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    75 Classic Books We Shouldn’t Neglect In A Child’s Reading Repertoire

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    75 Classic Books We Shouldn't Neglect In A Child's Reading Repertoire. Painting of a young girl reading Jessie Wilcox Smith

    Having been a child myself in the early 50s, there are classic books I feel should never be neglected in a child’s reading repertoire.

    Though I don’t have the space to mention them all, these were the stuff of our children’s early homeschool reading aloud experience. They are all still around and available today because they strike a chord in all who read them – parent and child alike.

    They set an enriching foundation in the heart and mind of children age 2 through 7 or 8. In my opinion, reading aloud should continue even after a child has mastered reading on his or her own and beyond.

    Parent – be honest – you’ve only got so much time for reading aloud with your children! The last thing you want to do is choose a dud. If you are new to this, I hope this reading list makes the choosing easier and provides many delightful reading hours for you and your child! Enjoy!

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    Early Reading Library:

    • The Story about Ping by Marjorie Flack
    • The Most Wonderful Doll in the World by Phyllis McGinley
    • Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
    • The Complete Adventures of Curious George: 75th Anniversary Edition by H. A. Rey
    • Pretzel by Margret Rey
    • Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
    • Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace
    • Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
    • The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
    • The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
    • Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day

    75 Classic Books We Shouldn't Neglect In A Child's Reading Repertoire. A collage of children's books

    • The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
    • Little Bear by Elsa Holmelund Minarik
    • Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
    • Frog and Toad Storybook Treasury by Arnold Lobel
    • The Paddington Treasury by Michael Bond
    • Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
    • Corduroy by Don Freeman
    • Owl at Home by Arnold Lobel
    • The Three Tales of My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
    • James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              75 Classic Books We Shouldn't Neglect In A Child's Reading Repertoire. Collage of children's books
    • Autumn Story (Brambly Hedge) ( plus others in the series)
    • Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
    • The Mitten or The Hat by Jan Brett
    • The Snowy Day or Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats
    • Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
    • Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book by Rod Campbell
    • Pippi Longstocking, by Astrid Lindgren
    • Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald
    • Town Mouse, Country Mouse by Jan Brett
    • Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
    • Amelia Bedelia (first in a series) by Peggy Parish
    • Plain Princess by Phyllis McGinley (out of print, but worth a search to find it)

    75 Classic Books We Shouldn't Neglect In A Child's Reading Repertoire. collage of books

    • Thornton Burgess Animal Stories by Thornton W. Burgess
    • The Poky Little Puppy (Little Golden Book) by Janette Sebring Lowrey
    • The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
    • Mr. Frumble’s Coffee Shop Disaster (A Little Golden Book) by Richard Scarry
    • Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
    • Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?: Dr. Seuss’s Book of Wonderful Noises by Dr. Seuss
    • What Do People Do All Day? by Richard Scarry
    • Guess How Much I Love You Board Book by Sam McBratney
    • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Board Book by Bill Martin Jr.
    • Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
    • Lentil by Robert McCloskey

    75 Classic Books We Shouldn't Neglect In A Child's Reading Repertoire. Collage of kids books!

    • The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
    • Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag
    • A Beatrix Potter Treasury by Beatrix Potter
    • Go, Dog Go by P.D. Eastman
    • Animalia by Graeme Base
    • The Boxcar Children, No. 1 by Gertrude Chandler Warner
    • Green Eggs and Ham by Seuss
    • The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen
    • The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown
    • Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker
    • The Elves and the Shoemaker by Jacob Grimm

    75 Classic Books We Shouldn't Neglect In A Child's Reading Repertoire

    • Classic Treasury of Aesop’s Fables by Don Daily
    • Katy and the Big Snow or other classic books by Virginia Lee Burton
    • Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
    • I Am A Bunny by Ole Risom
    • Best Word Book Ever by Richard Scarry
    • Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
    • The Saggy Baggy Elephant (Little Golden Book) by K. Jackson
    • The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen
    • The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
    • How Rocket Learned to Read by Tad Hills
    • The Story of Babar by Jean De Brunhoff

    75 Classic Books We Shouldn't Neglect In A Child's Reading Repertoire

    • Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
    • Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
    • Doctor De Soto by William Steig
    • Billy And Blaze by C.W. Anderson
    • Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling C. Holling
    • If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
    • The Milly Molly Mandy Storybook by Joyce Lankester Brisley
    • A Birthday for Frances and Bread and Jam for Frances (a series) by Russell Hoban
    • Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
    • The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
    • James Herriot’s Treasury of Stories by James Herriot
    • Cars and Trucks and Things That Go by Richard Scarry
    • The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh

    75 Classic Books We Shouldn't Neglect In A Child's Reading Repertoire

    “A children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children’s story in the slightest.”~C.S. Lewis

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    And don’t forget the Angus books by Marjorie Flack:

    75 Classic Books We Shouldn't Neglect In A Child's Reading Repertoire. Reading Agnus and the Ducks

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