By Amelia Nierenberg

Writer, Briefings

Today, the newsletter is taken over by you — our readers — and your gobsmacking recommendations for children’s books.

Your Favorite Children’s Books

Thank you, thank you. Almost 350 people wrote in to share beloved books, and I loved reading through your suggestions. There were so many books I remembered from my own childhood and from reading to my little cousins.

Readers wrote in with plenty of classics — “Charlotte’s Web,” the “Magic Tree House” series, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” — that should be part of every reading list.

But we also were amazed at the range of titles, with gems for every age group. This newsletter couldn’t possibly list every great choice. But I’ve plucked out more than a few — enough, I hope, to please just about every reader. (The comments have been edited for length and clarity.)

I hope you get as much joy out of this list as I did!

Littlest readers (0 to 4)

“The Book With No Pictures,” by B.J. Novak. If the adult reading it is willing to be silly, the kids you are reading to will be rolling on the floor laughing. — Janet Mogel, Berks County, Pa.

“Good Night, Gorilla,” by Peggy Rathmann. My son loved it. There was a period of months when he plucked it from his stack of books every night, asking “Go?” for “gorilla.” We’d point to the different animals together and look for the little mouse carrying Gorilla’s banana on each page. — Hallie Rich, Cleveland