i love the idea of giving books instead of cards at baby showers. this is a list of books, authors, or series i loved as a child.

• berenstain bears
• tikki tikki tembo
• shel silverstein
• nancy drew
• roald dahl
• cloudy with a chance of meatballs
• patricia reilly giff's polk street school books
• laura ingalls wilder
• anne of green gables
• miss nelson is missing!
• the poky little puppy
• amelia bedelia
• the lorax