7 Books You and Your Kids Will Love
Children’s books are some of the first pieces of literature you encounter and the stories often stick with you throughout the rest of your life. Here are 7 classic books that both you and your kids will equally love reading:
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
The Giving Tree is classic children’s book about the friendship between a boy and a tree. The tree is happy when the little boy spends time with her and she enjoys taking care of him. But overtime, the boy starts to forget about his good friend the tree. This book will teach you and your kids to always appreciate the blessings in your life, no matter how big or small they may be.
Dinner at the Panda Palace by Stephanie Calmenson
Dinner at the Panda Palace is a tale of panda who owns a very popular restaurant. Animals of all different shapes and sizes come into the restaurant for dinner and Mister Panda makes sure that everyone is accommodated. You will take away how to be a gracious and inclusive host from this story.
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
The Rainbow Fish is a book you’re likely to never forget. It’s about a little fish with sparkly rainbow scales that make him the most beautiful fish in the sea. But he learns a valuable lesson: that it’s much more gratifying to share his beautiful scales with everyone rather than keeping them all to himself.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle
This book is filled with beautiful illustrations of many different animals. Though there may not be a moral or much of story line behind this children’s book, it’s still bound to leave you and your kids smiling.
Eloise By Kay Thompson
Eloise is the hilariously encapturing story of a little girl who lives with her pug Weenie in the penthouse suite of The Plaza Hotel in New York City. Eloise often gets bored and must come up with mayhem to cause inside of the hotel. It’s guaranteed to keep your kids laughing, but just don’t let them get any ideas…
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Little Prince is often described as a beloved children’s book that adults may love even more than the kids. It’s a tale about a little prince who travels around in an airplane and bumps into some very odd characters along his way. However, each and every character the little prince meets teaches him something about himself that he never knew before his great journey.
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
It wouldn’t be right to have a list of great children’s books without mentioning Dr. Seuss. The Lorax is overarchingly about environmental conservation, by also teaching the importance of not being greedy. This book is clever, cute, and will leave you wanting to do your part in helping take care of the planet.