The Best Children’s Books: Top Teacher Picks

Oh hey, momma! Are you wondering how to get your child to like reading? It’s no secret that reading is arguably THE MOST fundamental skill a human being can learn (that’s the teacher in me talkin’)! But let’s talk about THE BEST children’s books (my top teacher picks) that you can buy for your kiddos!

The BEST way to get your child to love reading is to engage them using engaging books!

Reading boring books is NOT the way. I have compiled a list of children’s books that my own students CAN’T put down…(seriously, they fight over them). I usually start with fiction books because it’s what interests kids the most. Then, after their comprehension is strong, I move on to the informational texts. But for now, let’s focus on fiction to get those kiddos to LOVE reading!

I taught my daughter how to read when she was 4 years old and I used many of these books to spark her love for reading.

As a teacher mom, it makes me so happy to say she’s always been “above grade level” for reading. It’s a priceless feeling knowing she will have the tool necessary to get her through life.

I always tell my students that reading is their SUPERPOWER!

Think about it…if your child has good reading comprehension, they’ll be able to get through life understanding things (fine print, directions, feedback, etc.) I want my children to be able to use their reading skills to help them get better jobs, teach others, pursue their dreams!

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Ok, now let’s talk about what you came for…the best children’s books (my teacher picks)!

Our Favorites: Awesome books my students & I LOVE:

1. Pete the cat: I love my white shoes
2. Chick-chicka Boom-Boom
3. Llama llama red pajama
4. Knuffle Bunny
5. Should I share my ice cream?
6. Don’t let the pigeon drive the bus!
7. If I ran a zoo, by Dr. Seuss
8. No, david!
9. Green Eggs and Ham
10. The day the crayons quit

Books about Unicorns:

1. Never let a unicorn wear a tutu (so silly, the girls are crazy about this one!)
2. How to catch a unicorn (kids favorite!)
3. Fancy Nancy and the quest for a unicorn (includes stickers!)
4. Princess Naomi helps a unicorn
5. Fairy the farting unicorn (a story about a unicorn who farts!)
6. Never let a unicorn scribble (kid favorite!!)
7. Unicorn Day (a book about kindness)
8. Uni the unicorn (includes a small toy! I bought these a gifts for the girls one year, and they read it over and over!)
9. Thelma the unicorn (teaches self love and confidence)
10. Never let a unicorn crash a party (so silly, the kids love this one!)

Books about Dinosaurs:

1. How to catch a dinosaur (this is a fun one!)
2. Oh-say can you say Di-no-saur (Dr. Seuss!!!)
3. Dinasaur Book (this one is informational but its a good one!)
4. Dinosaurs love underpants! (so silly, the kids love it!)
5. How do dinosaurs say goodnight? (if you have a dino fan, this one is a good bedtime story!)
6. Never let a dinosaur scribble (my kids love this one!)
7. Dinosaur Christmas (my kids read this year round and never get tired of it!)
8. The dinosaur lady (incorporates science and history…its about the first woman paleontologist!)
9. Tea Rex (this one is so cute–its a tea party!)
10. Have you seen my dinosaur (great for beginners)

Books about Dragons

1. Dragons love tacos
2. Dragons love tacos 2
3. I love you dear dragon
4. The angry dragon
5. Me and my dragon
6. How to catch a dragon
7. A Storybook knight (a rhyming story about dragons)
8. There’s no such thing as a dragon
9. There’s a dragon in your book
10. There was an old dragon who swallowed a knight

Books about Animals:

1. Breathe like a bear
2. Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?
3. Myrtle the turtle (teaches about reycling)
4. I’ll follow the moon
5. Yertle the turtle (Dr. Seuss)
6. Rainbow Fish
7. The very hungry caterpillar
8. Grumpy Monkey
9. The wonkey donkey
10. If animals tried to be kind

I hope you find this list useful, my kiddos jump with joy when I read these to them. I love seeing them so wrapped up in their love for reading!

Until next time,

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