Most of these vintage books are favorites from my childhood but are also loved by my children. There is something extra special about reading books you loved as a child with your own children. Add it in the comments so we can keep this list growing. This book takes you to another dimension in the way usually reserved for longer books or movies. In just a few pages you will dive into the land of Chewandswallow and its magical weather.
See Chewandswallow is a place where the food falls from the sky. Instead of rain or snow they get hot dogs and a drizzle of soda, or peas and carrots! Things started going wrong in Chewandswallow though and the weather went nuts! I love asking children what food they wished fell from the sky and why after reading this book. Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans was a childhood favorite and I remember being a little girl and thinking I want to be just like Madeline because she was so brave.
Something that little girls are told by society to hide because it makes us less than perfect physically. But Madeline hikes up her nightgown and shows it off. This is a great book, and is especially powerful for children who are familiar with the characters. I remembering being amazed that the caterpillar turned into that huge colorful butterfly! In university, while studying elementary education I chose this book as the literary inspiration for a cross-curricular unit study for grade 1.
I made math lessons with fruit, science lessons about observing insects and the butterfly life cycle and health lessons about smart food choices. Then teaching preschool I used this awesome book to teach the days of the week, basic counting and more. Now, that my daughter is 3 we often pull down the Very Hungry Caterpillar felt board and play with it as we read the story just like I did with her brother.
To me, this book is a given, and for every stage of my life, student, student teacher, teacher, mother it has come along for the ride! As an adult, I have had some great belly laughs at some of its writing. Babar books in general beg to be pre read , just trust me. In this book Babar goes looking for Father Christmas because he wants to ask him to visit Elephant country. He searches all over Paris and finally ends up in the North Pole and finds after much effort Father Christmas.
N 1 on it , meaning of course Pere Noel 1. Babar and Zephir by Jean De Brunhoff was my favorite of all the Babar books, most of which I have tracked down and bought on ebay.
What I loved about this book was we got to see where Zephir came from, and go see the fantastic world of hanging houses in Monkeyville. Babar books are always interesting to read again as an adult and this one is no exception. Zephir comes to the rescue when a mermaid princess becomes a hostage. Odd yes, but it enthralled me as a child and when I read it to my own kids, it fascinated them it as well.
Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola delighted me as a child and still does. The story is about a lonely bear at a department store who despite being a little disheveled finds a forever home with a kind little girl who needs him as much as he needs her.
There are so many levels to this book, as a child, I remember being awed by the thought of toys coming alive in stores when the doors are locked and the shoppers leave. As an adult, I see this as a touching adoption story. My son loves the escalators Corduroy travels on in the store! This is another book that has lasting power and can be read for years in your home. Babies So Tall Board Books by Gyo Fujikawa was an especially desired book to me when I was little because it belonged to my older sister.
Trust me though it will be a hit with toddlers. Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson is the classic story of Harold who draws his own world and goes on great adventures only to realize what he wants to draw most is a home to come back to.
This is a story about imagination, problem solving and one really cool and apparently unbreakable crayon. My kids love it and reading it to them takes me back to my own childhood and the inspiration to create my own imaginary worlds. I had to search this book out. I had forgotten the title and author. All I remembered was that there was a child named Gunhilde! Thank goodness for Google!
The story is very sweet with the Duchess giving her staff the day off because she wants to bake a cake for her family. Unfortunately, things go awry. The cake ends up huge with the Duchess stuck on top of it high in the air! Luckily the Duchess finds a solution and fixes things in the end. I loved two things about this book as a child.
First, the idea of everyone eating a giant cake to save the Duchess. Then, the Duchess was taller than the Duke. He gobbled it up even though it is terribly out of date. I think it was when I read it too! The book is all about different jobs and all the responsibilities of them.
Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus. His dad is more than a little anxious but Leo blooms in his own good time. I loved this book as a child. As the youngest child, I always felt behind the curve always having to play catch up.
I could relate to Leo. As an adult, vintage books like this are more for parents and is a great reminder to chill out. Let our kids bloom in their own time and in their own way. The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf is a classic tale about doing your own thing and not letting any amount of pressure change you.
I love the message this book has about being who you are no matter what environment you are in. While mama picks them, Sal eats them and wanders off. This book is chill and sweet. The black and white illustrations make readers feel like they are on top of the mountain gathering blueberries too.
This book takes a cute look at the world of Fern Hollow where a large cast of animal characters live in a small idyllic English village. The book itself is sweet, going through village life one season at a time. My favorite thing about this book and the others by the same author was the map of the village at the start and end of each book in the series. This book inspired my imagination. I adored this book as a child. Even though hospitals have changed a lot since this book was written, the story still rings true.
I remember reading this book before having to go to the hospital as a child and finding comfort in it. George gets into some trouble with a puzzle and ends up in the hospital with a bad tummy ache. It turns out that he swallowed a piece! I loved the same things about it back then that my kids do today. The incredibly detailed pictures offer an unparalleled launching pad for a young imagination.
In the Night Kitchen Caldecott Collection by Maurice Sendak is one of the many vintage books I remember exactly where I was when I first read it ; Coquitlam Public Library sitting in the shag carpeted row boat amazed that the main character Mickey had no clothes.
Mickey falls out of bed and into the night kitchen where the bakers try to bake him. Ultimately he saves the day and falls back into bed and back to sleep. For me, this story is about power and freedom. Even as a little girl giggling at the pictures in the book I read the words and felt the freedom from being little that Mikey felt.
We always expect the best from our kids right? Like me, he understood the heart of the story and expressed that Mickey was naked because he was dreaming and got to do whatever he wanted. I read this to my son all the time. Even though he can read the words effortlessly now he always asks me to read it. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.
This book makes me incredibly sad. I never saw it as a lesson in giving like so many do but a lesson in taking. Recently, I read it to my son and we talked. We had a great talk about taking advantage of those who love us, and how it hurts everyone. It can be a great tool for teaching children about what makes a bad friend. Boris the whale rescues Amos the mouse when he goes overboard in the middle of the ocean.
After the rescue, they develop a tender friendship despite their obvious differences. Then, they go on their separate ways with full hearts. We are all reminded that size does not equal ability to help a friend. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig is one of the vintage books many of you may recognize from your own childhood. I remember the sweet story from my own. Sylvester is a little donkey who finds a magic pebble and after discovering that it grants wishes he makes a terrible mistake and turns himself into a rock.
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