Hello Cafetalk Community!

I used to work at the very beautiful and high-tech Santa Monica Main Public Library for 8 years. At that time, I saw a lot of popular English children's books being checked-in and checked-out every day. I would like to share with you my recollection of the most popular children's books. There are good reasons why these particular children's books are so popular. They are age-appropriate books that children find fun, interesting, and engaging!

Most likely, the recommendations include many famous books that can be found on Amazon. (If not in your country, you can access the "American Amazon" located in the US. They have a wide assortment of popular children's books that you can order).
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[Board Books: for babies and very young children]

"Where's Spot" by Eric Hill
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle
"Brown Bear Brown Bear" by Eric Carle
"Corduroy" by Don Freeman
"Clifford the Big Red Dog" by Norman Bridwell
"The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister
"Giraffes Can't Dance" by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees
"Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" by Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault, et al.
"Thomas the Train" by Wilbert Audry
"Curious George" by Margaret Rey
"Maisy" by Lucy Cousins

[For toilet training:]

"Potty" by Leslie Patricelli
"Once Upon a Potty" by Alona Frankel
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[Picture Books:]

"Angelina Ballerina" (Books) by Katherine Holabird and Helen Craig
"Fancy Nancy" (Books) by Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser
"Peppa Pig" (Books) by Scholastic, Inc. (various authors)
"Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak
"Runaway Bunny" by Margaret Brown
"Love You Forever" by Robert Munsch and Shela McGraw
"Grandfather's Journey" by Allen Say
"Stone Soup" by Marcia Brown
"Caps for Sale" by Esphyr Slobodkina
"The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein
"Harold and the Purple Crayon" by Crocket Johnson
"Madeleine" by Ludwig Bemelmans



[Paperbacks:]

"Little Critter" (Books) by Ron Miller and Mercer Mayer
"Pete the Cat" (Books) by James Dean
"Franklin" (Books) by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark
"Splat the Cat" (Books) by Rob Scotton, Dan Bittner, et al.
"Fly Guy" (Books) Tedd Arnold
"Flat Stanley" (Books) by Jeff Brown and Macky Pamintuan

[Older children:]

"The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery and Richard Howard
"The Secret Garden" by Francis Hodgson Burnett
"Black Beauty" by Anne Sewell
"Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson
"Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams and William Nicholson
"Pippi Longstockings"  by Astrid Lindgren
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I hope the above lists help get you started reading to your child(ren)! I look forward to seeing you! See you next time!

Warmest regards,

Lady Ayame

(Patricia Ayame Thomson)