Peter Steinberg's Favorite Children's Books (Best Book Recommendations)

Peter Steinberg's Favorite Children's Books

a list by Peter Steinberg, avid reader

It's hard for me to recreate a list of all my favorite children's books -- it's hard for me to remember things from when I was that young. But the books below all ring a bell in some way or another and so I share them with you here.

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onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Peter_Steinbergs_Favorite_Childrens_Books/Where_the_Wild_Things_Are');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0064431789'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Peter_Steinbergs_Favorite_Childrens_Books/Where_the_Wild_Things_Are');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0064431789'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">Where the Wild Things Are illustrated by Maurice Sendak Amazon readers say: "Great bedtime story!" "My favorite children's book ever." "If you haven't already, introduce your child to Max." "Another classic to pass along..." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Peter_Steinbergs_Favorite_Childrens_Books/Where_the_Wild_Things_Are');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0064431789'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Peter_Steinbergs_Favorite_Childrens_Books/Where_the_Wild_Things_Are');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0064431789'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow"> 48 page paperback \|$8.95 \|354 reviews onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Peter_Steinbergs_Favorite_Childrens_Books/Where_the_Wild_Things_Are');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060254920'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Peter_Steinbergs_Favorite_Childrens_Books/Where_the_Wild_Things_Are');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060254920'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow"> 48 page hardcover \|$12.21 \|354 reviews This book also appears on: Picture Books with Mischevious Protagonists The Best Picture Books about Not-So-Scary Monsters The National Education Association's Top 100 Children's Books


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onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Peter_Steinbergs_Favorite_Childrens_Books/Big_Max');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0064440060'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Peter_Steinbergs_Favorite_Childrens_Books/Big_Max');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0064440060'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">Big Max by Kin Platt, illustrated by Robert Lopshire onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Peter_Steinbergs_Favorite_Childrens_Books/Big_Max');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0064440060'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Peter_Steinbergs_Favorite_Childrens_Books/Big_Max');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0064440060'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow"> 64 page paperback \|$3.99 \|3 reviews