Essential Books For 3-4 Children

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The Lorax (Classic Seuss) By: Dr. Seuss

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When Dr. Seuss gets serious, you know it must be important. Published in 1971, and perhaps inspired by the ...

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On the Night You Were Born By: Nancy Tillman

List Price: ~~$16.95~~

Buy New: $10.00

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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! By: Mo Willems

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Amazon Exclusive: The Pigeon: A Life in Pictures (Click on images to enlarge) Back in 1993, I was cartooning for a ’zine. Due to a lack of other material, we decided to make the ...

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The Complete Adventures of Curious George: 70th Anniversary Edition By: Margret Rey

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Sixty years have passed since a curious little chimp in Africa met the man with the big yellow hat and got into the first of many scrapes. Decades later, George is as curious--and naughty--as ever. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Curious George's d...

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Time for Bed By: Mem Fox

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All the sleepy-eyed creatures in Mem Fox and Jane Dyer's sweet picture book, ...

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Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales By: Beatrix Potter

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"I cannot draw you a picture of Peter and Benjamin underneath the basket," writes Beatrix Potter in ...

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Corduroy (40th Anniversary Edition) By: Don Freeman

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Have you ever dreamed of being locked in a department store at night? The endearing story of Corduroy paints a picture of the adventures that might unfold (for a teddy bear at least) in such a situation. When all the shoppers have gone home for the nig...

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Pat the Bunny (Touch and Feel Book) By: Dorothy Kunhardt

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"Judy can pat the bunny. Now YOU pat the bunny." Sound familiar? ...

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We're Going on a Bear Hunt: Anniversary Edition of a Modern Classic By: Michael Rosen

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"We're going on a bear hunt. / We're going to catch a big one. / What a beautiful day! / We're not scared." So begins Michael Rosen's award-winning read-aloud romp ...

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Ladybug Girl By: Jacky Davis

List Price: ~~$16.99~~

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Hop on Pop By: Dr. Seuss

List Price: ~~$8.99~~

Buy New: $7.10

First published in 1963, Hop on Pop remains a perennial favorite when it comes to teaching kids to read. Here, as in most of his extensive body of work, Dr. Seuss creates uncomplicated, monosyllabic rhymes to foster learning and inspire children to read. But what was radical about this ...

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My Very First Mother Goose By: Iona Archibald Opie

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There should be a law that requires every child to sit on Grandpa's knee as he chants "Trot, trot, to Boston; trot, trot, to Lynn." Grownups who still giggle at the thought of Little Jack Horner pulling a plum out of his Christmas pie, or who make a wish o...

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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel By: Virginia Lee Burton

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Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel Mary Anne make quite a team. The inseparable duo digs the great canals for the big boats to travel through, cuts through the large mountains so trains can pass, and hollows out the deep cellars for the great skyscraper...

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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By: Eric Carle

List Price: ~~$16.99~~

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The gentle rhyming and gorgeous, tissue-paper collage illustrations in this classic picture book make it a dog-eared favorite on many children's bookshelves. On each page, we meet a new animal who nudges us onward to discover which creature will show up ne...