Old Mother West Wind
Winnie the Pooh
I was going to recommend Winnie 'der' Pooh, too. Beatrix Potter's stories were our favs between the ages of 3-6. We too loved
Old Mother West Wind (and most Burgess Books) and Herriot's Treasury. I would also recommend
The Original Mother Goose and
A Child's Garden of Verses. The 'when' of these depends on the child, but my YS loved all of these in the 3-7 year age range.
Here are some shorter picture books which have good *ideas*, as well as good language in them. I'll start off with my favorite children's book; I *heart*
Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran and Barbara Cooney.
The Story of Little Babaji by Helen Bannerman
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
The Little House by Virginia Burton
The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack
Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
Blueberries for Sal by McCloseky (esp. if you make the noises as you read them! *wink*)
Hope this helps!
