This the perfect list for new parents, or Mamas and Papas over their home library, this list will inspire your little reader to say “More, more, more books!” I’ve read my share of kids books to my own children, nephews, and years upon years of teenage babysitting. From the classics, to the new-school – they all have a place stacked high and low in all corners of my house!
Here are the 70+++ we read in high circulation with our kids. Do leave your comments with your family favorites we may have left off!
The younger/ starter book shelf for little kids books are on the top of this list, the lower you scroll – the older appropriate the books become.
The 72 Best Children’s Books
| Arthur Book Series by Marc BrownView the whole Arthur Series here. |
Big Brothers Don’t Take Naps by Louise Borden | In The Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak |
| Honk Honk Beep Beep by Daniel Kirk | Corduroy by Don Freeman |
Paddington by Michael Bond |
| The Berenstain Bears by Stan & Jan Berenstain | M Is For Metal by by Barry Divola & Paul McNeil | My Mamma Earth by Susan B Katz |
| Pepi Sings A Song by Laura Ljungkvist | Oh What A Busy Day by Gyo Fujikawa | The Pigeon Needs A Bath by Mo Willems |
| Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney | Skippy Jon Jones by Judy Schachner | The Napping House by Audrey Wood |
| Grandma’s Smile by Randy Siegel | Kate And Nate Are Running Late by Kate Egan | Mr Men &/ or Little Miss Series by Roger Hargraeves |
| Rocking Babies by Dr. n Berman & Cynthia Weil | That’s Not My.. Series by Rachel Wells | Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans |
| Eloise by Kay Thompson |
Elmo’s World by Mary Beth Nelson | Caillou Potty Time by Joceline Sanschagrin |
| Peppa Pig Series by Neville Astley | No No, Yes Yes by Leslie Patricelli | Harry The Dirty Dog by Gene ZionView the whole Harry series here  |
| Super Sprowtz by Radha Agrawai | Go Dog Go by P.D Eastman |
Ten Things I Can Do To Help My World by Melanie Walsh |
| Art For Baby |
Five Little Lady Bugs by Melanie Gerth | Stomp Little Dinosaur by Jo Lodge |
| It’s Time To Sleep My Love by Nancy Tillman | Knick Knack Paddy Wack by Paul O Zelinsky | Tails by Matthew Van Fleet |
| Rotten Ralph by Jack Gantos | Bananas In My Ears by Quentin English & Michael Rosen | Moo Ba La La La by Sandra Boynton |
| ‘Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey | Sleepy Little Yoga by Rebecca Whitford | Stay Up Late by David Byrne & Maira Kalman |
| Bad Apple by Edward Hemingway | The House On East 88 Street by Bernard Waber | The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein |
| Grandmother Lucy Series by Joyce Wood | Little Hoot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal | How To Take Your Grandmother To The Museum by Molly Rose Goldman & Lois Wyse |
| Hunter And His Dog by Brian Wildsmith | The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle | Brown Bear by Bill Martin Jr |
| Mama Do You Love Me by Barbara Joosse | If Dogs Run Free by Bob Dylan | Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown |
| Hug A Bug by Eileen Spinelli |
The Circus Train by Chris Van Dusen | The Baboon Who Went To The Moon by John Bush |
| Elmer’s Special Day by David McKee | The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Paperback by Judith Viorst |
| Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak | Julia’s House for Lost Creatures Hardcover by Ben Hatke | More, More, More Said The Baby by Vera B Williams |
| Baby Love by Helen Oxenbury | Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt | Pajama Time! by Sandra Boynton |
| Stellaluna by Janell Cannon |
Vegan Is Love, That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals, V Is For Vegan
MORE WE LOVE, ADDED OVER THE YEARS: