Title: Let Me Hold You Longer Author: Karen Kingsbury Illustrator: Mary Collier Publication Year: 2004 Website: www.karenkingsbury.com Age Group: Preschoolers, Kindergarteners Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: This book makes me tear up. It’s sentimental and sweet and would ...
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Blueberry Girl
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Title: Blueberry Girl Author: Neil Gaiman Illustrator: Charles Vess Publication Year: 2009 Website: journal.neilgaiman.com Age Group: Preschoolers, Kindergarteners Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: I’ll admit I’m biased in that Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite authors for ...
Bedtime in the Southwest
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Title: Bedtime in the Southwest Author: Mona Hodgson Illustrator: Renee Graef Publication Year: 2004 Website: monahodgson.com Age Group: Preschoolers Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: You don't have to be from the southwest to appreciate this book. It shows various adorable ...
Little Blue Truck
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Title: Little Blue Truck Author: Alice Schertle Illustrator: Jill McElmurry Publication Year: 2008 Website: www.jillmcelmurry.com Age Group: Preschoolers Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: Someone gave us the sequel to this book (Little Blue Truck Leads the Way) before we'd read this ...
Wake Up Mr. B!
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Title: Wake Up Mr. B! Author/Illustrator: Penny Dale Publication Year: 1988 Website: www.pennydale.co.uk Age Group: Preschoolers Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: Babies Need Books Comments: This book is about a little girl who wakes up before the rest of her family and has a ...
Stone Soup
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Title: Stone Soup Author/Illustrator: Marcia Brown Publication Year: 1947 Age Group: Preschoolers, Kindergarten, Early Elementary Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up Valerie and Walter's Best Books for Children Comments: ...
Nini Lost and Found
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Title: Nini Lost and Found Author/Illustrator: Anita Lobel Publication Year: 2010 Website: www.anita-lobel.com Age Group: Preschoolers Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: We didn't even own a cat when we first checked this book out from the library, so I'm not sure why my 2.5 year old ...
Imogene’s Antlers
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Title: Imogene's Antlers Author/Illustrator: David Small Publication Year: 1988 Website: davidsmallbooks.com Age Group: Preschoolers Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: Valerie and Walter's Best Books for Children Comments: Don't ask me why, but my 2 and half year old is ...
The Little Engine That Could
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Title: The Little Engine That Could Author/Illustrator: Watty Piper Publication Year: 1954 Age Group: Preschool Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up Comments: I remember loving this story when I was a child. My husband's ...
Woven Wrap Baby Carrier
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Carrier: Woven Wrap Baby Carrier Weight: Up to 35 lbs Cost: ~$40+ Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Bottom Line: A little too cumbersome for me in the long term, but the only way I found to get a newborn well-supported on my back. Pros: When I was pregnant with my second child, I ...
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