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For Christmas I want to get my BF's 3 year old sister a book. She has plenty of toys...

What are some great classics, or good new books that you would recommend?
She has a lot of Elmo books, so nothing like that.

Thanks!

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My kids love silly books. Their faves are "A Porcupine Named Fluffy," "Walter the Farting Dog," and "Chewy Louie."

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I love all the Shel Silvestein books (where the sidewalk ends, a light in the attic etc)
Guess How much I Love you Is adorable
Angelina Ballerina
Paddington Bear is a personal favorite of mine
Where the Wild Things Are




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Complete Curious George or Complete Beatrix Potter?

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You can't wrong with these!:

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My mom was a reading teacher, so I grew up with a lot of these! Cahabo's suggestions are great. I just bought my 3- and 5-year old neice/nephew these for Christmas:
Koala LouHarold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition (Purple Crayon Books)
Strega NonaGoodnight Moon
CorduroyAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day(some of these may be a little old for a 3-year-old, but it depends on what their attention span is like)

these are also sweet for a little one:
Love You ForeverGuess How Much I Love You
Is Your Mama A Llama?The Napping House

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I also like the Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf.

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She's probably in the process of being potty trained, so
Once Upon a Potty -- Girl

Another good one:
Pat the Bunny (Touch and Feel Book)

I also love the Berenstain Bears books.

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I LOVE the Olivia books...and my niece (2yrs old) likes them too!

Olivia

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Collette wrote:

I love all the Shel Silvestein books (where the sidewalk ends, a light in the attic etc)
Guess How much I Love you Is adorable
Angelina Ballerina
Paddington Bear is a personal favorite of mine
Where the Wild Things Are


Love, love, love the Shel Silverstein books. They're awesome.

I've been buying my nephew The Chronicles of Narnia one book at a time. He was pretty young when I got him his first (maybe 4?) but his mom read them to him and now he loves getting the next book in the series every holiday. (I can only stretch this out a couple more years but still!)

I've read pretty much all the books listed here to the nephews/niece over time (oldest is 18, youngest is 3) and they're all good. You really can't go wrong with any of the recs.

 



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Ohh, I love children's books. In fact, being able to buy them and read them to my own children is just about the only reason I would ever actually have children. Course, since I have nieces...that works just as well.

I love everyone's suggestion, but wanted to add some of my own:
19314350.JPGMiss Rumphius- it's about a lady who plants flowers where every she goes to make the world a more beautiful place.

13890682.JPG Jamberry: Dude, it's about a bear and jam! On a (very) side note, three summers ago when I made jelly, I used this image as the labels.

19600542.JPG The five Chinese Brothers: It's about (duh) five Chinese brothers. One's a sword swallower, one can withstand fire...etc.

19320900.JPG Make Way for Ducklings: This book is beautiful. It's about this duck couple which makes it's home in the city and the litle ducklings have to cross the street to go into the water. It's simply simply gorgeous.

17061964.JPG The Velveteen Rabbit: Another gorgeous book. Look for the hardcover version, it's a keepsake.

19318015.JPG The Story about Ping: it's about a duck who lives on a boat on a river in China.

There are many many many more- sometimes (I'm just a geek!) I'll go to Barnes and Noble and wander around the children's section just reminiscing.

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This book makes me bawl everytime I read it!
Love You Forever
Love everyone suggestions!  I think books are great presents for children!

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When I was little, I LOVED the Madeline and Eloise books.




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FashionPrincess wrote:

This book makes me bawl everytime I read it!
Love You Forever
Love everyone suggestions!  I think books are great presents for children!


oh gosh, me too! I get weepy just thinking of the end.

relrel- I forgot about Make Way for Ducklings. I used to love that book!



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Thank you for all the suggestions. I'll have to see if she has any of these already, so I dont buy a duplicate. smile

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Lafcadio.

It's a Shel Silverstein. It's about a lion that shoots back. It's great!


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