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Northern Tier Children Book Suggestions
Perfect for read-alouds
- Heckedy Peg (Wood, Audrey) - done in the old style of a folk tale, this will have older children enraptured to every detail of the oil paintings and the intense dramatic build up that is totally worth it!
- Caps for Sale (Slobodkina, Esphyr)
- How I became a Pirate (Long, Melinda)
- Officer Buckle and Gloria (Rathman, Peggy)
- The Bear Snores On (Wilson, Karma)
- Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore (McPhail, David)
- Bunny, my Honey (Jeram, Anita)
- Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood (Artell, Mike)
Great for your older ones (1st – 4th)
- Heckedy Peg (Wood, Audrey)
- Ship of Dreams (Morrissey, Dean) - there is enough glorious detail to inspire the shyest of young people!
- A Quiet Place (Wood, Don)
Just us books- for intimate family time
- Bootsie Parker Bites (Rathman, Peggy)
- Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge ( Fox, Mem)
- Chrysanthemum (Henkes, Kevin)
Good for bed-time
- Good night Gorilla (Rathman, Peggy)
- Julius Baby of the World (Henkes, Kevin) - great if someone in your house is about to be the big sis or big bro.
- Those Terrible Toy Breakers (McPhail, David)
- Bear’s Toothache (McPhail, David)
Funny funny stuff
- The Day Jimmy's Boa ate the Wash (Noble, Tika Halco)
- Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse (Henkes, Kevin)
Stand the test of time classics
- Bluberries for Sal (McCloskey, Robert)
- Make Way for Ducklings (McCloskey, Robert)
- Winnie-the-Pooh (Milne, A.A.) - the original contain lyrical, whimsical & endearing text whereas the Disney ruination might be fun, they do not handle a candle to A.A. Milne's masterpieces.
When a family member dies
- I'll always love you (Wilhelm, Hans)
