I do not like green eggs and ham!

We love books in our home.  Always have and still do.  Some of my favorite memories of our children involved books.  I loved watching Soulmate read to them - so sweet.  I enjoyed reading to them myself until they began to read on their own.   The same treasured volumes were read over and over again until we could recite the words.

Indulge me while I take a trip down memory lane as I share a few of our favorite books from our kids' younger years.

• Goodnight Moon - all time favorite bedtime story for our children when they were itty bitty.  We love to give this book to special new babies in our life.
• Curious George and Corduroy - Jammie loved these books.
• Angelina the Ballerina and The Very Hungry Caterpillar - La's faves.
• The Monster at the End of this Book - oh, silly Grover - you weren't scary at all!
• All books by Dr. Seuss - we love the doctor in our house!  The Lorax, The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham... - Soulmate was and still is the best Seuss reader!
• Ramona Quimby, Age 8 - Ramona, you rock those bangs!
• Junie B. Jones books - Allie lived for these books.  Thanks, Mrs. Lackey - we love you!
• Captain Underpants series - Tyler's alter ego!
• Where the Sidewalk Ends and Falling Up by Shel Silverstein - our children's introduction to poetry
• Madeline books - Twelve little girls all in a line, and the littlest one is Madeline  Allie and I read these together.
• The Secret Garden - I read this one aloud to Jammie and Lauren on the way to Washington DC
• All books by Eric Carle  - wonderful illustrations (see Caterpillar above)
• Jumanji
• Where the Wild Things Are
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

This is just a small sampling... I got a little misty eyed just typing these sweet titles.

And what about you?  What favorite children's book comes to your mind?

Send me your favorite title as a comment by October 15th.  I will hold a drawing of those submitted and buy a copy of the winning title to donate to the Union Gospel Mission children's program.  Maybe your favorite will become the favorite of a homeless child in our community.  

Love to all of you out there or no one - whichever fits. J