One year ago, Sunny, Posy and I finished a 1000 Book Challenge. We read all the time and honestly, I was getting tired of reading the same books all the time. They certainly had their favorites. So I decided to do a 1000 Book Challenge with them - we maintained a list in an Excel sheet to make sure we didn't count duplicates, and reading the same book multiple times (which we did plenty of) didn't count. It had to be 1000 different books.
It was AWESOME. We read anything and everything from the children's section of the library. Classics like Hans Christian Anderson, Beatrix Potter, and Dr. Seuss. The entire Adventures in Alphabet-Town series - one for every letter of the alphabet. We met Fancy Nancy and Amelia Bedelia (which the girls couldn't say at first - that was amusing) and Angelina Ballerina. More Berenstain Bears than I can count. For awhile, we would get any book from the library we could find that had a hippo on the cover. And toward the end, Sunny started on chapter books - we had 3 in the official count. Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, Dr. Dolittle, and Charlotte's Web. (And she had started on the first Harry Potter with her dad before we got to 1000.) The whole thing made me broaden my search for good books for them, rather than just sticking with the few things I was already familiar with.
We started just after Sunny turned 3 and Posy was about 20 months old. We finished when Sunny was 4 1/2 and right after Posy turned 3. It took exactly 1 year, 4 months and 15 days. We could have done it faster, but we slowed waaaay down during part of my pregnancy with Birdie (who was born in the middle of it). We also would have finished sooner if I'd been more on top of maintaining the list when friends read to the girls rather than me doing it all.
I plan to do it again when Birdie turns 3, and Magnolia will be about a year and a half. We'll shoot for getting it under a year next time. It is totally possible to do it in 10 months with not a lot of extra effort.
The Steadfast Tin Soldier ~ Paddington Bear ~ Albert's Mississippi Adventure ~ Alphabet Town: Cat ~ Alphabet Town: Penguin ~ Goldilocks and the Three Bears ~ Princess Tales ~ Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express ~ Greg's Microscope ~ My Parents Think I'm Sleeping ~ The Best Seat in Second Grade ~ The Best Teacher in Second Grade ~ A Surprise Garden ~ Don't be so nosy, Posy! ~ How do you hop so high? ~ One, Two, Three, Oops! ~ Rosie's Special Surprise ~ Sleep Tight, Ginger Kitten ~ The Long Journey Home ~ Alphabet Town: Quarterback ~ Are you my mother? ~ Berenstain Bears and the Funny Valentine ~ Berenstain Bears Grow It ~ Berenstain Bears Picnic ~ Christopher Robin Gives Pooh a Party ~ Dodsworth in Paris ~ Minerva Louise at School ~ The Giving Tree ~ At the End of the Rainbow ~ Daddy's Little Girl ~ Guess Who, Elmo! ~ If I Ran the Zoo ~ Sleepy Sam ~ Summer ~ Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV ~ Christmas Mice ~ The Gingerbread Man ~ The Poky Little Puppy ~ Bartholomew and the Oobleck ~ Clever Little Freddy ~ I'm a Big Sister ~ A Hat for Minerva Louise ~ Alphabet Town: Bear ~ Alphabet Town: Hippo ~ Alphabet Town: Kangaroo ~ Alphabet Town: Mouse ~ Alphabet Town: Raccoon ~ George and Martha Round and Round ~ If You Take a Mouse to School ~ Iris and Walter and Cousin Howie ~ Lizard's Guest ~ Sheep in a Shop ~ Starring Miss Darlene ~ Stone Soup ~ The Furry Caterpillar ~ Alphabet Town: Elfin ~ Alphabet Town: Fox ~ Alphabet Town: Goat ~ Alphabet Town: Nightingale ~ Alphabet Town: X Y Z ~ Berenstain Bears Get Their Kicks ~ Clifford Grows Up ~ Curious George Visits the Library ~ Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car ~ Good Night, Baby Bear ~ Madeline ~ Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? ~ No Cookies ~ Ratatouille ~ Sheep in a Jeep ~ Thank You, Amelia Bedelia ~ The Cat in the Hat ~ The Little Engine That Could ~ The Pledge of Allegiance ~ Where the Wild Things Are ~ The Velveteen Rabbit ~ There's No Such Thing as a Dragon ~ Alphabet Town: Dinosaur ~ Alphabet Town: Ichabod ~ Alphabet Town: Jack and Jill ~ Alphabet Town: Walrus ~ Amelia Bedelia's Family Album ~ Angelina on Stage ~ Berenstain Bears Draw It ~ Big Al and Shrimpy ~ Click, Clack, Quackity-Quack ~ Dial-A-Croc ~ Franklin Wants a Pet ~ How do you say it today, Jesse Bear? ~ Once Upon MacDonald's Farm ~ The Good Little Bad Little Pig ~ The Pink Refrigerator ~ The Very Clumsy Click Beetle ~ Worm Gets a Job ~ Daisy-Head Mayzie ~ Don't Be Afraid, Little One ~ George and Sylvia - A Tale of True Love ~ Horton Hears a Who! ~ The Little Red Caboose ~ The Three Little Pigs ~ Alphabet Town: Victor ~ Berenstain Bears and the In Crowd ~ Just Grandma and Me ~ Just Me and My Cousin ~ Possum Stew ~ Runaway Marie Louise ~ The Day It Rained Hearts ~ Berenstain Bears Tell the Truth ~ Blue hat, Green hat ~ Clifford's Puppy Days ~ Dr. Seuss's ABC ~ Five Little Ducks ~ Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb ~ I am not going to get up today ~ South ~ The Going to Bed Book ~ The Nose Book ~ The Piggy in the Puddle ~ The Tortoise and the Hare ~ The Very Quiet Cricket ~ Three by the Sea ~ Too Many Rabbits ~ What are you doing, Maisy? ~ A Fish out of Water ~ Amelia Bedelia ~ Because a Bug Went Ker-Choo ~ Frog and Toad are Friends ~ Minnie and Moo go to the Moon ~ Berenstain Bears and the New Baby ~ Berenstain Bears and No Girls Allowed ~ I want to be a teacher ~ A Pocket for Corduroy ~ Cat and Canary ~ Fly high, Fly low ~ Sophie ~ The Animal Hedge ~ Berenstain Bears On the Job ~ Follow Elmo ~ Hooray for Fish ~ Just going to the Dentist ~ Just Me and My Dad ~ Just Me and My Puppy ~ Peek-a-Moo ~ What's Up, Duck ~ Green Eggs and Ham ~ Grover, Messenger of Love ~ Hey Mr. Choo-choo, where are you going? ~ Minnie and Moo go to Paris ~ My Friend is Sad ~ Sammy the Seal ~ A Penguin Pup for Pinkerton ~ Angelina's Baby Sister ~ Go Maisy Go ~ If You Give a Moose a Muffin ~ If You Give a Mouse a Cookie ~ If You Give a Pig a Pancake ~ If You Give a Pig a Party ~ The Eensy-Weensy Spider ~ The Very Lonely Firefly ~ Ernie the Easter Hippopotamus ~ The Very Silly Shark ~ The Sleep Book ~ The Sneetches ~ The Zax ~ Too Many Daves ~ What was I Scared Of? ~ Are we there yet? ~ Mickey's Campout ~ Over the River ~ Pluto's Best ~ A Birthday for Cow ~ Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day ~ Amanda Pig and her Best Friend Lollipop ~ Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor ~ Berenstain Bears Go to School ~ Daisy's Babies ~ Easter Mice ~ Emma Bean ~ Emmy, You're the Greatest ~ Farmer Duck ~ From the Garden ~ Happy Valentine's Day, Gus ~ How do Dinosaurs go to School? ~ Ice Cream Larry ~ It's too Noisy! ~ All By Myself ~ Madeline and the Gypsies ~ Miss Fannie's Hat ~ Mouse Shapes ~ One, Two, Three, Jump ~ There was an old lady who swallowed Fly Guy ~ Tiger Soup ~ Will you be my Friend? ~ Winnie the Pooh's Friendly Adventures ~ Wrong Stop, About Safety from Crime ~ Dodsworth in New York ~ This is My School ~ Madeline and the Bad Hat ~ Magic School Bus Drops the Trash ~ Magic School Bus Falls with the Leaves ~ Magic School Bus Flies to the Moon ~ Magic School Bus Loses a Tooth ~ Magic School Bus Pumps It Up ~ Magic School Bus Ships Out ~ Magic School Bus Sticks to It ~ The Very Hungry Caterpillar ~ Alphabet Town: Owl ~ Alphabet Town: Squirrel ~ Berenstain Bears Big Road Race ~ Chicka Chicka Boom Boom ~ Click, Clack, Moo, Cows that Type ~ Mickey Mouse and His Boat ~ Berenstain Bears and the Baby Chipmunk ~ Berenstain Bears and the New Pup ~ Berenstain Bears Clean House ~ Berenstain Bears Play T-Ball ~ Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See ~ Just in case you ever wonder ~ My First Winnie-the-Pooh ~ One Little Bear and her Friends ~ Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What do you See ~ Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you Hear ~ The Saggy-Baggy Elephant and the new dance ~ Berenstain Bears and the Attic Treasure ~ Brer Rabbit Stories ~ Curious George at the Parade ~ Elusive Moose ~ Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel ~ The Cat in the Hat Comes Back ~ Alphabet Town: Turtle ~ George and Martha Encore ~ I love you, Stinky Face ~ If You Take a Mouse to the Movies ~ Little Chicken Chicken ~ Little Critter Sleeps Over ~ Panda and Polar Bear ~ Purple Paint Everywhere ~ The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash ~ Alphabet Town: Umpire ~ Berenstain Bears and the Bad Dream ~ Berenstain Bears and the Big Honey Hunt ~ Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food ~ Berenstain Bears Lend a Helping Hand ~ Clifford, the Big Red Dog ~ Fly high, Fly Guy ~ Mouse Paint ~ The Fall Festival ~ The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear ~ With Love, Little Red Hen ~ Madeline's Rescue ~ Miss Nelson is Missing! ~ Olive's Pirate Party ~ One Hungry Monster ~ The Girl in the Castle Inside the Museum ~ Zoophabet 123 ~ A Dog for Each Day ~ Berenstain Bears and Too Much Pressure ~ Parade ~ Alphabet Town: Ape ~ Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room ~ Best Friends ~ Big Bird Goes to the Doctor ~ Just Me and My Little Brother ~ Paddington Bear and the Busy Bee Carnival ~ The Rose Fairy Princess ~ Thump, Quack, Moo ~ Bread and Jam for Frances ~ Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa, Horse in the House ~ Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia ~ Henry and Mudge and Mrs. Hopper's House ~ Max and Maggie in Autumn< ~ Minerva Louise at the Fair ~ Minnie and Moo Go Dancing ~ Mr. Putter and Tabby Paint the Porch ~ Sheep out to Eat ~ Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose ~ Pinkalicious ~ A Day at Miss Lilly's ~ Alphabet Town: Little Lady ~ Angelina and the Princess ~ Busiest People Ever ~ Curious George Rides a Bike ~ Down by the Station ~ Funniest Storybook Ever ~ Hooray for Diffendoofer Day ~ Pooh and the Dragon ~ Purplicious ~ Red Sings from Treetops ~ The Breman Town Musicians ~ Two Mice in a Boat ~ When I serve a mission, where will I go? ~ Angelina Ice-skates ~ Berenstain Bears and the Excuse Note ~ Berenstain Bears get the Don't Haftas ~ Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat ~ Don't Forget the Bacon ~ I want to be a police officer ~ Nana's hog ~ Berenstain Bears Ready, Get Set, Go! ~ Dooby Dooby Moo ~ Bantam of the Opera ~ Bunny's Noisy Book ~ How Many Ants? ~ Sea Squares ~ If You Give a Cat a Cupcake ~ Llama Llama Red Pajama ~ Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower ~ Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor ~ Dragon Gets By ~ Mr. Putter and Tabby Row the Boat ~ Our Library ~ Thomas-sauras Rex ~ Berenstain Bears and Baby Makes Five ~ Berenstain Bears and the Bike Lesson< ~ Leaf Trouble ~ Under the Apple Tree ~ A Ghost in the Toybox ~ Curious George at the Baseball Game ~ Dragon's Halloween ~ Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy ~ Fancy Nancy Bonjour Butterfly ~ Froggy's Halloween ~ Maggie's Monkeys ~ Mr. Putter and Tabby Feed the Fish ~ Rumble the Dragon's Cave ~ The Cinnamon Hen's Autumn Day ~ The Tale of Peter Rabbit ~ Whiteblack the Penguin Sees the World ~ There was an old lady who swallowed a bell ~ Belinda the Ballerina ~ Clifford's Kitten ~ How do Dinosaurs say Good Night ~ How Many Veggies? ~ L is for Library ~ Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea ~ Pumpkin Soup ~ The Apple Pie that Papa Baked ~ The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies ~ More Parts ~ The Thanksgiving Play ~ There was an old lady who swallowed a pie ~ Berenstain Bears, Home Sweet Tree ~ Christmas Trolls ~ Clifford the Firehouse Dog ~ Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed ~ Harriet and George's Christmas Treat ~ Honey... Honey... Lion! ~ Miss Nelson has a Field Day ~ Peanut Butter and Jellyfishes ~ Teddy's Snowy Day ~ The Silly Tail Book ~ We're going on a Lion Hunt ~ A Fruitcake Christmas ~ Prayer Time ~ Rose Blossom's First Christmas ~ Fancy Nancy ~ Mooseltoe ~ The penguin who wanted to be different ~ All Aboard ~ Curious George and the birthday surprise ~ Angelina and the Butterfly ~ Curious George Takes a Job ~ If the Shoe Fits ~ Max and Maggie in Winter ~ Mr. Putter and Tabby Walk the Dog ~ My Favorite Time of Year ~ Sleep-over Mouse ~ The First Snowfall ~ The Little Ballerina ~ Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bug ~ Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Chores ~ Disney Babies at the Farm ~ Just like Dad ~ Where's God when I'm Scared? ~ Alice in Wonderland ~ Fancy Nancy and the Dazzling Book Report ~ The Little Drummer Boy ~ 101 Dalmatians ~ Bambi ~ Merry Christmas, Little Critter ~ The Lion King ~ Cinderella ~ I want a hippopotamus for Christmas ~ No Room at the Inn ~ The Little Snowflake ~ Baa, baa, black sheep ~ Georgie Porgie ~ Hey, Diddle, Diddle ~ Hickory, Dickory, Dock ~ Humpty Dumpty ~ Little Miss Muffet ~ Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary ~ Old King Cole ~ Pat-a-cake ~ Round and Round the Garden ~ The Mice of Bistrot des Sept Freres ~ The Night Before New Year's ~ The Snow Angel ~ Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star ~ Annie and Snowball and the Dress-up Birthday ~ Berenstain Bears Fly It ~ But not the hippopotamus ~ Eloise's Summer Vacation ~ George and Martha Back in Town ~ Little Bear Brushes his Teeth ~ Piglet Meets a Heffalump ~ Rosie's Mouse ~ Same Old Horse ~ Sylvester and the Giant Mouse ~ Fancy Nancy Sees Stars ~ Jack and Jill ~ Casey Jones ~ Honk! The Story of a Prima Swanerina ~ Sophie's Trophy ~ >Strange Lizard, the Adventure of Allosaurus ~ Sylvia Jean, Drama Queen ~ The Happy Lion ~ Winnie the Pooh's A to Zzzz ~ 123 Go! A book about counting ~ Hello, Cape Cod! ~ Mexico ABCs ~ My Head is Full of Colors ~ The Silver Locket ~ 20 Hungry Piggies ~ Angelina's Halloween ~ Best Friends for Frances ~ Curious George's Dinosaur Discovery ~ Houndsley and Catina ~ If Anything Ever Goes Wrong at the Zoo ~ Is Your Mama a Llama? ~ Mabel Dancing ~ Magic School Bus at the Waterworks ~ Rabbit Food ~ The Invisible Mistake-case ~ Dragon's Merry Christmas ~ Mouse's Birthday ~ Welcome, Brown Bird ~ Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree ~ Cock-a-doodle-doo ~ Zoo's Who? ~ Albert's Special Day ~ And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street ~ Bunny Bungalow ~ The Best Cookies of All ~ Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa ~ Fancy Nancy and the Boy from Paris ~ Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia ~ Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! ~ The Thunderherd ~ A Big Operation ~ Camping Out ~ I'm the best artist in the ocean ~ Mr. Frumble's New Cars ~ The Snowstorm ~ The Treasure Hunt ~ Gertie's Great Gifts ~ Amelia Bedelia and the Baby ~ B is for Books! ~ Berenstain Bears and the Trouble at School ~ Big Max ~ I love you, Mommy ~ Let's Go, Froggy! ~ My Love for You ~ The Hungry Monster ~ Beach Day ~ Truffle's Christmas ~ Berenstain Bears Help Around the House ~ Clifford and the Grouchy Neighbors ~ Dora's Sleepover ~ Let's Go Swimming! ~ Oh My Baby, Little One ~ The Best Thanksgiving Day ~ The Old Man and His Door ~ World's Best Mama ~ Amelia Bedelia's Masterpiece ~ Drinking Water ~ Grandma's Button Box ~ Messy Molly ~ Rolling Rose ~ That's What Leprechauns Do ~ Tikki Tikki Tembo ~ Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa, Rain or Shine ~ Missing Rabbit ~ No Laughing, No Smiling, No Giggling ~ Quack, Daisy, Quack! ~ Sheep on a Ship ~ The Fairies' First Flight ~ Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving ~ Fancy Nancy Heart to Heart ~ A Bargain for Frances ~ Chester's Way ~ Cookie's Week ~ Custard Surprise ~ Dot and Jabber Mystery of the Missing Stream ~ Funny Farm ~ Mrs. McNosh and the Great Big Squash ~ My Many Colored Days ~ Old MacDonald Had a Farm ~ Skating with Friends ~ The Cow That Laid an Egg ~ Twenty-Six Princesses ~ Yoko ~ Princess Songs ~ Clotilda ~ Franklin and the Duckling ~ Frog and Toad Together ~ Froggy Plays Soccer ~ Leaves ~ More or Less a Mess ~ Mouse in Love ~ My Big Sister ~ On Sally Perry's Farm ~ What do You Love? ~ Mr. Putter and Tabby Make a Wish ~ Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm ~ Beverly Billingsly Borrows A Book ~ Busytown Boat Race ~ Curious George Goes to the Hospital ~ Henry and Mudge and the Funny Lunch ~ Long Night Moon ~ Moosetache ~ Dora Had a Little Lamb ~ Happy Birthday, Monster ~ Herbie's Happy Day ~ Little Mouse Gets Ready ~ Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud ~ Puss in Boots ~ Curious George in the Snow ~ Henry and Mudge and the Tall Tree House ~ Amelia Bedelia and the Cat ~ Berenstain Bears in the Dark ~ Clifford and the Big Parade ~ Cock-a-doodle Christmas ~ Dodsworth in London ~ Poppleton Forever ~ Arthur's Birthday Party ~ Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa, Partners ~ Loudmouth George Earns His Allowance ~ Oh Bother! Someone's Grumpy ~ The Cat's Quizzer ~ Berenstain Bears and the Sitter ~ Kick the Ball, Marcie! ~ The Backyardigans, Pirate Treasure ~ The Mole Sisters and the Rainy Day ~ Poppleton in Spring ~ All By Myself ~ Angelina's Ballet Class ~ Fancy Nancy's Elegant Easter ~ Grizzwold ~ Happy Easter, Little Critter ~ May Belle and the Ogre ~ Mouse's First Spring ~ Princess Hyacinth, the Surprising Tale of a Girl who Floated ~ The Little Flower Seed ~ There was an old lady who swallowed a chick ~ Berenstain Bears, Mama's Day Surprise ~ By Air, Sea, and Land: Boats ~ D.W.'s Library Card ~ Orangutan Tongs ~ The Long Day of the Giants ~ Little Critter's The Picnic ~ Bicycle Bear ~ Sleeping Beauty and the Prince ~ Berenstain Bears and the Missing Honey ~ Mary Veronica's Egg ~ The Boy who was Raised by Librarians ~ Winter Tracks in the Snow ~ Clifford's First School Day ~ Lots of Stops ~ There was an old lady who swallowed a shell ~ Ping Pong Pig ~ Magic School Bus Blasts into Space ~ The Jellybeans and the Big Dance ~ Chicka Chicka 123 ~ Down by the Cool of the Pool ~ A Friend for Dragon ~ Clifford's ABC ~ Henrietta, Circus Star ~ Delilah's Delightful Dream ~ Milly and the Macy's Parade ~ Another Monster at the End of This Book ~ Buckley and Wilberta ~ Jack and Rick ~ Henry and Mudge and the Big Sleepover ~ Dancing Larry ~ Just the Way You Are ~ Cuckoo ~ The Little Rabbit ~ Angus Lost ~ Rafi and Rosi Carnival! ~ Nutty Neighbors ~ Olive's First Sleepover ~ The Camping Scare ~ Waiting for Wings ~ Stella Louella's Runaway Book ~ All Butterflies ~ The Butter Battle Book ~ On the Farm ~ Clifford's Puppy Fun ~ Punchinello, One of a Kind ~ I'll be with you always ~ Strawberry Shortcake and the Friendship Party ~ The Book for People Who Do Too Much ~ Max's Math Machine ~ Come Back, Jack! ~ One Saturday Evening ~ Corduroy's Christmas ~ Our Tea Party ~ Angelina and Alice ~ Spring Sail ~ Arthur's Campout ~ A Birthday for Frances ~ Eyes, Nose, Fingers, and Toes ~ Little Rabbit Goes to School ~ Berenstain Bears Go to Camp ~ Lili on Stage ~ Pinocchio's Adventures ~ Louella and the Yellow Balloon ~ Where are you going? To see my friend! ~ Princess Peepers ~ Guess Who's Coming, Jesse Bear? ~ Doll Face has a Party! ~ Jack and the Three Sillies ~ Minnie and Moo and the Thanksgiving Tree ~ A Busy Day in Town ~ Halley Came to Jackson ~ Book of Mormon Stories ~ Geraldine's Big Snow ~ Morning at Pride Rock ~ Curious George ~ Mr. Putter and Tabby Run the Race ~ Buckley and Wilberta, Forever Friends ~ People ~ Dog and Bear, Two's Company ~ Thanksgiving is Here ~ Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa, School Days ~ Stories of Santa ~ Jumanji ~ The Wreck of the Zephyr ~ The Polar Express ~ Digby and Kate 123 ~ Marshmallow Kisses ~ Loud Larry ~ Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ~ Elwood's Bath ~ Where are you, Little Green Dragon? ~ Monsieur Saguette and his Baguette ~ Bathtime for Biscuit ~ The Fox with Cold Feet ~ Berenstain Bears New Kitten ~ Elmo's First Book of Colors ~ Elmo Loves You ~ Berenstain Bears and Mama's New Job ~ My Lucky Day ~ Rub-a-dub Sub ~ The Well-Mannered Monster ~ The Polka Palace Party ~ All Tutus Should be Pink ~ Clifford at the Circus ~ Franklin and the Thunderstorm ~ Peter's Secret ~ A Good Day ~ The Chicken of the Family ~ The Great Doughnut Parade ~ Berenstain Bears Learn to Share ~ Time of Wonder ~ Baby Says ~ The Mole Sisters and the Wavy Wheat ~ All Aboard! ~ A Greedy Little Pig ~ Sheep Take a Hike ~ >Beverly Billingsly Takes a Bow ~ What Could a Hippopotamus Be? ~ Horton Hatches the Egg ~ If You Hopped Like a Frog ~ The Hullabaloo ABC ~ Pete's a Pizza ~ The Giant Zucchini ~ Duck on a Bike ~ Dance! ~ Shark and Lobster's Amazing Undersea Adventure ~ The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales ~ Dog and Bear, Three to Get Ready ~ Red Red Red ~ Eeyore, be Happy! ~ Fun with Dick and Jane ~ Oliver's Vegetables ~ Nothing ~ It's Raining, Yancy and Bear ~ Santa Claus, the World's Number One Toy Expert ~ Baby Bill and Little Lil ~ Olivia ~ A Pig is Moving In! ~ Manuelo the Playing Mantis ~ We are Kind ~ I Want to be a Zoo-keeper ~ The King who tried to fry an egg on his head ~ Buzz-buzz, Busy Bees ~ Barbie, On Your Toes ~ Buttercup, the Clumsy Cow ~ Happy Birthday, Jesse Bear ~ Five Little Monkeys With Nothing To Do ~ A Summer Picnic ~ Five Little Monkeys Play Hide-and-Seek ~ The Crying Princess ~ Curious George and the Dump Truck ~ Berenstain Bears Seashore Treasure ~ Magic School Bus Makes Flakes ~ Eeyore, You're the Best! ~ Minnie and Moo Wanted Dead or Alive ~ Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas ~ Little Monster Did It ~ Berenstain Bears and the Bully ~ Madeline's Christmas ~ Moondance ~ The Bug in the Jug wants a Hug ~ Froggy Goes to School ~ Pierrot's ABC Garden ~ Twas the Night Before Summer ~ Aunt Lucy Went to Buy a Hat ~ Rex and Lilly Family Time ~ New Testament Reader ~ This Little Chick ~ What's Wrong, Little Pookie ~ Hercules ~ Gordon Grizwald's Grumpy Goose ~ The Foot Book ~ The Caterpillar That Roared ~ The Rose in my Garden ~ The Carrot Seed ~ Guess How Much I Love You? ~ I love you, Sun. I love you, Moon ~ Geraldine, the Music Mouse ~ The Butterfly Alphabet Book ~ The Nice Mice in the Rice ~ Quack! Quack! Come Back! ~ Play with A and T ~ Don't Wake Up Mama! ~ Short I and Long I Play a Game ~ Hurry Up, Franklin ~ The Monster at the End of This Book ~ Minnie and Moo and the Musk of Zorro ~ The Bookstore Ghost ~ Short A and Long A Play a Game ~ Dancing Class ~ Jack and Jill's Treehouse ~ Ten Furry Monsters ~ Spots ~ The Mission of Addition ~ Little Counting Book ~ Little ABC Book ~ Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep ~ Drops of Water ~ My H Sound Box ~ Arthur's Pen Pal ~ Hello, House! ~ Elephant Small and the Splashy Bath ~ Freddie Learns to Swim ~ It Could Still be Water ~ All Along the River ~ The Chick and the Duckling ~ America, A Patriotic Primer ~ Play with I and G ~ Play with E and D ~ Wilky the White House Cockroach ~ The Action of Subtraction ~ Rumble Meets Milly the Maid ~ The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins ~ Hedgie's Surprise ~ Ella the Elegant Elephant ~ Welcome to Zanzibar Road ~ Frog Pajama Party ~ Cleo and Leo ~ The Clown in the Gown Drives the Car with the Star ~ Dragon in a Wagon ~ The Sassy Monkey ~ The Time of Christmas ~ Big Words for Little People ~ Camp KeeWee's Secret Weapon ~ Hop on Pop ~ Poppleton in Fall ~ Bambi ~ How Many is a Pair? ~ Bad Boys ~ In my Home ~ Birthday Presents ~ Little Fish, Lost ~ Captain Snap and the Children of Vinegar Lane ~ A Balloon for Isabel ~ Berenstain Bears and the Ghost of the Forest ~ Counting Kisses ~ Mr. Putter and Tabby Write the Book ~ Quack and Count ~ It Could Still be a Flower ~ Abiyoyo ~ Berenstain Bears Catch the Bus ~ We Gather Together, Now Please Get Lost! ~ My A Book ~ How Long? ~ Double Bones, the Adventure of Diplodocus ~ The Bear on the Motorcycle ~ The Story of the Three Little Pigs ~ Little John ~ The Little House ~ The Story of the Three Bears ~ Annie and Bo and the Big Surprise ~ Hoppy and Joe ~ Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat ~ Pumpkin Day, Pumpkin Night ~ Mr. Putter and Tabby See the Stars ~ The Dog who had Kittens ~ A Penguin Story ~ The Story of Babar the Little Elephant ~ Little Toot on the Grand Canal ~ The Story of Ferdinand ~ Frog and Toad, the Letter ~ A Kiss for Little Bear ~ Pup and Hound Catch a Thief ~ Pup and Hound Hatch an Egg ~ Little Chick ~ A Proper Little Lady ~ The Carousel Ride ~ Never Babysit the Hippopotamuses ~ This is my Friend ~ The Hokey Pokey ~ Big and Little ~ Wake up, Sun! ~ Stagecoach Sal ~ Willa and the Wind ~ The Three Billy Goats Gruff ~ The Great Big Beautiful Brown Box ~ Berenstain Bears B Book ~ Silly Tilly's Valentine ~ Berenstain Bears, We Like Kites ~ The Wishing Hat ~ Do Like a Duck Does ~ Elephant Small is Lost ~ Summer Day ~ Puddle's ABC ~ The Runaway Bunny ~ Ten Dogs in the Window ~ Bobby's Zoo ~ The Three Wishes ~ Kipper's Snowy Day ~ Curious George Feeds the Animals ~ The Twelve Dancing Princesses ~ Kipper's Birthday ~ It's Not Easy Being Big! ~ The Best Pet of All ~ John, Paul, George, and Ben ~ Cinnamon's Day Out, A Gerbil Adventure ~ Alistair and the Alien Invasion ~ The Very Busy Spider ~ Are you Ready to Play Outside? ~ Officer Buckle and Gloria ~ Sophie's Masterpiece ~ Poppleton and Friends ~ Moving Day ~ Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin ~ Henry and Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers ~ A Pair of Red Sneakers ~ Fancy Nancy's Favorite Words ~ Fancy Nancy, the Show Must Go On ~ Fancy Nancy at the Museum ~ Berenstain Bears Get the Screamies ~ The Peaches on the Beaches ~ Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees ~ Twenty is too Many ~ Lulu Goes to Witch School ~ The Bugliest Bug ~ How Long is It? ~ The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon ~ Shrek the Third, Royally Wrong ~ Peter Pan ~ On Beyond Zebra ~ Whose Shoes Would You Choose? ~ Mr. Putter and Tabby Fly the Plane ~ Aunt Eater's Mystery Vacation ~ The Thing on the Wing can Sing ~ Winnie-the-Pooh and the Very Big Bear ~ Magic School Bus Gets Baked in a Cake ~ Zeke Pippin ~ Dora the Explorer, Say Cheese! ~ Where Does the Brown Bear Go? ~ Why Owl Comes out at Night ~ The Night at the Museum ~ Mouse Count ~ Go to Bed, Monster! ~ What Will Fat Cat Sit On? ~ What's That Awful Smell? ~ A Three Hat Day ~ Berenstain Bears and the Mystery of the Missing Pumpkin ~ The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes ~ The Tale of Benjamin Bunny ~ Piggy Washes Up ~ Goldilicious ~ Fancy Nancy, Spectacular Spectacles ~ Emeline at the Circus ~ The Ant and the Elephant ~ The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle ~ Harriet ~ Clifford's First Autumn ~ Dora the Explorer, It's Sharing Day! ~ Six Silly Foxes ~ The Mysterious Tadpole ~ Love, Ruby Valentine ~ Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon ~ Fall, A Tale of What's to Come ~ Horn to Toes and In Between ~ Mooch the Messy ~ Hippos Go Berserk! ~ Hush Little Dragon ~ Beavers Beware! ~ Stop, Drop, and Flop in the Slop ~ The Story Book Prince ~ The Bunny Play ~ Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa, Spring Babies ~ Ten Pink Piglets ~ Berenstain Bears and Too Much Birthday ~ Morgan Plays Soccer ~ Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile ~ Kit and Kat ~ My Body ~ Cass the Monkey ~ Berenstain Bears Don't Pollute ~ Bill and Pete ~ Bill and Pete to the Rescue ~ Bird Paradise ~ Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days ~ The Library Dragon ~ Veronica's Smile ~ T.Rex, Adventure of Tyrannosaurus Rex ~ Ella Sets the Stage ~ Jonny and his Drum ~ Berenstain Bears Go out for the Team ~ Rafi and Rosi ~ Bear Noel ~ A Kitten Called Moonlight ~ New Pig in Town ~ Giant Meatball ~ The Emperor's Garden ~ Henry and Mudge and the Wild Goose Chase ~ Prairie Day ~ Berenstain Bears and the Real Easter Eggs ~ Oliver the Mighty Pig ~ Storybook ABCs ~ Buzzzzz said the Bee ~ Dora's Wizzle World Adventure ~ Suppertime for Frieda Fuzzypaws ~ Alphabet Mystery ~ Show Me Your Smile, A Visit to the Dentist ~ Frank and the Giant ~ Henry and Mudge Take the Big Test ~ The Great Pig Escape ~ Monster Town ~ The Story of Doctor Dolittle ~ A Giraffe Goes to Paris ~ The Oak Inside the Acorn ~ A to Z ~ Toy Story 2 ~ Amazing Aquarium ~ Colors ~ The Thanksgiving Beast Feast ~ One Terrific Thanksgiving ~ Play With me ~ Goodnight Moon ~ The Husband who was to Mind the House ~ The Good Bad Day ~ Turtle Time, A Bedtime Story ~ Going to Town ~ Eggbert the Slightly Cracked Egg ~ Freddie Gets Dressed ~ Rumble Meets Wally Warthog ~ The Make-Believe Store ~ The Pencil ~ A Very Big Bunny ~ Welcome to Bayou Town ~ When the Rain Came Down in Bayou Town ~ What to Say to Clara ~ Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch ~ Stellaluna ~ Eat your Peas, Louise! ~ Hiccupotamus ~ Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree ~ Pinkalicious Tickled Pink ~ Never Ever Talk to Strangers ~ Make Way for Ducklings ~ Issun Boshi, the Inchling ~ Hi, Cat! ~ The Book Report from the Black Lagoon ~ I Wish I Were a Lion ~ Franklin Helps Out ~ Giggle E. Goose ~ In the Fall ~ Charlotte's Web ~ Thump and Plunk ~ Henry and Mudge in the Family Trees ~ The Flying Horse, the Story of Pegasus ~ Tessa's Tip-tapping Toes ~ Tallyho, Pinkerton ~ Oh, the Places You'll Go!
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I agree. For awhile I started keeping track and I just had to stop. It was such an interesting experience. But then again, we listen to audio books when we commute to school in the car, we read a chapter from another novel at bedtime, we read countless picturebooks throughout the day, they have daily reading assigned to them at school, Lillian has about 15 books - nope, 16 (I just went to count) up throughout her bed underneath animals and pillows - it is awesome.
What a great way to introduce and instill a love of literature in your home. Keep it up. Oh, and if you want more book lists (to add to your already overwhelming prior knowledge), just let me know. I am finishing up my masters class in picturebooks right now (so awesome).
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