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Shannon's "Absolute Favorite Children's Books"

These are all favorites of me and my son for reading aloud.
1. Where's Spot? (Picture Puffin)  
2. Where is Maisy?: A Lift the Flap Book  
3. That's Not My Puppy: Its Coat Is Too Hairy (Watt, Fiona. Usborne Touchy-Feely Books.)
by Fiona Watt
  
4. That's Not My Monster... (Touchy-Feely Board Books)
by Fiona Watt
  
5. We're Going on a Bear Hunt
by Michael Rosen
  
6. The Wheels on the Bus  
7. Good Dog, Carl  
8. Carl Goes Shopping (Carl)  
9. The King Who Rained (Stories to Go!)  
10.
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 A Child's Bestiary
by John GARDNER
  
11. Where the Wild Things Are  
12. In the Night Kitchen (Caldecott Collection)  
13. The Frog and Toad Treasury
by Arnold Lobel
  
14.
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 Madeline (Madeline Series)  
15. The Story of Ferdinand (Reading Railroad Books)
by Munro Leaf
  
16.
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 The Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale
by Jan Brett
  
17.
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 Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown
  
18. The Runaway Bunny
by Margaret Wise Brown
  
19.
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 Snowy Day (Scholastic Big Books)
by Ezra Jack Keats
  
20. Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs! (Boynton on Board)
by Sandra Boynton
  
21. Barnyard Dance! (Boynton on Board)
by Sandra Boynton
  
22. Hippos Go Berserk!  
23. Pajama Time!
by Sandra Boynton
  
24. The Going-To-Bed Book
by Sandra Boynton
  
25. Night-Night, Little Pookie
by Sandra Boynton
  
26. Duck in the Truck  
27. Fix-it Duck (Duck in the Truck)
by Jez Alborough
  
28. A Magical Day with Matisse
by Chronicle Books LLC Staff
  
29. Goodnight Goodnight Sleepyhead
by Ruth Krauss
  
30. Yummy Yucky (Leslie Patricelli board books)  
31. Big Little
by Leslie Patricelli
  
32. Blankie
by Leslie Patricelli
  
33.
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 The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
  
34. "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," said the Sloth  
35. From Head to Toe Big Book  
36. Bear About Town (A Barefoot Board Book)
by Stella Blackstone
  
37. First Book of Sushi (World Snacks)
by Amy Wilson Sanger
  
38. A Little Bit of Soul Food (World Snacks)
by Amy Wilson Sanger
  
39. The Pigeon Loves Things That Go!
by Mo Willems
  
40. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
by Mo Willems
  
41. Guess How Much I Love You Big Book
by Sam Mcbratney
  
42. Waiting for Wings
by Lois Ehlert
  
43.
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 Click, clack, moo: Cows that type
by Doreen Cronin
  
44. Shapes
by Jan Pienkowski
  
45. Worms Wiggle
by David Pelham
  
46. Trains Board Book  
47. My Many Colored Days
by Dr. Seuss
  
48. Freight Train Big Book (Mulberry Big Book)  
49. Truck  
50. Richard Scarry's Best Little Word Book Ever!
by Richard Scarry
  
This is Shannon's list. Only Shannon can edit it. You can make your own version of this list.
Created by Shannon on Feb 26, 2009.