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title: 65 essential children’s books
url: https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/10/essential-childrens-picture-books-goodnight-moon-snowy-day/684091/?gift=j9r7avb6p-KY8zdjhsiSZxnvkOxZLgNMVgQIkuUuphk
edition: /collider/2025-10-21/index.edition.md
position: 9
date: 2025-10-21
source: mailchimp
original: https://mailchi.mp/pathwright/collider-october-21-25
retrieved: 2026-11-09
visibility: public
author: /people/justin-hall.person.md
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📚 **[65 essential children’s books.](https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/10/essential-childrens-picture-books-goodnight-moon-snowy-day/684091/?gift=j9r7avb6p-KY8zdjhsiSZxnvkOxZLgNMVgQIkuUuphk)** My first two jobs were as a librarian. I’ve been reading to my kids before bed for a decade. A lot of these are shelved in my heart—*Goodnight Moon*, *If You Give a Mouse a Cookie*, *Good Night Gorilla*, \**happy book sounds*\*