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I love reading and reading to my girls is the cat’s meow. Here are some books I believe are needed on every familiy’s bookshelf.

For Babies:

1. Goodnight Moon-Margaret Wise Brown

2. Goodnight Gorilla-Peggy Rathman

3. Any book by Sandra Boynton

4. Guess How Much I Love You-Sam McBratney

5. Hand, Hand, Fingers Thumb-Al Perkins

For Toddlers and Preschoolers:

1. It’s Okay To Be Different-Todd Parr

2. The Giving Tree-Shel Silverstein

3. I’m Thankful Each Day-PK Hallinan

4. The I Love You Book-Todd Parr

5. The Teeny Tiny Woman-Paul Goldman

6. Little Blue Truck-Alice Schertle

For Grades K-2

1. Someone Loves You Mr. Hatch-Eileen Spinelli

2. Oliver Button is A Sissy-Tomie Depaola

3. Any books by Kevin Henkes

4. The Gift of Nothing-Patrick McDonnell

5. Today I Feel Silly-Jamie Lee Curtis

For Grades 3-5

1. The English Roses-Madonna

2. Mr Peabody’s Apples-Madonna

3. The Hundred Dresses

4. The Ragcoat

5. Fly Away Home-Eve Bunting

Here is an awesome list of 75 Books that Build Character from No Time For Flashcards. I love that this bloggers has reviewed and given a short summary of all the books in her list!