With so many amazing books for children out in the world [1], nursery and kid-room bookshelves have the tendency to get filled up pretty quickly — but are you stocking them with the stories you once enjoyed? Maybe you were the type to have your parents read Madeline to you until they were blue in the face, or perhaps you preferred a few poems from Where the Sidewalk Ends. Either way, it's time to revisit those children's books [2] that you once (and probably still) love so that your kiddos can enjoy them as well.
Read through for some of the books from your childhood that your kiddos need to have on their bookshelves [3], stat!
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams [5] ($8)
Love You Forever
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch [6] ($5)
Guess How Much I Love You
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney [7] ($8)
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith [8] ($17)
Tar Beach
Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold [9] ($7)
The Giver
The Giver by Lois Lowry [11] ($9)
Strega Nona
Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola [12] ($8)
Corduroy
Corduroy by Don Freeman [13] ($7)
Madeline
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans [14] ($15)
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White [15] ($8)
The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein [16] ($17)
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman [17] ($17)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein [18] ($18, originally $20)
Holes
Holes by Louis Sachar [19] ($8)
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor [20] ($8)
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff [21] ($17)
Matilda
Matilda by Roald Dahl [22] ($7)
Stellaluna
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon [23] ($8)
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak [24] ($8)
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss [25] ($17)
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss [26] ($9)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle [27] ($10)
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault [28] ($7)
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Harold and the Purple Crayon [29] by Crockett Johnson ($7)
Frog and Toad Are Friends
Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel [30] ($5)
Stuart Little
Stuart Little by E.B. White [31] ($7)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter [32] ($7)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis [33] ($8)
A Bad Case of Stripes
A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon [34] ($7)
The Little Prince
The Little Prince [35] by Antoine De Saint-Exupéry ($11)
Goodnight Moon
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown [36] ($8)