The Best Books Age by Age: Big Kids
Bread and Jam for Frances
By Russell Hoban
Struggling with a picky eater? Give this book a go to show your kids that branching out those taste buds can be a good thing!
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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
By William Steig
When your kindergartner's got a case of the gimmes, this book is a great reminder that we may already have all that we really need.
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Make Way for Ducklings
By Robert McCloskey
You just have to love this classic tale of a mother duck's unconditional love for her ducklings.
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The Little Engine That Could
By Watty Piper
This book's famous line -- "I think I can, I think I can" -- will inform your mommy pep talks for years and years to come.
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
By Judith Viorst
You can't teach this lesson too early: There are days when just everything seems to go wrong -- but tomorrow is always another day!
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Chocolatina
By Erik Kraft
We love how this "grass is always greener" tale sparks kids' limitless imaginations.
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Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
By Kevin Henkes
A few weeks before your child's ready to start kindergarten, he'll love reading this tale about "Big Kid School."
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Fireman Small
By Wong Herbert Yee
What's better than a fireman saving the day? Firetruck-obsessed kids will definitely enjoy this inspiring read.
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Stone Soup
By Marcia Brown
This great trickster tale will have your impish kindergartner laughing.
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Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
By Mo Willems
Kids will find relief in their advanced language abilities when they read about a young girl who loses her bunny -- but isn't yet able to articulate to her parents what's happened!
Copyright © 2008. Used with permission from the March 2008 issue of Parents magazine.