Fav kids books of all time - Whats yours?

[luna moth]

Probably Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge.

[Phteven]

Harry Potter.

[LuluHB]

The Magic Faraway Tree. I've already got the set ready for my girls and I think they'll probably be ready for it in another year or so

[kitten2b]

Where is the Green Sheep a favorite here

[Calluna]

Do I have to pick just one?! Impossible!

Where is the green sheep?
Ten little fingers and ten little toes
Ten in the meadow
Ten in the den
Tiger in the snow
Aliens love underpants
Dinosaurs love underpants
Spot books

Soooo many more

[Floweryfields]

H&Z the aliens books are very popular at work.

[Calluna]

Well they are very funny.
We borrowed another one from the library called "aliens in underpants save the world".

Good ol' pingy pants elastic.

[peanutter]

For your kidlets?

My recommendation is have hundreds. Go to ALL the second hand places, and just buy up. We go to an annual second hand book sale in Blackburn where you pay by the kilo, and we just get dozens.

The reason?

Because ANYTHING will make you want to punch yourself in the face the 12th time you read it in 48 hours.

DS1 is currently hooked on the Berenstein Bears picnic one. To the point that despite the fact he doesn't know his letters yet, he can "read" it almost word for word.

Sure, repetition is important, but so is my sanity.

So we have loads, and I mean loads of books. Both my DSs have a bookshelf in their room and it's full (well, it would be if the books were actually on it, and not strewn all over the floor).

So I don't care if it's Dr Seuss or Mr Men or "that's not my meerkat" or Beatrix Potter or whatever - variety is indeed the spice of life.