Thursday Thirteen ~ Favorite Books for Little Boys

My 1st Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen of my favorite books for little boys.

1. Make Way for Ducklings
   by Robert McCloskey
2. The Snowy DayThe Snowy Day
   by Ezra Jack Keats
3. The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
4. Caps for Sale
   by Esphyr Slobodkina
5. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
   by Virginia Lee Burton
6. Billy And Blaze: A Boy And His Horse
   by C.W. Anderson
7. Days with Frog and Toad
   by Arnold Lobel
8. Big Dog… Little Dog (A Bedtime Story)
   by P.D. Eastman
9. Gus and Button
   by Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers
10. A Tree Is Nice
    by Janice May Udry
11. The Big Snow
    by Berta Hader and Elmer Hader
12. Green Eggs and Ham
    by Dr. Seuss
13. Little Bear
    by Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak

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31 Responses to “Thursday Thirteen ~ Favorite Books for Little Boys”

1. Nicholas, on February 6th, 2008 at 7:42 pm Said:

   I remember Green Eggs & Ham! Welcome to TT.

2. SandyCarlson, on February 6th, 2008 at 7:57 pm Said:

   This is a fun list. McCloskey’s books are among my favorites, too. Just the other day we found my dad’s Homer Price by the one and only. You have great taste in books.

3. Ellen, on February 6th, 2008 at 8:42 pm Said:

   Oh you are taking me back. I love Mike Mulligan and his Steam shovel…

4. Miranda, on February 6th, 2008 at 8:44 pm Said:

   Great list, I only have girls, and only know green eggs and ham out of that list.

   Happy TT!!!

5. Angela at mommy bytes, on February 6th, 2008 at 8:49 pm Said:

   Cool we love Mike Mulligan and now I gotta check out the Five Chinese Brothers! Thanks for sharing and visiting.

6. Comedy Plus, on February 6th, 2008 at 9:18 pm Said:

   Green Eggs and Ham is the only one I know. Books are important things for the young and the old. Have a great TT.

7. melanie, on February 6th, 2008 at 9:39 pm Said:

   What a great list! I love it!

8. mommytoj, on February 6th, 2008 at 10:20 pm Said:

   Great list! My son is almost 4 years old and loves books.

9. Sharon, on February 6th, 2008 at 10:25 pm Said:

   ADORABLE picture! And I LOVE Caps for Sale! It’s been too long since I’ve read it, and I’m sure my son has never heard it. I think I’ll get it for him for Valentine’s Day. Thanks for posting such a great list.
   Happy TT!

10. Candy, on February 6th, 2008 at 10:36 pm Said:

    I’m definitely keeping these in mind. I just bought my son his first book. He’s only 5 months old but I really want to make sure he learns to read (and love it!) first before latching on to the computer and getting hooked on PC games like his dad! :o)

11. MamaGeek, on February 6th, 2008 at 10:40 pm Said:

    Ah yes, we have quite a few of these!

12. Lori, on February 6th, 2008 at 10:53 pm Said:

    Awwwwww, I remember those days:) You have beautiful boys!! Happy TT.

13. Babystepper, on February 6th, 2008 at 11:22 pm Said:

    We’ve read several of those, but not all. I’ll have to look for them somewhere. Maybe Amazon.

14. Joyful Days, on February 7th, 2008 at 12:16 am Said:

    We’ve read most of those and they are wonderful!! Good choices.

    Happy TT!

15. Natalie, on February 7th, 2008 at 1:18 am Said:

    What a great idea for a list! I should do this but for girl’s books (I only have daughters).

16. Hootin' Anni, on February 7th, 2008 at 7:21 am Said:

    Welcome to Thursday 13.
    Not only the list of books being great….you have TWO GREAT lookin’ kids.

    Hope you can drop by and visit me today for my 13.

17. Brenda ND, on February 7th, 2008 at 7:56 am Said:

    My sons liked all of these books!

18. Pop Tart, on February 7th, 2008 at 8:17 am Said:

    I sooo just wrote about Billy & Blaze at CQ (where my other TT is) — I collect Anderson works!

19. Laura, on February 7th, 2008 at 8:55 am Said:

    We’ve read most of these at our house, but we’ll have to check out the others! Fun!

20. Peter Plum, on February 7th, 2008 at 9:02 am Said:

    Great list. As a Plum with little ones I’ll have to check these out.

    My TT is up!

21. Karen @ Simply A Musing Blog, on February 7th, 2008 at 9:50 am Said:

    Some of those I’ve never heard of - thanks for the list, I’ll check them out!

22. MamaArcher, on February 7th, 2008 at 10:30 am Said:

    Great list of books! I think we may have every single one of them on our shelves too!

23. supersarahann, on February 7th, 2008 at 10:44 am Said:

    Hey, just checked out your blog (funny - it’s the same layout as mine) and I’d love to add you to my favorite bloggers list. We have (and enjoy) most of those books, but my son’s very favorite right now is “Have You Seen My Cat?” by Eric Carle. He brings it in to read to US now!

24. Robin, on February 7th, 2008 at 10:54 am Said:

    1, 4, 5, 12 and 13 are all favorites around here - for both my son and my daughter.

25. Susan Helene Gottfried, on February 7th, 2008 at 12:49 pm Said:

    Ooh, fantastic list! It’s so important to get our boys reading — and to keep them reading as they get older. That means that Captain Underpants is in your future. If you can get past the horrible bathroom humor, it’s actually quite clever!

26. Working at Home Mom, on February 7th, 2008 at 1:45 pm Said:

    Those are all great books and I love the photo.

27. jennifer, on February 7th, 2008 at 2:53 pm Said:

    Another one is Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things that Go. I had it when I was little (still have it, actually) and I loved it even though I’m a girl. Any little boy that’s into cars would like it.

28. Celticlibrarian, on February 7th, 2008 at 3:40 pm Said:

    Frog and Toad! Actually, I love all of those. Have you ever read any of The Pigeon books? (Like Don’t let the Pigeon Drive the Bus.) They’re fun. Happy TT!

29. Tasina, on February 7th, 2008 at 4:17 pm Said:

    What a great list! We have quite a few of those. I love Ferdinand the best.

    Happy TT.

30. SJ Reidhead, on February 7th, 2008 at 8:19 pm Said:

    Not having children, the only one I am familiar with is Green Eggs and Ham.

    SJR
    The Pink Flamingo

31. Joy, on April 22nd, 2008 at 11:04 pm Said:

    I know this list is for boys, but have you ever read Miss Suzy? I remember reading it as a young child and absolutely loving it. Boys and girls both would like the story—there’s cute squirrels for girls and toy soldiers for boys!

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