Here at LittleGuide Detroit, it’s our job to make your life easier by helping you spend more quality time with your family and less time looking for kid-friendly stuff. And every week we ask our #MomLife features to share their favorite books to read as a family. Check out these fun kid’s books picked by some of our favorite local moms!
Most Popular Picks
- Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
- Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
- Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
- Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
- On the Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman
- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
- Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
Bedtime Stories
- Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker
- If Animals Kissed Good Night by Ann Whitford Paul and David Walker
- Just Go to Bed by Mercer Mayer
- Snowmen At Night by Caralyn Buehner
- Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Francesca Cavallo (Kristin)
- Bulldozer Dreams by Sharon Chriscoe
- Music for Mister Moon by Philip C. Stead
- Love You Stinky Face by Lisa Mccourt
- Goodnight Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
- You Belong Here by M.H. Clark
- The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton
- Goodnight, Little One by Margaret Wise Brown
Books that Teach Diversity + Inclusion
- One Love by Cedella Marley
- I am Perfectly Designed by Karamo Brown
- Saturday by Oge Mora
- Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Peña
- Thank you, Omu by Oge Mora
- The Queen of Physics by Teresa Robeson
- Vamos Let’s Go To the Market by Raúl the Third
- La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya
- Pink is For Boys by Rob Pearlman
- I Am Enough by Grace Byers
- Counting On Katherine by Helaine Becker
- The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton
- My Brown Skin by Dr. Tomishia Booker
- Mixed: A Colorful Story by Areree Chung
- Happiness is… by Courtney Taylor & Chelsea Gheesling
- Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev
- Sumo Joe by Mia Wenjen
- I Love My Hair by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
- Be Who You Are by Todd Parr
- Brown Boy Joy by Thomishia Booker
Must-read Classics
- The Story of Babar: The Little Elephant by Jean De Brunhoff
- Corduroy by Don Freeman
- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
- Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
- Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
- Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola
- Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
- The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
- Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
- The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
- The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
- No David by David Shannon
- Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin
- The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
- The Mitten by Jan Brett
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
- The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
- City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems
Silly Books to Make Kids Laugh
- The Pigeon Goes to School by Mo Willems
- The Seven Silly Eaters by Marla Frazee
- Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss
- The Day The Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
- I Am Not a Fish! by Peter Raymundo
- The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak
- Don’t Push the Button! by Bill Cotter
- Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang
- Oodles and Oodles of Noodly Noodles by Cindy Ninni Grant
- I Need a New Butt! by Dawn McMillian
- The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli
- Shh! We Have A Plan by Chris Haughton
- Dragon Post by Emma Yarlett
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
- The Great Eggscape by Jory John
- Tickle Monster by Josie Bissett
- There’s a Monster in Your Book by Tom Fletcher
Books to Inspire + Motivate
- Say Something by Peter H. Reynolds
- She Persisted Around the World by Chelsea Clinton
- The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin
- I Like Myself! by Karen Beaumont
- Grow Love by Kimberly Wyman
- The King Of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes
- The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
- You Matter by Christian Robinson
- Even Superheros Make Mistakes by Shelly Becker
- The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin
- The Bad Seed by Jory John
- Oh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss
- Thunder Pug by Kim Norman
- Where Happiness Lives by Barry Timms
- Prickle by April Litwin
- We’re All Wonders by R.J. Palacio
- Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty
- Mousetronaut by Mark Kelly
Fun Learning Books
- Over & Under the Pond by Kate Messner
- The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid by Dylan Thuras
- All Aboard! National Parks: A Wildlife Primer by Hailey Meyers
- Little People, Big Dreams series
- How Full is Your Bucket by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer
- B is for Baller by James Littlejohn
- In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek
- 7 Habits of Happy Kids by Sean Covey
- Nature’s Day: Discover the World of Wonder on Your Doorstep By Kay Maguire
- One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Suess
- Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: The Definitive Pop-Up by Robert Sabuda
- Countablock by Christopher Franceschelli
Best Books for Infants + Toddlers
- Pop-Up Peekaboo series
- Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton
- Little Blue Truck Leads the Way by Alice Schertle
- Mo, Ba, La La La! by Sandra Boynton
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Bill Martin, Jr.
- Mama Loves You So by Terry Pierce
- Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee and Tonya Lee Lewis
- The Skin you Live in by Michael Tyler
- Go Dogs Go! By P.D. Eastman
Best Books for Older Kids
- What Should Danny Do? series
- The Frog and Toad Collection by Arnold Lobel
- The Harry Potter series
- Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
- The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Magician’s Nephew by C.S Lewis
- Eloise by Kay Thompson
- The BFG by Roald Dahl
- Sideways Stories from Wayside School series by Louis Sachar
- The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
- Beverly Cleary series
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