Snail and the Whale, by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, earned a BBC book club Best Illustrated Book to Read Aloud award for 2005.

"Explorers Wanted!: At the North Pole" earned the BBC's Best Book With Facts.

"The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss.

"Dirty Bertie" by David Roberts.

"What Can You Do With a Tail Like This?" and "Actual Size" by Steve Jenkins.

"Skeleton Hiccups" by Margery Cuyler.

"You Can Do It, Sam" by Amy Hest, illustrated by Anita Jeram.

"Thomas' Snowsuit" and any of Robert Munsch's other 45 books. "Love You Forever," based on a song Munsch wrote to his two stillborn babies, turns 20 this year.

"Traction Man Is Here" by Mini Grey, winner of the 2005 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Traction Man is an action figure who fights household enemies with his trusty sidekick, Scrubbing Sponge.

"Beegu" and "Slow Loris" by Alexis Deacon.

"Tell Me a Picture" by Robert Blake --familiar to many as the illustrator of many Roald Dahl books--helps children understand famous works of art.

I Spy books by Jean Marzollo.