All Fall Down

I originally wrote this post in August of 2009. My first little boy, Isaac, was 14 months old. And he was in love with reading books. So I decided to write down a few of his favorite books.

In addition, here is a link to a post I did on favorite books in January of 2011 when I had a two and two and a half year old. These were our favorite books then.

Can you add some of your favorites in the comments? Would love to hear about other favorite books!

Isaac is in LOVE with this book. It has four pages. It has like twenty-seven words in total. But we read it about 476 times a day. And often that is about a dozen times in a row. His other books, we read once, we put it down, and he gets another. But this one? Read it. Belly pat. Please. Okay. Read it again. And again. And again.

He still loves his dinosaur book, Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs! (shown below). We definitely still read that one quite a few times a day. But is has been passed up by the four pages of All Fall Down.

I wonder how people figure out that kids will like a book so much. And I wonder what makes a kid like a book so much. Many books on our shelf, Isaac will not touch. Or he'll bring them to me, sit down, listen to a page, and get up immediately. And then others he comes back for time and time again.

Like Goodnight Moon. Have you ever read this book? I find it quite strange. And yet Isaac loves it. And it is like the most popular children's book of all time. Somehow, someone knew that kids would love this. Or did they?

Another one on Isaac's current top-10 list? Peek-a-Who? I have to admit that I like this book too. This
one is quite a popular pick in our house as well.


So spill everyone. Your kids' favorite books? Or your favorite book as a child. Share away!