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Baby fever in the AbeBooks office has inspired us to put together a list of some of our favorite childhood books. What was your favorite book when you were little?
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H.A. Rey
In this, the original book about the curious monkey, George is taken from the jungle by the man in the yellow hat.
[Find Curious George]
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John Vernon Lord
Four million wasps invade Itching Down, so the villagers make a giant jam sandwich to trap them.
[Find The Giant Jam Sandwich] |
P.D. Eastman
A baby bird is hatched while his mother is away. Fallen from his nest, he sets out to look for her and asks everyone he meets "Are you my mother?"
[Find Are You My Mother?] |
Eric Carle
Follow the hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep.
[Find The Very Hungry Caterpillar] |
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Recently arrived at her uncle's estate, orphaned Mary Lennox is spoiled, sickly, and certain she won't enjoy living there. Then she discovers the arched doorway into an overgrown garden.
[Find The Secret Garden] |
Robert Munsch
Elizabeth, a princess, is slated to marry Ronald, a prince, when a dragon comes along, smashes her castle and carries Ronald away. In a resourceful and very humorous fashion, Elizabeth finds the dragon, out-smarts him, and rescues her prince.
[Find The Paper Bag Princess] |
A.A. Milne
When We Were Very Young, introduced Christopher Robin to innumerable friends, and has probably been read more widely than any other book of verse for children published in our time.
[Find When We Were Very Young] |
Dennis Lee
Thirty-seven nonsense verses on a variety of topics include "Thinking In Bed," "On Tuesdays I Polish My Uncle," and "Billy Batter."
[Find Alligator Pie] |
Charles Fuge
A young girl introduces readers to her rather unusual group of friends, including a rhinoceros, a leopard, and a giraffe. Could all these creatures really live with the girl at her house?
[Find I Know A Rhino] |
Margaret Wise Brown
Once there was a little bunny who wanted to run away. But no matter how or where he decided to go, his mother was always there-for she loved her little bunny very much.
[Find The Runaway Bunny] |
Maira Kalman
In this concept book a hungry dog named Pete eats an amazing variety of things--all in alphabetical order.
[Find What Pete Ate] |
Phoebe Gilman
She's Back - that wonderful, marvelous Jillian Jiggs. And this time her room really IS full of Pigs!
[Find The Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs] |
