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11. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (1969)
The words are cute and the rhythm’s right-on, but Eric Carle’s vibrant illustrations really take the spotlight.
12. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good,
Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst (1972)
Little Alexander tells a sympathetic story for the drama queen in us all.
13. Oh, The Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss (1990)
I know, I know, it’s cheesy. But it’s so inspirational and classic Dr. Seuss!
14. Olivia by
Ian Falconer (2000)
This precocious pig won’t bore parents, and the book’s charcoal and red illustrations are as sassy as its protagonist.
15. Frankenstein Makes A Sandwich by Adam Rex (2006)
This one’s a breath of fresh air in the saccharine kids-book
world—hilarious, rhyming stories about the misadventures of famous monsters.
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I'm going to go old school here and suggest, "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs." That book used to make me wish for protein based precipitation every time.
"When You Were Small" by Sara O'Leary is a great read for kids too PLUS the added bonus of Julie Morstad's illustrations (who did the cover art for Neko Case's "Fox Confessor").
Kate, I enjoy reading your columns, and I love Paste. It seems so much friendlier and down to earth than a couple of the other music review sites I read. I wanted to suggest a book. It’s about Dinosaurs, and talks about them from a creationist’s point of view.
http://www.apologeticspress.org/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/2_5/products_id/7
I think it’s great. For some similar books check out their main store front for the children’s section:
http://www.apologeticspress.org/catalog/index.php/cPath/2_5
I hope you get a chance to check them out. Thanks Kate. Have a great day.
@Matt:
Too bad that book is pure fantasy being treated as fact.
Yeah Rich, that's one opinion. A pretty popular one. That's why I thought I'd mention another idea to give both sides a voice. I'm glad you took the chance to read it and consider it though. Thanks.
Cheers for including Adam Rex. Jeers for excluding Maurice Sendak.
So many good books, but I'm with Tess in that I'd definitely add Where the Wild Things Are.
Definitely Where the Wild Things Are and Paperbag Princess. I think that book should be mandatory reading for every child to counteract the bogus fairytale crap that's shoved down their throats....