100 Books Your Child Should Hear...

Here is a a library's list of 100 Books Your Child Should Hear Before Starting School. The library is the Public Library of Westland. There are 100, but I'm listing only ten. I've got to motivate you somehow to go visit their site after all :)

1. Where’s My Teddy?
   Alborough, Jez
2. Miss Nelson is Missing
   Allard, Harry
3. Happy Birthday, Moon
   Asch, Frank
4. Ten, Nine, Eight
   Bang, Molly
5. Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing
   Barrett, Judi
6. The Three Bears
   Barton, Byron
7. I Like Myself
   Beaumont, Karen
8. Madeline
   Bemelmans, Ludwig
9. The Mitten
   Brett, Jan
10. Clifford, the Big Red Dog
    Bridwell, Norman

The site also includes Anita Silvery's 100 Best Books for Children The list begins with birth and goes through age 12.

Board Books: Birth to Age 2

• Goodnight, Moon / Margaret Wise Brown
• Mr. Gumpy's Outing / John Burningham
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar / Eric Carle
• Freight Train / Donald Crews
• The Carrot Seed / Ruth Krauss

Picture Books: Ages 2 to 8

• Miss Nelson Is Missing / Harry Allard
• Madeline / Ludwig Bemelmans
• The Snowman / Raymond Briggs
• Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel / Virginia Lee Burton
• Millions of Cats / Wanda Gág
• Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse / Kevin Henkes
• Swamp Angel / Anne Isaacs
• The Snowy Day / Jack Ezra Keats
• Leo the Late Bloomer / Robert Kraus
• The Story of Ferdinand / Munro Leaf
• John Henry / Julius Lester
• Swimmy / Leo Leonni
• Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom / Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault
• Snowflake Bentley / Jacqueline Briggs Martin
• Make Way for Ducklings / Robert McCloskey
• The Tale of Peter Rabbit / Beatrix Potter
• Officer Buckle and Gloria / Peggy Rathmann
• Curious George / H. A. Rey
• The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs / Jon Scieszka
• Where the Wild Things Are / Maurice Sendak
• Caps for Sale / Esphyr Slobodkina
• Doctor DeSoto / William Steig
• The Polar Express / Chris Van Allsburg
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day / Judith Viorst
• Tuesday / David Wiesner
• A Chair for My Mother / Vera B. Williams
• Seven Blind Mice / Ed Young
• Harry the Dirty Dog / Gene Zion

Books for Beginning Readers: Ages 5 to 7

• Frog and Toad are Friends / Arnold Lobel
• Little Bear / Else Holmelund Minarik
• Henry and Mudge / Cynthia Rylant
• The Cat in the Hat / Dr. Seuss

You will definitely want to finish the rest of the list which includes "Books For Young Readers: Ages 7 to 9" and "Books for Middle Readers: Ages 8 to 11" and "Books for Older Readers: Ages 11 to 12."