My Goodnight Book
10 best books like My Goodnight Book (Eloise Wilkin): All the Places to Love, Raggedy Ann Stories, Four Little Kittens, The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Dream, The Firefighters' Busy Day, If You Were My Bunny, Meet Babar and His Family, A Tree for Peter, Angel in the Waters, Big Sister and Little Sister
| Author | Patricia MacLachlan |
| ISBN | 0060210982 |
A picture book celebration of love by the Newbery Medal–winning author, Patricia MacLachlan, with luminous paintings by Mike Wimmer.
Within the sanctuary of a loving family, baby Eli is born and, as he grows, learns to cherish the people and places around him, eventually passing on what...
| Author | Johnny Gruelle |
| ISBN | 0027375854 |
All the original stories are here, as Raggedy Ann comes to Marcella's nursery and quickly becomes the leader of the dolls. After learning a lesson from a naughty ride on the pantry, Raggedy Ann's adventures show her striving to be good - and succeeding. She and the other dolls rescue Fido, the family dog,...
| Author | Kathleen N. Daly |
| ISBN | 0307340155 |
The kitten who wanted to be a beggar
15 November 2013
I found this to be rather amusing because of the occupations that were open up to the four kittens. One of them was a ship's cat (or a sailor), one was a farm cat (or a farmer), and one of them was an alley cat (or a beggar). Actually, the first...
The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Dream
| Author | Stan Berenstain |
| ISBN | 0394873416 |
Once again, the Berenstain Bears jump in to help the child understand life. Personally, this is one my favorite books in the series because it tackles something that every child can understand, but that few explain even half so well.
While there is an awful lot of backstory in this book to explain...
The Firefighters' Busy Day
| Author | Richard Scarry |
| ISBN | 1571453024 |
Mr Scarry's books are always 'busy' so if you have a child that gets overwhelmed easily then you might pick something different for them to look at or to read to them. For those that can tolerate lots of action and illustrations per page then this is a fun book. The poor firefighters start their day out to...
I love this book. The first time I read it to my baby he was less than 2 weeks old and I sobbed the whole time I read it because I was so overwhelmed by the sweet stories of mommy animals singing their babies to sleep and the realization that I finally had my own baby to rock to sleep. This book no longer makes me...
| Author | Laurent de Brunhoff |
| ISBN | 0810905558 |
Laurent de Brunhoff est un auteur et illustrateur français.
Laurent De Brunhoff has kept the spirit of Babar and his family alive for over 50 years. Babar was created by Laurent's mother as a bedtime story, and was first illustrated by Laurent's father, Jean de Brunhoff.
After his...
| Author | Kate Seredy |
| ISBN | 1930900260 |
No one had ever seen big Peter before, and no one ever saw him again, and no one ever saw him at all but small Peter who lived in dingy, squalid old Shantytown. Yet it was big Peter's gift to small Peter -- a shiny toy spade with a red handle, and a small green tree lighted with tiny candles -- that caused Shantytown...
| Author | Regina Doman |
| ISBN | 1928832814 |
The title of this book is what caught my attention and I was kind of disappointed the link provided by the author for a test of the book itself wasn't working. Fortunately I have been able to get my hands on the book while having the library order it for any future readers.
The book starts off on the...
| Author | Charlotte Zolotow |
| ISBN | 0064432173 |
I liked this story quite a bit. I thought the illustrations were quite charming, although the style is quite old and may not be as appealing to readers today.
The story was sweet - a protective older sibling cares for her younger sister, doing her best to take care of her. The younger sister desires...
| Author | Leslie Patricelli |
| ISBN | 0763645672 |
Hooray! SPLASH! Leslie Patricelli's beloved Baby is back!
It's time for a bath! Whee! And Baby obliges as only he can, playing with bubbles (and using them to make facial disguises from Santa's beard to bunny ears), imitating a motorboat, and letting Mommy wash his single hair. And what would...
| Author | Alan Baker |
| ISBN | 0753452545 |
White Rabbit's Color Book (Little Rabbit Books)
One inquisitive hop, and splash! goes White Rabbit into a bucket of yellow paint. Soon the little rabbit is jumping from bucket to bucket and learning all about colors and how they mix. Quivering with excitement, Brown Rabbit nudges open a square...
| Author | Ruth Krauss |
| ISBN | 0307001466 |
Loved it! The story is fun with rhyming text of the little girl pretending to be like various animals, but the illustrations completely won me over. I love all the details in how the little girl matches the animals she pretends to be--things like her sunhat looking like a clam shell, or the pillows she piles...
Doctor Dan: The Bandage Man
This book wins and extra star for the charming 1950s illustrations and the fact that I probably would have loved it as a kid. It makes Band-Aids seem cool and fun. I appreciated the mother's sensitivity to her little cowboy's feelings, and I thought the story captured so well how when one kids gets excited...
In her signature style, Eloise Wilkin explains to Baby what to expect during Christmastime--from making cookies and singing carols, to trimming the tree and opening presents on Christmas morning! The gentle, soothing text is perfect for reading aloud, and the warm, cozy illustrations make sure...
| Author | Patricia M. Scarry |
| ISBN | 0375832246 |
Even though I knew what the little baby bunny chose to be when he grew up, I would ask for this book to be read again and again. An absolute favorite!
Ages: 3 - 7
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The Friendly Book (Big Little Golden Book)
| Author | Margaret Wise Brown |
| ISBN | 0307106438 |
I love this book and so do my kids (twin boys, age 3.5). The text is simple and fun to read, listing different likes; boats, trains, whistles, etc. In the end, it comes around to "I like people," and it's very sweet. My kids just about know it word for word. Even better than the text is the illustrations by Garth...
| Author | Jean Cushman |
| ISBN | 0307340112 |
This is the companion to We Help Daddy (or, more accurately, I suppose We Help Daddy is the companion to this book, since I believe We Help Mommy was published first). It is similarly charming and retro, with lovely illustrations.
Obviously, since this was written in 1959, the chores Mommy does are...
| Author | Esther Burns Wilkin |
This is my most loved book in the whole world and has been since I was a young girl. I first saw it at my friend's house when I was about ten and I longed to buy it but couldn't find a copy in the stores. She lent it to me for some time and I was so pleased. When I was in my twenties, I found a copy and was so happy to actually...
The art here is creepy. The children look like aliens or those old time creepy dolls with the eyes that close on their own. Invasion of the body snatchers here.
This is a book for beginners to help children know what to expect in Kindergarten. They mostly play in this old time kindergarten and I...
| Author | Sharon Kane |
| ISBN | 0375848207 |
No, no, no! This book belongs in a time capsule from sixty years ago, not on my daughter's bookshelf!
Little Mommy is a story about a little girl who pretends to be a mom. She takes care of her kids, does the laundry, feeds the kids dinner, and puts them to bed. The "dad" character takes the car and...
| Author | Annie North Bedford |
| ISBN | 0375828427 |
This was one of those ever-present Golden Books in my youth and one that like many others that were published revolved around the farm. Unlike many other ones the reader is introduced to the farmer first who is celebrating his birthday and doing so in such a fashion he then introduces the reader to his farm.
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