Today is Dr. Suess’ Birthday and parents everywhere are being encouraged to read to their children tonight as part of the Read Across America campaign. While I don’t think any of my readers need a post about the benefits of reading to your children I figured it would be fun to share some of my favorite children’s books with you. Feel free to share your favorites in the comments.
All these books should be available at your local library.
Green Eggs and Ham
It his is birthday, so why not celebrate with some green eggs and ham this morning and a quick read through this classic book.
Wacky Wednesday 
This is one of my favorite Dr. Suess books and will keep kids busy for a long time looking for all the things that are wacky in the story.
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Seriously, who doesn’t LOVE this book! The illustrations are beautiful and the story is fun. This is one of my all time favorite books for kids.
Billy And Blaze: A Boy And His Horse
If you have a little boy check out this series. My 9 year-old still enjoys his Billy and Blaze books and every time he sees a horse it sparks a discussion about one of the books we read.
Caps for Sale
This funny story of a cap salesman and his hats will delight your children. My children love to act out the part towards the end when he is trying to get his hats away from the monkeys.
The Little House
This is another one of my favorite books. It is not only a nice story, it is a good mini history lesson for your kids.
Bread and Jam for Frances
I grew up with Frances so this series brings back memories of my childhood. I love that Francis’ character is so real and kids can relate to what she is feeling.
Blueberries for Sal 
Another classic story about a girl and her mother who go blueberry picking only to get mixed up with a bear and her cub. A cute story if you don’t live near a woods with bears. 
It Looked Like Spilt Milk
There aren’t very many words in this book, but kids will have fine trying to decide what the shapes look like.
I was trying to think of the tittle of the “Billy and Blaze” books the other day. I remembered the stories but could not remember the name. I’ve now added the books to my Amazon cart.
Oh, I love your list. These are some of my favorite books as well. I think “The Little House” would be at the top of my list, if this were my list! It is nice to see a new to me book on the list. I have never heard of the book “It Looked Like Spilt Milk”. I shall add it to my library list. Thank you!
We love Walking through the Jungle by Debbie Harter. It is loads of bright pictures and has a great rhythm to the story and then we also love The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Seven Hungry Babies by Candace Fleming.
You hit many of my favorites, but no Eric Carle books?
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish is my favorite Dr Suess book. My husband bought it for me our first year together for Christmas and then read it to me. It has always made me laugh.
I love that my littles love stories so much!!
We like “Oliver Finds His Way” by Phyllis Root, “Ten Out of Bed” by Penny Dale, and the following books by Martin Waddell: “Owl Babies”, “Sleep Tight, Little Bear”, “Rosie’s Babies” and “When the Teddy Bears Came”.