What is your favourite childrens story book?

[Melly01]

When DS was younger, from about 1yrs to 18months it was "Pigs Don't Fly" by Jackie French, and he loved other books like Gossie and Friends: A First Flap Book by Houghton Mifflin and any Spot book he could find. He also liked Hat Off, Baby! by Jan Ormerod.. But he still loves it when we read Hat off Baby together, especially before bath time.

At the moment we read books like How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen, which was actually a Christmas present from his preschool. He loves it. Especially laughing at all the "naughty dinosaurs". Also reading some classic fairy tales, as well as Green Eggs & Ham, The Sleep Book, Horton Hatches The Egg, Oh the Places You'll Go! by Dr Suess, and Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman. Those are his favourites at the moment, which also are books I grew up reading, and some of them are even books that I actually used to own, the ones that haven't completely fallen apart yet. But I don't think he understands the concept of me being a child, so he always laughs when I say I used to read some of those books when I was his age.

[krysalyss]

My favourite is Jessicas Box which is so well written and brings a tear to my eye everytime I read it. We got it as a present and it was actually written and illustrated by an old school friend of my DH.

[spooky]

I have to agree with "how does a dinosaur say goodnight?"

It has never gone out of favour here with DS -others come and go, but this is read at least once a day.

[*star*]

We've got lots of favourites too! One of the best tips I've been given is to make sure your child's books are at an accessible height to him/ her, so we have the book box on the floor, and DD (18 months) chooses whatever she would like to read at the time.

Some favourites are:
Get Busy This Summer (lots to point at and name in the illustrations)
Cows in the Kitchen (this one we borrowed from the library and she loved so much we had to buy it)
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (she can repeat most of the words from the first bit)
Puppy Love (she is in love with dogs at the moment and this one has touchy feely fur etc)
Dorothy's Day (Dorothy from the Wiggles, not one of my favourites, though!)
Time For Bed (gorgeous pictures and she can name the animals)

Oh and a funny thing - I have a book I bring to church with us for her to read called Little One God Loves You. DH's family isn't religious, but the other day DD told MIL "God Loves You"!!! Made me feel like I'm a religious nutter that gets my child to repeat these phrases to convert people!! Very funny girl.