Children’s Books Guide

What does every child have in common? The desire to do things that they see other, usually older, children do. When they try, sometimes they fail the first few times, and sometimes they need to learn the trick to being successful. When The Very Clumsy Click Beetle is read to children, they will see that [...]

One of the things that you have to love about Dr. Seuss books is how they prove, time and time again, that children think differently than adults. There are many childrens books that show how the imagination of children can change almost anything, but very few of these books actually show the difference between how [...]

Originally published in 1930, The Little Engine That Could remains a staple of classic children’s books today.  Now it is published with various artists creating the illustrations, but parents can still buy the book with the original artwork.  Watty Piper is the name attributed to this famous story, one of positive thinking and motivation to [...]

Dr. Seuss authored so many childrens books that occasionally you have to take stock so that you can figure out which books you’ve read, and which ones you haven’t. There are, however, a few books written by this famous author that instantly come to mind when you say the name Dr. Seuss, and one of [...]

Brian Lies offers an amusing tale of the night the bats visit the library in Bats at the Library. With a rhythm and rhyme that is catchy and easy to follow, this is one of the most fun books to read and look at. Picture books and bats all together in one book; what could [...]

Picture books hold a certain charm and appeal that other children’s books may not always have. Big Words for Little People by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell is one of the most charming, funny, and addictive picture books to come along in recent years. With great rhythm and rhyme, downright clever and often hilarious [...]

Little did Olivier Dunrae know when he drew and colored pictures of two little goslings that his story would become so well loved so quickly. Parents of children who are in preschool and younger know that it’s often hard to find childrens books that the children will love as much as parents, and that it’s [...]

The unique style of Jan Brett brings one of the most charming picture books that will be a delight to children of all ages. Gingerbread Friends is about a little gingerbread baby that wants to have friends. When he goes looking for friends, he runs into a lot of unexpected trouble and adventure. When Mattie, [...]

Curious George, “that curious little monkey” is at it again in this cute little dinosaur book involving the ever mischievous little primate, George the monkey. In Curious George’s Dinosaur Discovery Book, the Man in the Yellow Hat decides to surprise George and take him to a museum. They go on an exciting trek through the [...]

Greg Mortenson is the author of one of the most inspiring picture books ever, Listen to the Wind. Taken from his story, his true story, Three Cups of Tea, this version of it is written for small children. With the story telling ability that will draw you and your children in, he shares his story [...]