favorite children's books

hustler
or cheri
my favorites as a child....

scratch and sniff too...
mesmerizing beyond belief

Green Eggs and Ham
Harold and the Purple Crayon

how old are we talking? cause boy do i have a million of these. here are two off the top of my head:

for really little (runaway bunny through spot age), i love goodnight gorilla. it's also proved to be a good one for families who don't primarily speak english, as there are so few words that it's easily translated for the kids.

for a little older (frog and toad age-ish), hog-eye is funny, has a great girl (pig) who triumphs over a wolf by being smart and literate, and, for the baby literary theorist in your life, introduces the concept of the unreliable narrator.

dr. seuss., shel silverstein.

let's not forget madeline l'engle!

I love The Giving Tree, but the picture of Shel Silverstein on the back cover is enough to scarey any kid to death

hans christian andersen's fairy tales, especially the little match girl, the mr. men/little miss books, in the night kitchen!

Flexichick wrote: I love The Giving Tree, but the picture of Shel Silverstein on the back cover is enough to scarey any kid to death

Ha! Yeah, I can still see that picture in my mind's eye. It made an impression.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a good one. Originally part of The Jungle Book, but generally available seperately and illustrated.

Also, Lizard Music by D. Manus Pinkwater.

ch_smooth wrote: hans christian andersen's fairy tales, especially the little match girl, ...

And they're even better in the original Klingon.