Top 10 Books Every Child Should Read

With the holidays just around the corner everybody is looking for the perfect gift.

I always thought that a books will make a great gift for any children or adult on my list.

As a mom and avid reader I am a firm believer of introducing books to children and in reading with your children daily no matter what their age is.

I started reading baby books to my children when they were only few months old. My older son is 12 years old and his thirst for knowledge and love of books and reading truly warms my heart. I like to think that I have something to do with it. Even thou I don’t read for him or with him anymore I will always treasure the moments we spent together crawled up under a blanket reading one of his many favorite children books and being transported into a fantasy world that I got to experience through his eyes.

Just in time for Christmas I decided to do a little research and compile Top 10 List of All-Time Best Children Books from babies to young readers. These books will make the perfect gift that keeps on giving for years to come.

Most of these books I enjoyed reading with and for my children and I hope you will enjoy them with your little ones.

Top 10 Books For Babies

1. Pat The Bunny By Dorothy Kunhardt
2. Good Night Moon By Margaret Wise Brown
3. Go, Dog, Go! By P.D. Eastman
4. Good Night, Gorilla By Peggy Rathmann
5. Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? By Dr. Seuss
6. Toes, Ears, & Nose! By Marion Dane Bauer
7. Mrs. Mustard’s Baby Faces By Jane Wattenberg
8. Belly Button Book By Sandra Boynton
9. The Going-to-Bed Book By Sandra Boynton
10. My Car By Byron Barton

Top 10 Books For Toddlers

1. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt By Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury
2. The Napping House By Audrey Wood
3. The Happy Egg By Ruth Krauss
4. Yummy Yucky By Leslie Patricelli
5. Sheep in the Jeep By Nancy E. Shaw
6. Green Eggs and Ham By Dr. Suess
7. How I Became a Pirate By Melinda Long
8. The Family Book By Todd Parr
9. The Very Hungry Caterpillar By Eric Carle
10. Fast Food By Saxton Freymann

Top 10 Books For Preschoolers

1. The Snowy Day By Ezra Jack Keats
2. Harold and the Purple Crayon By Crockett Johnson
3. Jamberry By Bruce Degen
4. Cars and Trucks and Things That Go By Richard Scarry
5. The Neighborhood Mother Goose By Nina Crews
6. The Incredible Book Eating Boy By Oliver Jeffers
7. Happy Birthday, Moon By Frank Asch
8. Diary of a Worm By Doreen Cronin
9. Walter the Farting Dog By William Kotzwinkle and Glenn Murray
10. The Big Shiny Sparkly First Words Book By Willabel Tong

Top 10 Books For Bigger Kids (Kindergarten – Grade 2/3)

1. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble By William Steig
2. The Little Engine That Could By Watty Piper
3. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day By Judith Viorst
4. Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse By Kevin Henkes
5. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale By Mo Willems
6. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs By Judi Barrett
7. The Velveteen Rabbit By Margery Williams
8. Olivia By Ian Falconer
9. The Giving Tree By Shel Silverstein
10. Te Cat In The Hat By Dr. Seuss

So what are you waiting for? I know you have children in your life and they all would love to receive any of these wonderful books.