Books to Grow With!

Here it was another company baby shower and we were racking our brains on what to give the expectant couple. Baby clothes? Nah.  Stroller? Passe. In the end, our staff decided to go with something that we're all passionate about: learning. Where does it all begin and end? With a love of books, of course!

We figured everyone has a favorite book from childhood--you know, the one you made every member of your family read to you a dozen times before bed? So, each member of our staff gave the gift of their favorite read from childhood. They'll probably sit on this baby's bookshelf for a few years, waiting for her to pick them up in her own good time. But, that's half the beauty, because if there's one thing about these classics that we can prove, it's this: they have serious staying power.

Here's a sampling of the books that the Education.com staff gave as their favorites:

Horton Hatches the Egg (Classic Seuss) by Dr. Seuss

The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton

The Little Engine That Could: The Complete, Original Edition by Watty Piper

Curious George by H. A. Rey

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

Corduroy by Don Freeman

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

Cinderella by Marcia Brown

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk

The Tale of Peter Rabbit: Commemorative Edition by Beatrix Potter

Busy Town: Best Word Book Ever! by Richard Scarry

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman

Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry

Black and Blue Magic by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! By Mo Willems