Some of the best memories we have as children are the books we read. Whether we were forced to read it, read it on our own, or read to us by a parent or teacher these books shaped us into what we are now and still impact us today—like all books should.

1. ‘Goodnight Moon’ by Margaret Wise Brown

“Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight noises everywhere.”

2. ‘The Cat in the Hat,’ ‘Green Eggs and Ham,’ and basically all of Dr. Seuss

“Think left and think right, and think low and think high, oh the thinks you can think if only you try.”

3. The 'Cam Jansen' Series by David A. Adler

“Cam’s real name is Jennifer Jansen. But when people found out about her amazing memory, they called her ‘The Camera.’ Soon ‘The Camera’ was shortened to just ‘Cam.’”

4. ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle

“On Saturday, he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon...”

5. The ‘Magic Tree House’ books by Mary Pope Osborne

“It spun faster and faster then everything was still. Absolutely still.”

6. ‘The Kissing Hand’ by Audrey Penn

“Whenever you feel lonely and need a little loving from home just press your hand to your cheek and think ‘Mommy loves you,’ Mommy loves you.’”

7. The American Girl Dolls line

From the Historical Characters (now known as the Be Forever characters) to the Girl of the Year, and there were even the look-a-like dolls that could match to your own personal look.

8. ‘If You Give a Mouse a Cookie’ by Laura Numeroff

“If you give a mouse a cookie, he is sure to want a glass of milk.”

9. ‘Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day’ by Judith Viorst

“Some days are like that. Even in Australia.”

10. The ‘Junie B. Jones’ books by Barbara Park

“My name is Junie B. Jones. The B stands for Beatrice, except I don’t like Beatrice. I just like B and that’s all.”

11. ‘Curious George’ by H. A. Rey

“This is George. He lived in Africa. He was a good monkey and always very curious.”

12. The ‘Amelia Bedelia’ series by Peggy Parish

“She looked at her list again. ‘Dust the furniture.’ ‘Did you ever hear such a silly thing. At my house we undust the furniture, but to each his own way.’”

13. ‘Madeline’ by Ludwig Bemelmans

“In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines
Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines
In two straight lines they broke their bread
And brushed their teeth and went to bed.
They left the house at half past nine
In two straight lines in rain or shine-
The smallest one was Madeline.”

14. ‘Ramona Quimby’ books by Beverly Clearly

“‘I am not a pest,’ Ramona Quimby told her big sister Beezus.”

15. ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ by Maurice Sendak

“There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen.”

16. ‘Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo’ series by Nancy E. Krulik

“The magic wind was back! The magic wind grew stronger and stronger, whirling around Katie so powerfully that she thought it would blow her away.”

17. ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ series by Jeff Kinney

“It’s not easy to writing thank-you notes for the stuff you didn’t want in the first place.”

18. The ‘Captain Underpants’ books by Dav Pilkey

…and from the creators of Captain Underpants ‘The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby’

19. ‘The Giving Tree’ by Shel Silverstein

“…and she loved a boy very very much—even more than she loved herself.”

20. ‘Corduroy’ by Don Freeman

“Lisa sat down with Corduroy on her lap and began to sew a button on his overalls. ‘I like you just the way you are,’ she said, ‘but you’ll be more comfortable with your shoulder strap fastened.’”

21. ‘Are You My Mother?’ and other works by P. D. Eastman

“You are not my mother! You are a scary Snort!”

22. The ‘Henry and Mudge’ books by Cynthia Rylant

“…he weighed one hundred eighty pounds, he stood three feet tall, and he drooled.”

23. The ‘Judy Moody’ series by Megan McDonald

“Pulling out the Magic 8 Ball, Judy asked a question, shaking it hard: ‘Dear Magic 8 Ball: Could this summer get any worse?’ The window cleared: Without a doubt.”

24. 'Winnie-the-Pooh' by A. A. Milne

"If you live to be a hundred, I hope to live to be a hundred minus one, so I never have to live without you."

25. 'Clifford the Big Red Dog' books by Normal Bridwell

"I'm Emily Elizabeth and I have a dog. My dog is a big red dog. Other kids I know have dogs, too. Some are big dogs. And some are red dogs. But I have the biggest, reddest dog on our street. This is my dog--Clifford."

26. 'The Rainbow Fish' by Marcus Pfister

"The rainbow fish shared his scales left and right. And the more he gave away the more delighted he became."

27. Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

"In a warm and sultry forest far far away there once lived a mother fruit bat and her baby."

28. 'Brown Bear' by Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle

"Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?"