Picture Books
Autumn Story by Jill Barklem
Miss Suzy by Miriam Young, illus. Arnold Lobel
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone
A Bargain for Frances by Russell Hoban, illus. Lillian Hoban
Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
The Fierce Bad Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (a family favorite! It should be read in an Elmer Fudd voice for full effect.)
Billy and Blaze by C.W. Anderson (plus several sequels)
Dr. DeSoto by William Steig
What Does the Rain Play? by Nancy White Carlstrom, illus. Henri Sorenen
The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco
Emily by Michael Bedard, illus. Barbara Cooney
The Library by Sarah Stewart, illus. David Small
Mr. Putter Picks the Pears by Cynthia Rylant, illus. Arthur Howard (our favorite of the Mr. Putter and Tabby books)
Tumble Me Tumbily by Karen Baiker, illus. Sam Williams
All the Way to Llasa: A Tale from Tibet by Barbara Helen Berger
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford, illus. Kadir Nelson
Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully
A Fairy Went A-Marketing by Rose Fyleman, illus. Jamichael Henterly
Painted Words/Spoken Memories by Aliki
Angelina Ballerina by Katharine Holabird, illus. Helen Craig
Hansel and Gretel by Rika Lesser, illus. Paul O. Zelinsky
Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale, illus. Nathan Hale
Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman, illus. Stephen Gammell
Novels
Philomena by Kate Seredy
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne, illus. Ernest Shepard
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Moffats by Eleanor Estes
Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor (plus four equally delightful sequels!)
Great list! There are some titles that are new to me.