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"The Story of Ferdinand" is one of the

sweetest children's stories ever. It truly

encapsulates the idea of a gentle giant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Ferdinand

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My favorite book of all time has to be the giving tree.

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The Actual '73 Giving Tree Movie Spoken By Shel Silverstein

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My favorite children's book is The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. There really is no particular reason why I like this story, It's just one that I have always remembered, even since elementary school.

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The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. Narration by Kate Hamil. Music by Thomas Newman.

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The True Story of the Three Little Bigs was also very useful for an intro to teaching historical perspective.

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Have not read this to students in quite a while, but I used to love reading the Sneetches when teaching acceptance of other Cultures.

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I love reading to my kindergarten students. I have a lot of favorite children's books, but favorite book (at least right now!) is Not Norman: A Goldfish Story by Kelly Bennett. This is a cute story about a boy that wants a pet, but when he gets a goldfish for a pet, he is not thrilled. He keeps telling Norman, the goldfish, that he is going to take him back to the pet store as soon as he has a chance. Eventually the boy learns to love Norman as a pet and wouldn't trade him for any other pet in the world. It is an endearing story and can be a great start for a discussion and eventually a writing activity about pets and/or favorite animals with my kindergarten students. If you are interested, I found the story being read on YouTube: