So, this list includes a lot of my very favorite children’s books ever. I had been looking for a theme that would tie all of them together, and I found it. Stretchers were more of a challenge – I ended up going with some popular selections, because repetition is good for us anyway.
The books on the first list, in particular, are all pretty long. I ended up substituting some of the shorter books from the second list a few times. The Little Rabbit Who Likes to Say Moo, by the same guy who wrote I’m Not Cute, is a lot of fun and lets everybody make animal noises.
Books for Older Children
Tacky the Penguin – Helen Lester
The Big Orange Splot – Daniel Pinkwater
The Gruffalo – Julia Donalson
Leo the Late Bloomer – Robert Kraus
Leonardo the Terrible Monster – Mo Willems
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed – Mo Willems
Books for Younger Children
Swimmy – Leo Lionni
Rainbow Fish – Marcus Pfister
The Little Rabbit Who Liked to Say Moo – Jonathan Allen
The Cow that Went Oink – Bernard Most
How to Be – Lisa Brown
Stretchers
Key to the Kingdom
Herman the Worm
The Ants Go Marching
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Wave Goodbye