I've got a ton of favorites for kids. Before listing a few, I recommend anything that is a Caldecott or Newbury Medal winner.
My favorite as a kid (about second or third grade; bought a copy again last year, used because it is out of print) is Louis Slobodkin's,
A Spaceship Under the Apple Tree. This is a wonderful little tale of a boy spending the summer at Grandma's country house where a spaceship lands and the boy gets his new friend, "Marty", to join scouts with him.
Another huge favorite I've re-read as an adult is the Madeleine L'Engle (sp?) series:
A Wrinkle in Time, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, and
A Wind in the Door.
Frosty the Snowman was read to me a million times. A big old hard cover. I read the same copy to all of my kids about a million times apiece.
So, what do you recommend for the little ones. We'll start our own reading rainbow here.
Regards,
Keith
