Books For Days: June 2017

Best Children's Books

Ever since I was a little girl, I loved to read! Even now I still read Children's Books, partly because I have a 9 year old brother.

These are great books to read to infants up to 6 year old children:

1. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Brown

2. The Frog and Toad Collection by Arnold Lobel

3. The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

Don't judge by appearances only.

4. Cordoruy by Don Freeman

5. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

6. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss (and all of Dr. Seuss's books for that matter)

7. The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg

8. Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola

One of my favorites.
"Now simmer down my pot of clay until I'm hungry another day."
At least I think that's what it said.

9. Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish

10. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

There will be tears when you read this book. This is my sister's favorite children's book, so she recently bought this book to my little brother.

11. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

12. The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper

Good message to all.

13. If you give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff

14. Miss Nelson Is Missing by Harry Allard

Appreciate your teachers.

15. Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell

Watched this show with my little brother all the time.

16. Curious George by H.A Rey

Used to watch the show with my little brother everyday.

17. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow

Don't jump on your bed!

18. Goldilocks and the Three Bears by multliple authors (as there is many retellings of this story)

Don't sleep on someone else's bed!

19. The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone

20. Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore

21. Doctor De Soto by William Steig

22. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

23. The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

Instant classic. Probably one of the most colorful books my young eyes had seen at the time.

24. The Napping House by Audrey Wood

Which of these books do you remember reading as a kid? And which ones are you most excited for your kids to read?

13 Classic Books That Are Said To Be Good And That Are Actually Good

I don't normally read classic books because there's a stigma that only old people read them, or that these types of books are only read because they are forced upon us in school. But I think that in order to be truly book literate, you must read some classic books. They are "classic" books for a reason, right? So they must be good! With that being said, they are not for everyone and I've definitely read some classics that a lot of people like, but that I actually thought were kind of meh. But don't despair if you're in that situation. There's an often old, tattered, and odd-smelling classic book waiting to become your next favorite!

*"Classic"- For this list, a book published before 2000.

1. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

2. The Catcher In the Rye by J.D Salinger

3. Moby Dick by Herman Melville

4. East of Eden by John Steinbeck

5. Animal Farm by George Orwell

6. The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

7. Girl With The Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

8. Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

9. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

10. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

11. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

12. The Pearl by John Steinbeck

13. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

How many of the books in this list have you read?
*I will be updating this list as I continue to read more classic books.

Keep in mind that I haven't yet read:
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
..... and many many more known classic books

31 YA Books You Should Read

Out of all the books I've read so far, these are the best YA books I have read, in my opinion.

There's still so many great YA books I haven't read just yet! So, I'll probably keep adding to this list as I go along. By the way, the books are not in any particular order.

See if you can find any of your favorites amongst this list!

1. Every Day by David Levithan