Top 25 Books Read In Our House

Someone recently asked me about the books we read in our house and what the kids are really loving right now, so I thought I would post our top 25 book reads! These are in no particular order and are all frequently rotated through bedtime storytime.

I do have to point out #'s 1, 3 and 23. These are all really great books about kids who are a little 'different' and talk about how being different is o.k....and can even be fun! I figure we might as well get started on this topic now, before they are faced with real life situations in a couple of years as they head into Kindergarten. I do not want my kids to feel bad for being different than some of the other kids around them (if they even are)...and yet I don't want them to make others feel bad for being different either. When I think about all of the things we have to teach these monkeys.......it freaks me out! In the end I just want them to be kind and sweet and funny little buggers. Let's hope they are!

1. Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon...By: Patty Lovell
2. The Boy Who Wouldn't Share...By: Mike Reiss
3. I Like Myself!...By: Karen Beaumont
4. The Day The Babies Crawled Away...By: Peggy Rathmann
5. Llama Llama Red Pajama...By: Anna Dewdney
6. Llama Llama Misses Mama...By: Anna Dewdney
7. Llama Llama Mad At Mama...By: Anna Dewdney
8. How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?...By: Jane Yolen & Mark Teague
9. How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?...By: Jane Yolen & Mark Teague
10. How Do Dinosaurs Go To School?...By: Jane Yolen & Mark Teague
11. How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?...By: Jane Yolen & Mark Teague
12. How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?...By: Jane Yolen & Mark Teague
13. Olivia...By: Ian Falconer
14. Madeline...By: Ludwig Bemelmanns
15. Pinkalicious...By: Victoria Kann & Elizabeth Kann
16. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day...By: Judith Viorst
17. Gorgonzola A Very Stinkysaurus...By: Margie Palatini
18. Roly Poly Pangolin...By: Anna Dewdney
19. If You Give A Mouse A Cookie...By: Laura Joffe Numeroff
20. If You Give A Pig A Pancake...By: Laura Joffe Numeroff
21. If You Give A Moose A Muffin...By: Laura Joffe Numeroff
22. If You Give A Cat A Cupcake...By: Laura Joffe Numeroff
23. Fancy Nancy...By: Jane O' Connor
24. Marley & The Kittens...By: John Grogan
25. Bad Dog, Marley!...By: John Grogan