These recommendations came from Martha Cox, and as I go through them and enjoy them, I'll add them to my own Recommended Reading tab. These books have been heavily researched by Martha, and come highly recommended by her. Have fun!
Science
My Body by Patricia Carratello
See Inside Your Body by Katie Daynes and Colin King
The Berenstain Bears Big Book of Science and Nature by Stan & Jan Berenstain
Joe Kaufman's Big Book About the Human Body - WARNING shows illustrations of male and female anatomy
Why? by Catherine Ripley
I Wonder Why I Blink by Brigid Avison
Janice VanCleave's Science Experiment Books - she has a TON of books for all ages
The Original Backyard Scientist by Jane Hoffman
The Magic School Bus Series (also has DVDs)
Math
Math-U-See
Character Building
Chore Packs
A Child's Book of Character Building by Ron & Rebekah Coriell
Arthur's Honey Bear by Lillian Hoban (problem solving and sharing)
Arthur Joy Wilt/Joy Berry/Joy Wilt Berry
- Help Me Be Good series by Joy Berry
- The Ready-Set-Grow series by Joy Wilt
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle series by Betty MacDonald
Alexander by Harold Littledale (taking responsibility for our own actions)
The Berenstain Bears and the Truth by Stan & Jan Berenstain
How to Be a Friend by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown
I Wish That I Had Duck Feet by Theo. LeSieg (being happy with who you are)
The Young Peacemaker by Corlette Sande - http://www.hispeace.org/
Imagination
There's No Such Thing as a Dragon by Jack Kent
Me and My Flying Machine by Marianna & Mercer Mayer
Young Education
Watch It Made in the USA by Karen Axelrod & Bruce Brumberg
Handwriting Without Tears series http://www.hwtears.com/hwt
Richard Scarry's First Little Learners Shapes and Opposites
Highlights High Five magazine http://www.highlights.com/
The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers by Stan & Jan Berenstain
Peak With Books by Marjorie R Nelson & Jan Nelsen-Parish
Five in a Row series - http://fiarhq.com/fiveinarow.info/index.html
Life Events
Moving Day by Leone Castell Anderson
Overcoming Fear
What Was That! by Geda Bradley Matthews
The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone
Alexander, Who used to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst
Art
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Anything Ed Emberley
Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals
Ed Emberley's Drwaing Book of Trucks and Trains
Art & Max by David Wiesner
Big Skills for Little Hands workbooks by School Specialty Publishing
I Can Fold
I Can Cut
I Can Color
I Can Paste
Paint Without Brushes by Liz and Dick Wilmes
Books by MaryAnn F Kohl
Mudworks
Scribble Cookies
Scribble Art
The Little Hands Art Book by Judy Press
Drawing With Children by Mona Brooks
Encouraging Reading by Themselves
Any of the Where's Waldo books by Martin Handford
The Great Waldo Search
Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog by Sara Swan Miller
Richard Scarry books - they have a lot of labeled illustrations
Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go
Children's Bibles and Devotionals
Family Time Activities series by Kirk Weaver
for Preschoolers
for All Ages
The Young Peacemaker by Corlette Sande and Peacemaker Ministries wwww.hispeace.com
A Child's Book of Character Building by Ron and Rebekah Coriell
Little Visits with God and More Little Visits with God by Allan Hart Jahsmann & Martin P Simon
One Year Bible for Children by V Gilbert Beers
My ABC Bible Verses by Susan Hunt
See It - Say It Bible Storybook by Anne Adams
Big Truths for Little Kids by Susan Hunt & Richie Hunt
Read & Share Bible by Steve Smallman
The Picture Bible by David C Cook (the Bible in the form of comics)
The Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes by Kenneth N Taylor
The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd Jones
Does Anyone Care How I Feel? by Mildren Tengbom
Today I Feel Like a Warm Fuzzy by William L Coleman
Big Thoughts for Little Thinkers (4 books: The Trinity, The Scripture, The Mission and The Gospel) by Joey Allen
Who is Jesus by Kathleen Long Bostrom
The Story of Christmas by Larry Hart PHD (Personalized)
The One Year Devotions for Preschoolers by Crystal Bowman
Read With Me Bible by Zonderkids Dorris Rikkers & Jean E Syswerda Illustrated by Dennis Jones
What Would Jesus Do by Mack Thomas
Lift the Flap Bible by Reader's Digest Children's Books (board book)
The Story of the Ten Commandments by Patricia A Pingry (board book)
The Story of Easter by Patricia A Pingry (board book)
The Story of Jesus by Patricia A Pingry (board book)
Thank You God for the Wonderful World by Flying Frog Publishing (board book)
