Original Children's Stories

Essential Bookshelf

Here is a set of the fantastic books that I beleive are a great place to start for any new collection or addition to your own library. Included is a brief review of each and an Amazon affiliate link. Don't feel compelled to purchase the books through Amazon if you're more comfortable with your own bookstore, but they have been my source for new, used, and digital children's books since my children were babies, they have fantstic reviews, make other good recommendations, and I can strongly recommend them.

Animal Books

If you're looking for animal books then take a look at some of these favorites. I've broken them up into general animal categories in case your listeners have favorites.

Farm Animals
- Little Blue Truck
- The Hat
- On the Farm
Dogs
- Harry the Dirty Dog
- The Pokey Little Puppy
Cats
- Pete the Cat
- The Cat in the Hat
Elephants
- The Saggy Baggy Elephant
- Good Night Harry
Pigs
- What’s Wrong Little Pookie
- Olivia the Pig
Underwater Animals
- Crystal the Mermaid
Jungle Animals
- The Lion and the Mouse
Forest Animals
- The Bear Says Thanks
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
- The Best Nest

Fantasy, Imagination, and Adventure

This is my favorite category and what I found the most lacking. I'm hoping that if this is what you and your little ones are into these will be great fits for you also.

Room on the Broom
The Paperbag Princess
Ricki Ticki Tavi
Rip Van Winkle
I Love You Stinky Face
The Runaway Bunny
Monster Needs His Sleep
Lady Bug Girl

Cute Super Short Books

There are a lot of very short books that we would pick up just to have something new on a trip or that looked like fun in the $1 bins at Target. However here are a few that my kids absolutely fell in love with, they only take a few minutes to read, and I think are just right for anyone looking for a fun short story to add to their young chilren's collection.

You are my Cupcake
What’s Wrong Little Pookie
Whose Stripes

Childrens Book Series

There are lots of great childrens series that have tons of books, TV episodes, toys, and merchandise. Here are some of our favorites broken up by the ages that seemed to work well for us.

0 to 24 months
- The Octonauts
- Daniel Tiger
- Richard Scary
- Thomas
- Baby Einstein
2 to 4 years
- Disney Storybook and Princess Collections
- Jake and the Neverland Pirates
- Toy Story
- Curious George
4+ years
- Star Wars Rebels
- DC Super Heroes
- Spiderman

Moral

Here's a select set of books that I believe did a great job of introducing right and wrong in a fun and positive way that my children really seemed to enjoy.

Little Blue Truck
The Little Engine that Could
Daniel Tiger: Meet the Neighbors

Trouble Makers

It's always fun to see someone getting away with trouble. Here are a few stories that my kids love to read and see the main character getting into trouble.