What classic books are you buying for LO?

**Octoberbride09** · July 2010

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stephanieroyer · July 2010

im a Dr Suess lover. i grew up reading them and got a membership for DS so he has about 100 of them already..baby will enjoy these too.
reading is a big part of our household so im always looking for new books to read the the kids.

CourtneyR2N · July 2010

We already have a ton from my stepsons (I think we have ALL of the Dr. Suess books). But I am planning on getting The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends.

chelseamillermusic · July 2010

Shel Silverstein

Where the Wild Things Are

Anything Dr. Seuss, Berenstain Bears, or Winnie The Pooh

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CoolMoD · July 2010

Our goal is to eventually own everything that's one a Caldecott Medal. We already have quite a few. DH is also a big Seuss fan, so as many of those as possible as well.

deeswetnam · July 2010

I LOVED this book called Fabian the Fish Boy and will be finding it for my LO before he arrives. I also had tons of Bearstien Bears books that I'll be picking up for him as well.

torilynn1 · July 2010

Shel silversteins, where the sidewalk ends, the giving tree, ect his whole collection it is a amazing.

girlintheworld · July 2010

May not be a classic, but "Are You My Mother" was my absolute favorite book as a child. Nate will definitely have it.

Conniebird · July 2010

girlintheworld:
May not be a classic, but "Are You My Mother" was my absolute favorite book as a child. Nate will definitely have it.

mine too! I was elated when I got it at my shower

missthick · July 2010

I'm aiming for owning the WHOLE Dr. Suess collection...I had the books as a kid and I like to believe I got my silly sense of humor from being obsessed with the Doc.

stephanieroyer · July 2010

girlintheworld:
May not be a classic, but "Are You My Mother" was my absolute favorite book as a child. Nate will definitely have it.

i read this quite often to DS, its one of our favorites. its so nice to pass things like this on that we loved as children.

superace27 · July 2010

Shel Silverstein & Dr. Seuss as many have said

Goodnight Moon

Eric Carle books (the very hungry caterpillar, etc)

Not really classic, but the Laura Numeroff books (if you give a mouse a cookie, etc.)

I have a lot already, but can't think of any others at the moment!

Kitiara5512 · July 2010

All the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie set, anything Dr. Seuss, fairy tales (classic, not necessarily Disney). I dont remember the author, but there is also this book called "I'll love you forever" that makes me cry whenever I read it.

niccole_e · July 2010

My favs for my son now are

Where the Wild Things Are

Green Eggs and Ham

Hop on Pop

Goodnight Moon

K.a.T.e · July 2010

LO already has over 60 books in his library! His aunt gave him about 30 books at the shower and I've collected many more for him. I love to read and he will too

tons of baby classics like: good night moon, love you forever, several dr seuss books, guess how much I love you, pokey little puppy, some paddington bear books, lots of color/number/shapes books, an eric carle collection, and many more!

Yules · July 2010

Kitiara0364:
All the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie set, anything Dr. Seuss, fairy tales (classic, not necessarily Disney). I dont remember the author, but there is also this book called "I'll love you forever" that makes me cry whenever I read it.

Love that book!

Also, I'm adding Saint-Exupery's "Little Prince" to the registry even though he won't be able to read it until he's much older. There's a beautiful pop-up edition available now.

CoolMoD · July 2010

Kitiara0364:
I dont remember the author, but there is also this book called "I'll love you forever" that makes me cry whenever I read it.

Are you talking about the one where the mom sneaks into her little boy's room as he grows up and rocks and signs to him? My DD LOVES that book! I can't remember who wrote it either, but definitely worth looking up.

I forgot a few. One of my favorites, and my SIL's favorite are both out of print but we located pretty good used copies of both. "Storytime Treasury", and "Cassie's Magic Flowers". Not sure of the author of either.

sandraanddrew · July 2010

CoolMoD:

Kitiara0364:
I dont remember the author, but there is also this book called "I'll love you forever" that makes me cry whenever I read it.

Are you talking about the one where the mom sneaks into her little boy's room as he grows up and rocks and signs to him? My DD LOVES that book! I can't remember who wrote it either, but definitely worth looking up.

I forgot a few. One of my favorites, and my SIL's favorite are both out of print but we located pretty good used copies of both. "Storytime Treasury", and "Cassie's Magic Flowers". Not sure of the author of either.

It's by Robert Munsch. We were given two copies of it, I absolutely love it. Plus someone told me that he wrote the book after his wife suffered multiple miscarriages. Apparently someone told him to help the grieving process, write a book to the babies that would have been and that book is what he ended up with.

We also have some Dr. Suess, The Hungry Caterpillar, and several of the Little Critters books.

ames71 · July 2010

So far...

Goodnight Moon

Green Eggs & Ham

The Monster at the End of this Book (my favorite)

Where the Wild Things Are

I'm a book nerd, so this is likely to get out-of-hand once I get all the other "essentials" purchased.

mexicomatch · July 2010

I don't think this is a classic, but I LOVE this book! It is a little on the longer side. The Gruffalo- it is a wonderful book w/ rhyme and sing-song cadence/rhythm.

andipandic · July 2010

My fave book as a kid was Go Dog Go. I can still recite almost all of it. I wouldn't call it a classic but my LO will definitely have it in her library.

Also necessary:

Goodnight Moon, I'll Love you Forever, Guess How Much I love you, and A.A.Milne's Pooh books.

For new books, I just found one called I Love You Stinky Face. It is so adorable and I would suggest it to just about everyone

myself1nme · July 2010

There are so many books I am planning on adding to our collection. Most of them have already been named, but so far no one has said Pat the Bunny. This was my sister's FAVORITE book!! (she's 9 yrs younger than me) I think my mom had to buy a couple of copies of it because they kept falling apart.

I am really looking forward to seeing what others get for LO. I know my mom has a huge stack at home already, and my cousin gave me a couple of books and a wooden basket specifically for books that she hand painted. It has DS's name and 2010 on one side, and the other side says "Please read it to me again said little Keegan H." It has been my favorite gift so far!

BridetobeEm · July 2010

New moms- beware of I Love You Forever. I have never, ever been able to make it through that book w/o crying. Ever! It's just such a sweet and moving book. Gah!

While this may not be considered a classic, I'll add this book to the list of must-haves The Monster at the End of This Book.

JBrianne · July 2010

I already own pretty much everything that's been mentioned, although my Seuss collection is a little on the lite side. However, things that haven't been mentioned:

Velveteen Rabbit - one of my faves as a kid

Sandra Boynton Hippo collection - they are absolutely hilarious

Grimm Fairy Tales - I have an uber old copy that's actually a little scary because it was written before things were so ridiculously pc. I love it, and we'll save the 'real' version of Cinderella for when the kid is a little older.

I also have a giant library of 'adult' classics that will make good young kids stories, like some Charles Dickens and Watership Down.

Nevermind crying at the end of I Love You Forever - I cry at the end of The Giving Tree, too! Maybe I'm just a wuss