This page will be expanding. Here are a few gems to start!
Click here to read about how I choose books. Please note that I choose books that are beautiful, intelligent, and meaningful. Sometimes, I go for a book that is only 2 of the 3 but most of the books listed here are all of the above:)
I Love You as Much by Laura Krauss Melmed
The Hat by Jan Brett
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Anniranni and Mollymishi the Wild-Haired Doll by C. Drew Lamm
Nature's Paintbox: A Seasonal Gallery of Art and Verse by Patricia Thomas
Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr Greg and Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Mama Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse
Will You Carry Me? by Heleen van Rossum
Jake Baked the Cake by B.G. Hennessy
Have You Seen My Cat? by Eric Carle
Children Just Like Me by UNICEF
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
A Hole is to Dig by Ruth Krauss
Cody Chants by Linda Jackson Iwamoto
Our World: The Children of Oakland by Marianne Thomas
Bigger by Daniel Kirk
A Second is a Hiccup: A Child's Book of Time by Hazel Hutchins
And Here's To YOU! by David Elliott
Cats Sleep Anywhere by Eleanor Farjeon
Many Nations: An Alphabet of Native America by Joseph Bruchac
There are No Polar Bears Here! by Catherine Simpson
I Will Hold You Till You Sleep by Linda Zuckerman
The Present's Presents by Teresa de Grosbois
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss
A Tree is Growing by Arthur Dorros
Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship by Craig and Isabella Hatkoff
Where Wild Babies Sleep by Ann Purmell
The Last Snow of Winter by Tony Johnston
There Was A Tree by Pamela Sampson
A Lion in the Meadow by Margaret Mahy