Over the past few years I have been on the looking for good books. Books that will introduce my children to the world of reading and cause them to fall in love with it.
Until last year I had not heard about being selective when it comes to books for little ones. Of course I would never read them stories that were inappropriate, but I had not thought about twaddle. Online dictionaries define Twaddle as "foolish, silly or idle talk or writing".
Some books have very little worth. Charlotte Mason talked about the importance of choosing good books for our children. Books that will prepare them to read challenging literature in the future. Ones that bring about beautiful thoughts and pictures. I encourage you to read the criteria for choosing books at Ambleside online. By clicking here you can read about book selection and also see a list of recommended books for Pre-school and under (otherwise known as Year 0).
I am not a Charlotte Mason expert (I hope to be), so please forgive my inadeqacy. My best effort has been made to keep our books twaddle-free - though I'm sure some has snuck in. Here is a list of some of our favorite books.
Please feel free to add your favorite books for babies and toddlers in the comments section (I would love that  )
You should be able to click on all the books in this list to view them on Amazon.com
(Many of these books have been read since infancy and are still well loved by my 2 year old and also my 5 year old for that matter)
Time For Bed  by Mem Fox
Big Red Barn by Magaret Wise Brown
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle
Going to Sleep on the Farm by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
Freight Train by Donald Crews
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Eloise Wilkin's Poems to Read to the Very Young by Elosie Wilkin
Scuffy the Tugboat by Gertrude Crampton
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss
Jamberry by Bruce Degen
Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins
The Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowery
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