Constant Reader loved the Little Golden Books as a child, and especially Saggy Baggy Elephant, and The Pokey Little Puppy. First published in 1942, the Little Golden Books were designed to be good books, with good illustrations, good bindings, all at a good price. Wikipedia also reported that The Pokey Little Puppy is the best selling children's book of all time (2001 stats). Another favorite here was Peppermint, by Dorothy Grider and illustrated by Raymond Burns. I looked this one up and it seems it is out of print and hard to find, but many of the reviews mention how much they loved it as a child and want to read it to their kids. Constant Reader was not so keen on the Peter Rabbit stories. Neither was I. Seems sometimes great minds think alike, even at a young age. ;-)

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