The Trolley Car Family by Eleanor Clymer

There are a few I haven't read but I included to round out the list to 101. I've read almost every one of these books, either in my own childhood or recently. Visit the Christmas gift guide for families for hundreds more gift ideas! (There's also no junk food on my list of 101 Picture Books to Read or Hear Before You Grow Up. I want a story with layers - something she may come back to again as an older kid or even an adult. I want a story that draws me in and makes me want to read just one more chapter! I want it to expand what Gracie knows - either in experiences or feelings or understanding of the world. If I am going to take the time to read to Gracie (and I do, every single day), I want to hear her a book that is stimulating. I'll loosen up a little when she's old enough to read her own books, but as long as I'm doing the reading, we are reading the good stuff. Just like I limit the junk food in Grace's belly, I limit the junk books in her brain. Why not feed their little brains with good literature instead of junk books?

There are probably books in your children's lives that are the same way. It's the book form of candy, empty words without any redeeming intellectual value. It is worth noting that Grace loves a particular series of fairy books, but I hate them. Every parent and teacher will find good and appropriate books here, all curated by a former teacher and homeschool mom who included a summary of each book.

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The Trolley Car Family by Eleanor Clymer