I read every night to Scarlett before she goes to bed. I love that time we spend together. Right now we're really into Sandra Boynton books - But Not the Hippopotamus, The Going to Bed Book, Horns to Toes and In Between. We also have a little Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) and a bit of Dr. Seuss (what was that man smoking?), and of course Goodnight Moon.
These books don't make much sense to her now (or to me sometimes..seriously Dr. Seuss!), but I'm hoping they are the beginning of a love for reading. I started thinking my favorite books as kid and which ones I can't wait for her to read as she grows up.
The Story of Ferdinand
Where the Wild Things Are
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Alexander and the Awful, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Peter Pan
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Charlotte's Web
The Boxcar Children
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
James and the Giant Peach
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
A Wrinkle In Time
Black Beauty
Nancy Drew
Little Women
The Black Stallion
To Kill a Mockingbird
By the time she's old enough to read these books, there may be a whole new list of 'classics'. She will probably even think that Miss Nancy Drew is lame or not really appreciate the history of Little Women. Nevertheless, I will have these and many more books on the shelf...I mean downloaded on some sort of device.. for her to read. What else should I add to the list?
I loved some of those books! I remember the box car kids, our teacher had a boxcar that sat on the shelf and held all of the books. Silverstein was a fav of my dad's and mine, I can't believe I ever got rid of those books! I better start rebuilding a collection. Nancy Drew rocked!
ReplyDeleteWhere the Red Fern Grows... So wonderful!
ReplyDeleteGood call, Lisa! That's a great book!
ReplyDeleteThere is also a series called Junie B. Jones and Mrs. Piggle Wiggle that I loved as a kid!
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