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Children's Book Recommendations

Wonderful book recommendations, some known to me, many new. Thanks to everyone on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Swell who shared their favorite children’s titles.

  • The Peace Book

  • Wonky Donkey

  • All the World

  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar

  • Jamberry

  • Big Green Monster

  • Angelina Ballerina (series)

  • And the Rain Came Down

  • Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

  • Criss Cross

  • Brown Bear Brown Bear

  • Grandma Loves You

  • Grandpa Loves You

  • Guess How Much I Love You

  • Goodnight Moon

  • Disney classics, including Bambi and Lion King.

We’re creating quite a library for this young lady already. So grateful for these suggestions.

Yesterday's Poem: In Sum by Rüstü Onur

Building a Library for Our New Granddaughter