Hello! I recently purchased Hand That Rocks the Cradle. We’re currently reading the Narnia series, the Little House Series, and Treasure Island. Though I have to explain a bit of it, my seven year old (second oldest son) is enthralled with Long John Silver! Thank you for the quality literature suggestions; I need the guidance!
My question is this: What are some equally quality picture story books for my little ones? There is mention of Corduroy on your website (Of whom I hadn’t heard, but purchased and my little boys love) but I would like to have other names/titles. Perhaps there is an article or resource similar to the one I already have for this level of books. Any help you can offer is appreciated! 🙂
Thanks so much!
Beth Lamping, Greensburg, IN
Hello:
I have two picture books very nice:
– The World Treasury of Children’s Literature selected by Clifton Fadiman Vol 1 and 2 and
– The 20th-Century Children’s Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud
There is also nice picture book in the next link:
http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/library.htm
Bye, bye
Some our favorites are:
*The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack
*The Little House and Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
*Bread and Jam for Francis by Russell Hoban
*The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter
*The Railway Series by Rev. A.W. Awdry
*Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
*The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh by a.a. milne
And, of course, all of the beautiful picture books by Johannah Bluedorn Stanford.
Hope this helps!
Love in Christ,
Christine
P.S. There is also a great article in the Jan/Feb 2008 issue of “Home School Enrichment” magazine (homeschoolenrichment.com) by Susan Lemons, “Classic Books for Preschoolers” which is a much more complete list than I’ve posted.
Some of our favorites:
All the Places to Love- Patricia MacLachlan
The Bear that Heard Crying- Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
Rachel and Obadiah- Brinton Turkle
Three titles by Gary Bower:
Ivy’s Icicle
Tessa’s Treasures
Wyatt’s Wagon
Books by Lois Lenski such as
Cowboy Small
The Little Train
The Little Airplane
The Little Sailboat
The Little Family
Papa Small
(The sesonal books are good too, but each include a holiday page that might be offensive, but easily edited with a glue stick)
Books by Jim Arnosky such as
Racoon on his own
Rabbits and raindrops
Otters under water
Crinkleroots fish every child should know
Billy and Blaze (a useful boy and his horse) series by C. W. Anderson such as
Billy and Blaze
Blaze and the Mountain Lion
Blaze and Thunderbolt
Blaze and the Gray Spotted Pony
Blaze Finds the Trail
Blaze and the Forest Fire
Blaze and the Lost Quarry