- leahwacek
Kids Literature We Love
Looking for a title that teaches something? Check out the following list of books we'll never stop loving....

Honesty:
The Empty Pot by Demi
Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival
Generosity:
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
The Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff Brumbeau
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Fun:
Princess Pigtoria and the Pea by Pamela Duncan Edwards
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
The Seven Silly Eaters by Marla Frazee
Ella Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair by Lee Fox
Bear's Loose Tooth by Karma Wilson
Bedhead by Margie Palatini
Stephanie's Ponytail by Robert Munsch
The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors by Adam Rex
Slinky Malinky by Lynley Dodd
Rattletrap Car by Phyllis Root
If I Built a House by Chris VanDusen
The Mercy Watson series by Kate DiCamillo
Creativity and Persistence:
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
Salt in His Shoes by Deloris Jordan
A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
Friendship and Kindness:
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
The Bear that Heard Crying by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
Classics:
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
The Napping House by Don Wood
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones
Jesus Calling by Sarah Young
Favorite authors - we basically love everything they write:
Jan Brett
Andrea Beaty
Julia Donaldson
Chris Van Dusen
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Do you have a book you'd add to my list? I love a good recommendation - tell me in the comments!