Favorite Children's Books
I've been a father since late 2018, and in the course of hundreds of storytimes and bedtimes, I've learned that the best children's books aren't really children's books at all – they're simply books, and carry as much (or different) meanings for us adults than they do for our children. Here are some of my favorites: some classics, some multicultural, some in Spanish, and all teaching lessons of love, joy, and interdependence.
Last Stop on Market Street, by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Christian Robinson
Love, by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Loren Long
Los Discos de mi Abuela, by Eric Velasquez
Nochecita, by Yuyi Morales
Soñadores, by Yuyi Morales
Escalera a la Luna, by Maya Soetoro-Ng, illustrated by Yuyi Morales
Maybe Something Beautiful, by F. Isabel Campoy & Theresa Howell, illustrated by Rafael López
i carry your heart with me, by e.e. cummings, illustrated by Mati McDonough
Skin Again, by bell hooks, illustrated by Chris Raschka
The Name Jar, by Yangsook Choi
The Seashore Book, by Carlotte Zolotow, illustrated by Wendell Minor
A Boy Like You, by Frank Murphy, illustrated by Kayla Harren
Grandmother's Dreamcatcher, by Becky Ray McCain, illustrated by Stacey Schuett
Mapping Sam, by Joyce Hasselberth
A Different Pond
by Bao Phi
Julián Is a Mermaid, by Jessica Love
La Selva de Zonia, by Juana Martinez-Neal
