24 11:12:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Polar Express. Wonderful story about a Christmas train ride and meeting Santa. The movie is quite different from the book.
2007-07-24 11:11:24 · answer #8 · answered by treebird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CS Lewis' "The Chronicles of Narnia"
It's about a group of siblings who enter a fantastical world through a wardrobe. Lots of mythical creatures and adventure.
Forget the movie, the books are wonderful especially "The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe"
2007-07-24 11:10:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once upon a potty!
Still a favorite in our house of 2 girls who are 2 and 4. It teaches potty training and all the body parts of a girl. Kind of graphic with cartoon pictures, expect alot of questions during the book! It held their interest and taught them some good info.
2007-07-24 11:11:30 · answer #10 · answered by Halley 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋