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Robert Munsch, Leo Lionni and Other Great Authors
Robert Munsch and Leo Lionni are two wonderful authors that all children love. Like many other great authors they wrote so many good book I could not choose just one. Here is my list of 'must read' authors of our times:
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Eric Carle - The images in his books are exciting, unique and fun. One of my favorite books in 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear'.
Leo Lionni - A great book is 'A Color of His Own'.
Robert Munsch - A must read is 'The Paper Bag Princess'. Translated to many languages it is truly a classic. I also love 'Tomas' Snowsuit', 'Makeup Mess' and 'Love You Forever'.
Dr. Seuss- My childhood all time favorite story is 'The Cat In The Hat'. I know it by heart. Other great stories by Dr. Seuss are 'One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish' and 'Green Eggs and Ham'.
Jan Brett - With great illustrations children love Jan Brett's story 'The Mitten' and 'The Hat'.
The following are great series that preschoolers love to hear over and over again:
If You Give A Pig A Pancake- by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond What happens if you give a pig a pancake?? This is just the beginning of a series of events... Other books in the collection are: 'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie' and 'If you Give a Moose a Muffin'.
Stella - by Marie-Louise Gay- Stella is a red head girl filled with curiosity and adventure. I love the images and the story line of this series of books.
Fancy Nancy - by Jane O'connor and Robin Preiss Glasser
Five Little Monkeys - by Eileen Christelow
Olivia by Ian Falconer Olivia is a delightful pig that always tries to save the day.
Angelina Ballerina by Katharine Holabird - This series is about a little mouse that simply loves to dance.
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