• the giving tree by shel silverstein 1964
• eloise by kay thompson 1955
• if i ran the circus by dr. seuss 1956
• where the sidewalk ends by shel silverstein 1974
• the light in the attic by shel silverstein 1981
• koko's kitten by francine patterson 1987
• goodnight moon by margaret wise brown 1947
• the velveteen rabbit by margery williams 1922
• the little prince by antoine de saint-exupery 1943
• if you're afraid of the dark, remember the night rainbow by cooper edens 1979

series:

• the berenstain bears by stan & jan berenstain b. 1962
• the boxcar children by gertrude chandler warner b. 1942
• madeline by ludwig bemelmans b. 1939
• magic school bus by joanna cole & bruce degen b.1986