. favorite story books .

. i've had kiddos at my house a lot lately and we always read a lot . their excitement over a few of the stories we've read made me think i should share a few of our favorite books . i have a ton of books but they always gravitate to these certain ones . i'm kind of picky what we read as i like for the story to have great meaning, make the kids think, or else it just has to be a funny read that they enjoy . i'd also love to hear what books your kids love that we don't have . most of these books i've stumbled upon at stuffs (local consignment store) or goodwill .

. bare bear's new clothes .

. this one is fun because with every turn of the page bear bare gets a different outfit .

. what makes a rainbow .

. they love this one because it has vibrant colors and with each page adds another color to the rainbow . this helps them learn the colors of the rainbow, and in order .

. max lucado is a great author and writes a lot of stories about little wooden people who live in 'wimickville', their maker, eli, lives on the hill and is always a big part of the story . he represents Jesus . i don't tell the kids this before reading the story, but it never fails, when reading it to a child for the first time they ask if eli is Jesus . i've been so surprised how quick they catch on .

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. nel's elf . this is a great one for the imagination .

. a few stories i have i leave out things i don't necessarily like about them, in this book it's the word 'dumb' .

. corduroy, a classic . it's such a sweet story .

. skeletons! skeletons! .

. the first time i read this book i love to watch the kids faces . bones apparently are a bit of a mystery and this reveals so much about them that they didn't know . they start feeling their faces, they rib cage, their elbows .

. and when you hold it up to the light you can see the bones in a persons body and in amilmals bodies . very cool .

. clap your hands .

. this book is just down right fun . it has all kinds of actions to do together . i love doing this one with a group of kids .

. responsible . honest .

. cute little poemish stories of george washington and abe lincoln .

. we can count .

. i have a few counting books but we always read this one . now they read it to me .

. how to be a nature detective .

. a great book for the kid who is always trying to figure stuff out, who is a naturally a bit of a detective .

. happy day books are great for teaching faith based values . i love these little stories, we have a ton of them .

. babies .

. and for some reason even the older kids like this story book that's mostly for babies .

. growing vegetable soup .

. just a fun story that starts with planting seeds all the way to eating what you've planted .

. so, that's our favorites, what's yours ?