Today I’m sharing with you three of our family’s favorite pictures books. We have read these books countless times, and my kids continue to request them. I also love them because all five of my of the kids (ages 2-9) find them engaging. Have you read them, too?
I think the reason that the kiddos like them so much is that in each story, the characters experience a lot of adventure.
Roxaboxen is a true story by Alice McLerran about a community of neighborhood children who develop their own pretend society complete with houses, stores, roads, jails, and a currency system. It reminds me of playing in tree houses, hay houses, and in the barn with my brothers. So much imagination used in pretend play!
The Story About Ping by Majorie Flack is a classic about a mischievous and spirited little duck who lives in China. The kids think his misadventures are very funny. There are also some good lessons about the value of obedience in this book.
Andrew Henry’s Meadow by Doris Burn is a delightful story about Andrew Henry, the middle child in a family of five children. Frustrated that his family doesn’t appreciate his inventions, he takes things into his own hands and builds a new village with his neighborhood friends. (I’m especially partial to this one because we have five children in our family, with a boy smack dab in the middle, too.Being the middle child is no joke.)
What are some of your family’s favorite picture books? Please share! We are always looking for some new favorites!
Check out more of our favorite books:
The Christy Miller Series
Mercy Watson, by Kate DiCamillo. The pictures are very colorful and fun. Olivia loves these books still. It is about a pig named Mercy, she loves buttered toast and gets into some mischief.
Thanks, Teresa. Just reserved it at the library! Look forward to reading it.
I wanted to recommend an awesome picture book to you and your readers called “The Little Brown Animal” by author DiMari Bailey(http://www.dimaribailey.com/). It is a book that stresses the very important message that everyone is special in their own way. The story follows the little brown animal on a journey through the forest trying to fit in. He compares himself to other animals wishing he had some of their unique and beautiful physical characteristics. His journey does show him that differences should be celebrated and it’s a message that he passes on to other animals in the forest 🙂 This is actually the first book in the series “Tales of the Deep Forest” and I am so excited for the next book to come out. I know that this is a series that my daughter will cherish for a long time
Karen,
Thank you very much for recommending this book. I just downloaded it to our Kindle and we will read it this afternoon! I especially love that it has such a great message. Thanks again!