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What were your favorite books when you were kids?

Top Children's Books - On Let's Stay Together, Jamal and Tasha try their hand at penning a book for children. So we got thinking, what were our favorite books to hear before we got tucked in to bed? We loved Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. What about you?

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Top Children's Books - On Let's Stay Together, Jamal and Tasha try their hand at penning a book for children. So we got thinking, what were our favorite books to hear before we got tucked in to bed? We loved Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. What about you?

Red Dancing Shoes by Denise Lewis Patrick - Red Dancing Shoes always had us ready to beg our parents to go out and by us a pair!

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Red Dancing Shoes by Denise Lewis Patrick - Red Dancing Shoes always had us ready to beg our parents to go out and by us a pair!

The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg - We couldn't wait for Christmas to come just to hear The Polar Express!

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The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg - We couldn't wait for Christmas to come just to hear The Polar Express!

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling - Even our parents read Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book when they were kids.

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The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling - Even our parents read Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book when they were kids.

I Love My Hair by Natasha Tarpley - This book empowers young Black kids to be proud of their hair. I Love My Hair should definitely be in every savvy, young parent's library.

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I Love My Hair by Natasha Tarpley - This book empowers young Black kids to be proud of their hair. I Love My Hair should definitely be in every savvy, young parent's library.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle - The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle taught us how to count when we were kids.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle - The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle taught us how to count when we were kids.

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown - This sweet children's bedtime book makes us want to go to sleep on the spot. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown is a kid's classic.

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Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown - This sweet children's bedtime book makes us want to go to sleep on the spot. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown is a kid's classic.

Corduroy by Don Freeman - Corduroy by Don Freeman is more than a book about a bear missing his buttons, it teaches kids the importance of patience and good behavior.

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Corduroy by Don Freeman - Corduroy by Don Freeman is more than a book about a bear missing his buttons, it teaches kids the importance of patience and good behavior.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett - The children's book Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett was so popular, that it was made in to a blockbuster film.

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett - The children's book Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett was so popular, that it was made in to a blockbuster film.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. - Kids get to dance and learn their ABC's in Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. - Kids get to dance and learn their ABC's in Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.

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Brown Like Me by Noelle Lamperti - Brown Like Me by Noelle Lamperti is the little kid's version of James Brown's popular mantra, "I'm Black and I'm Proud!"

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Brown Like Me by Noelle Lamperti - Brown Like Me by Noelle Lamperti is the little kid's version of James Brown's popular mantra, "I'm Black and I'm Proud!"

The Story of Babar by Jean De Brunhoff - The young elephant prince in Brunhoff's, The Story of Babar teaches kids that even royalty must have manners.

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The Story of Babar by Jean De Brunhoff - The young elephant prince in Brunhoff's, The Story of Babar teaches kids that even royalty must have manners.

A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond - Paddington inspired a whole generation of raincoat, Welly wearing youth.

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A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond - Paddington inspired a whole generation of raincoat, Welly wearing youth.

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss - Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss isn't just a book for kids, it's a literary classic. We're sure that Jamal and Tasha have read their twins this book many times before bedtime.

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Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss - Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss isn't just a book for kids, it's a literary classic. We're sure that Jamal and Tasha have read their twins this book many times before bedtime.