a lot of board books and picture books kinda wear on you after awhile... these are the ones I still enjoy 20,000 reads later!

books I read to my kids I actually like!

Jon Agee

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Louisiana

Milo’s Hat Trick

Ezra Jack Keats

North Carolina

The Snowy Day

Donald Crews

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New Jersey

In simple, powerful words and vibrant illustrations, Donald Crews evokes the rolling wheels of that childhood favorite: a train. This board book features sturdy pages and is just the right size for little hands.

This Caldecott Honor Book features bright colors and bold shapes. Even a child not lucky enough to have counted freight cars will feel he or she has watched a freight train passing after reading Freight Train.

Donald Crews used childhood memories of trains seen during his travels to his grandparents' farm in the American South as the inspiration for this timeless favorite.

Red caboose at the back, orange tank car, green cattle car, purple box car, black tender and a black steam engine . . . freight train.

Freight Train Board Book

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Chris Van Dusen (Illustrator)

Chris Van Dusen

HC with dust jacket. DJ shows minimal wear with small rip near back. Tight binding. Pages in very good condition. 

California

With stunning artwork and a rhyming text, the illustrator of the Mercy Watson books tells a tale of human-animal connection full of humor and heart.

When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own to swim the chilly waters. Staggering onto a nearby island, they soon win over the wary townspeople with their kind, courageous ways. So well do the critters blend in that when the greedy circus owner returns to claim them, villagers of all species conspire to outsmart the bloated blowhard. With buoyant rhymes and brilliantly caricatured illustrations evoking the early nineteenth century, Chris Van Dusen presents a hugely entertaining tale about the bonds of community -- and a rare hidden-pictures spread for eagle-eyed readers of all ages.

The Circus Ship

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Alice Schertle

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

A country truck feels out of place in the speedy, noisy city until he comes to the rescue during a giant traffic jam. On board pages.

Little Blue Truck Leads the Way

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Pennsylvania

Celebrate the beauty of springtime with the #1 New York Times best-selling Little Blue Truck!



Beep! Beep! Little Blue Truck is out for a ride with his good friend Toad. The sun is shining and the flowers are blooming--it's a beautiful spring day! Who will they see along the way? Open the flaps to meet all of the sweet baby animals just born on the farm. Peep! Peep!

Little Blue Truck's Springtime

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Spread the love with Little Blue Truck--a perfect Valentine's Day read-aloud in this best-selling series!

"Beep!" said Blue. "Happy Valentine's Day!"

Join Little Blue Truck as he delivers Valentine's Day cards to all his farm animal friends. But as Blue beeps along, he starts to wonder: will he get any cards of his own?

With brightly colored foil accents throughout and a large gatefold at the end, this book is the perfect Valentine's Day gift.

Little Blue Truck's Valentine

Shel Silverstein

Florida

A Light in the Attic

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A collection of humorous poems and drawings.

Golden Books

Washington

The most famous cat in the world stars in her very own Little Golden Book!
 
Grumpy Cat has 8 million Facebook followers, her own TV movie, and now . . . a Little Golden Book! In this story featuring an all-new iconic art style, Grumpy Cat's friends and admirers try to get her to try new things and have fun, and each time she is even more resolved to say NO. In the end, she is right. Having fun is awful.

The Little Grumpy Cat That Wouldn't (Grumpy Cat)

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Divya Srinivasan

Wear on cover. Please see images. Inside is clean.

Texas

Little Owl enjoys a lovely night in the forest visiting his friend the raccoon, listening to the frogs croak and the crickets chirp, and watching the fog that hovers overhead.

Little Owl's Night

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Sandra Boynton

A brand-new board book about dancing dinosaurs from the beloved and bestselling Sandra Boynton! ZANG! BOP! KIDDLY POW! The DINOSAUR DANCE is starting NOW! Join Boynton’s lively prehistoric bunch as they get everyone’s tails shaking for a feet-stomping good time. Whether they dance the Shimmy Shimmy Shake, the Quivery Quake, or just decide to Cha-Cha-Cha, young readers are sure to giggle along with these adorable creatures that are ready for a ROARING good time!

Dinosaur Dance!

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Ludwig Bemelmans (Illustrator)

Ludwig Bemelmans

BOARD BOOK Minor wear around edges and on cover, pictured.

Wisconsin

Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis. On board pages.

Madeline

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Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis.

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books I read to my kids I actually like!

a lot of board books and picture books kinda wear on you after awhile... these are the ones I still enjoy 20,000 reads later!

Dan’s Avalanche of Books!

Jon Agee

Milo’s Hat Trick

Ezra Jack Keats

The Snowy Day

Donald Crews

Freight Train Board Book

Chris Van Dusen (Illustrator)

The Circus Ship

Alice Schertle

Little Blue Truck Leads the Way

Alice Schertle

Little Blue Truck's Springtime

Alice Schertle

Little Blue Truck's Valentine

Shel Silverstein

A Light in the Attic

Golden Books

The Little Grumpy Cat That Wouldn't (Grumpy Cat)

Divya Srinivasan

Little Owl's Night

Sandra Boynton

Dinosaur Dance!

Ludwig Bemelmans (Illustrator)

Madeline