Top books my wife and I love(d) reading aloud to our kids

Here are our favorite titles we read, and in most cases reread, to our daughters.

I wrote story on CNN.com about the benefits — to kids and parents —of reading aloud to children, even after they know how to read themselves. The piece is part of my column, The Wisdom Project. Below are my wife and my favorite titles we read, and in most cases reread, to our two daughters.

“All the World” by Liz Garton Scanlon (ages infant to 6)

“The Little House” by Virginia Lee Burton (ages toddler to 6)

“Blueberries for Sal” by Robert McCloskey (ages 3 to 5)

“McElligot’s Pool” by Dr. Seuss (ages 3 to 5)

“Seven Silly Eaters” by Mary Ann Hoberman (ages 3 to 7)

“Zen Shorts” by Jon Muth (ages 3 to 9)

“Escargot” by Dashka Slater (ages 3 to 10)

“Eloise in Paris” by Kay Thompson (ages 3 to 93)

“The Sleep Book” by Dr. Seuss (ages 3 to 93)

“Grasshopper on the Road” by Arnold Lobel (ages 4 to 6)

“The Story of Ferdinand” by Munro Leaf (ages 4 to 6)

“Mouse Tales” by Arnold Lobel (ages 4 to 6)

“The Forever Garden” by Laurel Snyder (ages 4 to 6)

“Winnie the Pooh” stories by A.A. Milne (ages 4 to 7)

“Bink and Gollie” by Kate DiCamillo (ages 4 to 7)

“How to be a Baby: by Me, the Big Sister” by Sally Lloyd-Jones and Sue Heap (ages 4 to 9)

“Gerald McBoing-Boing” by Dr. Suess (ages 4 to 9)

“While Mama Had a Quick Little Chat” by Amy Reichert (ages 4 to 9)

Poetry collections by Shel Silverstein (ages 5 to 8)

“My Neighbor Totoro: The Novel” by Tsugiko Kubo (ages 5 to 8)

“Stuart Little” by E.B. White (ages 5 to 9)

“The Invention of Hugo Cabret” by Brian Selznick (ages 6 to 8)

“Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White (ages 6 to 9)

“Little House” series by Laura Ingles Wilder (ages 6 to 9)

“The BFG” by Roald Dahl (ages 6 to 10)

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl (ages 6 to 10)

“The Tale of Despereaux” by Kate DiCamillo (ages 6 to 10)

“Coraline” by Neil Gaiman (ages 7 to 10)

“Island of the Blue Dolphins” by Scott O’Dell (ages 8 to 9)

“The Witch of Blackbird Pond” by Elizabeth George Speare (ages 9 to 10)

“Wonder” by R.J. Palacio (ages 8 to 10)

“The Report Card” by Andrew Clements (ages 8 to 10)

“The Black Stallion” by Walter Farley (ages 8 to 12)

“A Series of Unfortunate Events” series by Lemony Snicket (ages 8 to 12)

“Harry Potter” series by J.K. Rowling (ages 8 to teen)

“The Princess Bride” by William Goldman (ages 9 to 12)

“Golden Compass” by Philip Pullman (ages 10 to teen)