Favorite Children's Books

A list of Children's Books that I come across and really enjoy. I intend to write a small summary of them or just what we liked about them, too.  We'll see if I can keep up with this.

Liturgical/Seasonal:
All the Seasons of the Year by Deborah Lee Rose
Spring:
Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland by Tomie dePaola - Great historical account of the life of St. Patrick with beautiful drawings reminiscent of icons. At the end are some tales related to St. Patrick, but not necessarily part of the story (for example: the snakes leaving Ireland). I liked the separation on the actual story and the fun myths.
Easter by Fiona French - We picked this book from the library because of the beautiful vitrail-esque artistry that floods every page. Vibrant colors artfully telling the Passion Story. The only words are short quotes from scripture on each page, which makes it a great book for telling the true Easter story. I didn't like that it was all in KJV, making it hard to read fluidly.
At Jerusalem's Gate: Poems of Easter by Nikki Grimes - Beautiful iconic, stylized paintings fill this book. Instead of a flowing story, there is a poem for each part of the Easter story. It almost seemed less a children's book because of the type of poetry - more abstract with differing rhyming schemes. I enjoyed it for myself though.
The Bird's Gift: A Ukranian Easter Story retold by Eric A. Kimmel - Lovely folktale of God's grace and love of creation and how the Easter Egg tradition was born after a kind-hearted girl and her grandfather decided to save a flock of birds from an early Winter's cold. I enjoyed the culturally appropriate drawings on each pages.
Summer:
Fall:
Fall Leaves Fall! by Zoe Hall - This is a sweet little story about why two brothers love Fall. Bright with colors and fall descriptions. It's perfect for learning colors and different leaves. Short sentences that are great for toddlers.
Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes - A simple little book of thanks with simple sentences that are great for toddlers. The pictures are beautiful and vibrant.
It's Fall! by Linda Glaser - The pictures in this book are what makes it special. Vibrant and 3-dimensional. The wording isn't great, sometimes it rhymes, but isn't consistent.
Winter:

Family/Babies:
A Ride on Mother's Back: A Day of Baby Carrying Around the World by Emery Bernhard - This book tells about 11 different cultures, giving descriptions of the day in a life of their babies. The illustrations are bright, detailed, and culturally accurate. The paragraphs aren't too long and describe what the child gets to experience in their culture while being worn. I love the diversity of babywearing dyads: mothers, fathers, sisters, grandmothers, grandfathers, infants, and toddlers. At the very end of the book is a snippet about each culture mentioned, giving their traditional tribe names and a little more information of their culture. And, of course, I loved the candor of nursing dyads. 
Mama, What's In There? by Diane Muldrow - A simple, darling book portraying animal toddlers asking their Mamas what in her belly. The Mamas answer and tell a little fact of infant development in-utero. Lift-the-flaps on each page reveal the growing babies, and a few have additional tabs that cause the baby to move. The pictures are so sweet.
We Have A Baby by Cathryn Falwell - A simplistic portrayal of having a new baby. Each page has one short sentence (ex. "A baby to love."), which is very easy for a toddler to understand.  The pictures portray the family - father, mother, toddler and baby - all being together and helping the baby (and each other). Breastfeeding friendly.
What Baby Needs by William & Martha Sears and Kristie Watts Kelly - This book is attachment parenting oriented - portraying some of the major tenants such as babywearing, sleep-sharing, and breastfeeding. It is probably more geared towards an older toddler/child stage, but otherwise is a good book. It is full of information and has ideas for ways the siblings can help mommy or engage with baby.
Mama, What's in There? by Diane Mudrow - This is a perfect little interactive book of babies in the bellies of different animals. A few of the babies can do different things but pulling on a tab. It's very simple, great for toddlers and introducing the concept of a new baby.
We Have A Baby by Cathryn Falwell - A great book for introducing toddlers to sibling-hood. Simple sentences about way baby will need to be taken care of "A baby to love. A baby to care for." Very full of love and the older sibling is involved in everything.
Peekaboo Morning by Rachel Isadora

Animals:
Animalia by Graeme Base - One of my favorite books of all times. Each page is made up of alliterations of animals that goes through each letter in the Alphabet.  The fantastical pictures are full of hidden images - each starting with the same letter in the alliteration. 

Uncategorized:
Little Town of Spirals by Cynthia Matyi - A very whimsical book with beautiful pictures echoing of ancient celtic art.
Sign Language: ABC by Lora Heller