Favorite children's books?

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should be reading to a new born

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War and Peace

See if your zip code is eligible for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. They mail an age-appropriate book to the kid each month from birth to about age 5. It’s mostly in poorer areas, but not always.

Anything from Eric Carle
The Stinky Cheese Man.

If it's for a newborn remember that if you let them have free access between now and about four there is a good chance they destroy the book. So if you get a nice hardback that you want them to keep put it up where they can't reach it when you aren't reading. I learned that one with many a ripped out and colored on page.

Goodnight Moon is a good book and everyone should have a copy of Mother Goose. Almost anything from Dr Seuss should be good.

Curious George

Katie & The Big Snow/Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel/The Little House

all 3 of those are fantastic and my little one absolutely loved how much detail she goes into on each of those. those are a staple i've read to 4 kids now.

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The Giving Tree.

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do NOT do this...at least not at first...your wife will cry uncontrollably...speaking from experience

Good list.

My kids loved the Skippyjon Jones books.

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Goodnight moon
Pout pout fish
Llama llama
Little blue truck
Giraffes can't dance

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My son loved these 3. Still reads Llama Llama sometimes. At one point he memorized all of Goodnight Moon and would just recite it himself.