{Top Five} Friday / i believe in unicorns.

{Top Five} Friday

2.11.2011

{Top Five} Children's Books:

1. a lovely love story

2. i like you

3. skippyjoh jones

4. i love you forever

5. alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

I'm a sucker for children's lit. It's most definitely my favorite kind of literature, so this top five was way too hard for me to narrow it down, and since this is my blog and I make the rules, here are some more that I love that are written for the slightly older child, or for me, a full grown adult, who happens to love her imagination:

The Little Prince

The Giver

The Last Unicorn

Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7)

The Harry Potter Series

<3 The first two books make for great Valentine's Day reads!

I love books that are fun to read out loud.

I love books with beautiful illustration.

And I love books that are full of symbolism.

So if you have any that I need to add to my collection, please let me know!

27 comments

Sister Larson said...: ....you didn't put Where the Wild Things Are?? I like these choices though. Also...A Little Princess is so so so very beautiful!; February 11, 2011 at 1:49 PM
AmandaB. said...: The Giver is my favorite book ever! I'm also a huge Harry Potter fan.; February 11, 2011 at 2:02 PM
Jennifer said...: I love Harry Potter!

http://girlintheridingboots.blogspot.com/; February 11, 2011 at 2:08 PM
Alexa said...: Skippyjon Jones is my absolute favorite!; February 11, 2011 at 2:11 PM
mandyface said...: Nice round up! I love these books! My favorite kids book, hands down, is The Hungry Thing.; February 11, 2011 at 2:28 PM
mary plus vince said...: i LOOOOOVE 'i like you' -- seriously the cutest & sweetest book ever. i gave it to my husband when we were dating!; February 11, 2011 at 4:03 PM
Lara said...: These are all my favorite books in the world! Love You Forever makes me teary eyed EVERY time.; February 11, 2011 at 4:13 PM
Brianna said...: I love all the books you listed. I am also a fan of THe Litte Critter books by Mercer Mayer, and The Little Bear Books by Else Holmelund Minarik.. for older readers I love Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary...; February 11, 2011 at 4:21 PM
The Pretty Life Anonymous said...: You HAVE to add The Kissing Hand to your collection. It is so precious, you will love!; February 11, 2011 at 4:26 PM
angela hardison said...: great list.

you should add my two favorite go-to's for baby shower gifts, because they are beautifully designed from the 60s by none other than Paul Rand: Little 1 and
Sparkle & Spin.; February 11, 2011 at 4:40 PM
dani said...: Ruby The Copycat, The Trouble With Trolls, The Giving Tree...

I teach preschool so I could perhaps write you 548570345 more! :); February 11, 2011 at 5:15 PM
Alexis Kaye said...: I LOVE kids books so much! p.s. I posted my proposal story on my blog :); February 11, 2011 at 5:46 PM
Sydney said...: I love The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.; February 11, 2011 at 6:22 PM
HollyDolly said...: I love A Lovely Love Story! My boyfriend got it for me for valentines day one year and I always read it to our little family friend when she comes over. Its so cute.

Holly
http://hollykeenan.tumblr.com; February 11, 2011 at 6:24 PM
Shea said...: harry potter... no adjective can really describe my love (:

xox
chloe; February 11, 2011 at 6:58 PM
lauren said...: books that are full of symbolism?
the narnia series, for sure. i am reading them right now, and i literally gasp out loud. there are so many amazing references to Christ, the Atonement...you will love them.; February 11, 2011 at 9:40 PM
Emily said...: J'aime bein "Le Petit Prince"

Bon choix; February 12, 2011 at 12:16 AM
Elizabeth said...: All fantastic choices! Thank you for sharing a great list.; February 12, 2011 at 1:29 AM
Jessica said...: The Napping House! My Kindergarteners LOVE it...it's my all time favorite read aloud!; February 12, 2011 at 10:11 AM
Rachel said...: I cannot wait to have kids so that I can read to them. It is my very favorite 'babysitting' activity to do now. I'd never seen that Edward Monkton book you listed first, but it looks adorable -- next time I take my cousins to the library, I am looking that one up.

When my (youngest) sister was born, I (the oldest) loved reading to her, and our favorite book was "The Seven Silly Eaters"... It's still circulating around the family.; February 12, 2011 at 10:26 AM
Unknown said...: I love "children's" books! My favorites are Narnia and Harry Potter. I just started A Little Princess, which I guess is a book for children, but a bit older. I haven't read that far, though. The 'princess' in the title caught me.

I read The Little Prince a little while back. I want to read it in French, but I don't know French. Sad. Haha!; February 12, 2011 at 2:28 PM
Jenni Austria Germany said...: i could read the HP series over and over for the rest of my life and never tire of it. of course, i have to remind myself that adults don't do things like that. so i throw in grown-up books in between HPathons.; February 12, 2011 at 4:07 PM
Irene said...: I wrote a post about my (top 5) fave books from my childhood last week. you should read jim button by michael ende, there are two of them and are lovely!

http://meheperdido.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/1737/; February 13, 2011 at 11:00 AM
dani said...: Ruby The Copycat, The Trouble With Trolls, The Giving Tree...

I teach preschool so I could perhaps write you 548570345 more! :); March 15, 2011 at 8:22 PM
The One Klar said...: ....you didn't put Where the Wild Things Are?? I like these choices though. Also...A Little Princess is so so so very beautiful!; March 15, 2011 at 8:22 PM
angela hardison said...: great list.

you should add my two favorite go-to's for baby shower gifts, because they are beautifully designed from the 60s by none other than Paul Rand: Little 1 and
Sparkle & Spin.; March 15, 2011 at 8:22 PM
mary elizabeth said...: i LOOOOOVE 'i like you' -- seriously the cutest & sweetest book ever. i gave it to my husband when we were dating!; March 15, 2011 at 8:22 PM