Some books are best read aloud, and I have special memories of these in particular.
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Dodie Smith)
Join the chase as dogs of all sizes across England help the Pongos track down their stolen puppies and bring them home in time for Christmas.
The Boxcar Children (Gertrude Warner)
Four orphaned siblings run away from the grandfather they’ve never met and set up housekeeping in an abandoned boxcar in the forest.
The Chronicles of Narnia (C. S. Lewis)
Seven-book series of adventures in the land of Narnia.
Little House in the Big Woods (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Classic series of nine books about pioneer life in the American west, through the eyes of a child growing up.
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
A stuffed rabbit learns that to be loved by a child is difficult but more rewarding than anything else in life.
The Arrival (Shaun Tan)
A wordless graphic novel that tells the story of an immigrant fleeing unrest in his homeland, and trying to make a new life in a new country so he can bring his family to join him.
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
Milo is a boy displeased with everything, until a trip through a magic tollbooth sets him on an adventure through a land of literal manifestations of idioms, hyperbole, and metaphors.
Snow Treasure (Marie McSwigan)
Norway is occupied by the German army during WW2, and a clever plan to smuggled the country’s gold to America relies on schoolchildren keeping a secret.