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Recommended Reading List

Books to Excite, Teach and Encourage Young Readers

By iParenting Staff

By Philip D. Eastman

When a baby bird is hatched while his mother is away from the nest, he sets off to find her. The little bird runs into many creatures along the way, including a cow, a steam shovel and a plane, all of which he asks, "Are you my Mother?" A wonderful first book for children!

The Velveteen Rabbit
By Margery Williams Bianco

A stuffed rabbit living in a nursery full of other toys waits for the day he will be picked as the child's special toy. The rabbit befriends a Skin Horse who tells him, "When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but really loves you, then you become Real." A timeless classic since it's first publication in 1922.

Possum Come A-Knockin'
By Nancy Van Laan

A fast-paced, comical, rhyming book that gets more fun each time you read it. When someone knocks on the door, everyone stops what they're doing to find out who, or what, it is. Could a possum come a-knockin'? Find out in this Parents' Choice Award winning book.

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