A list isn't complete without Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. You can order a T-shirt by JunkFood that displays the cover of the book so that when you are reading this story, you are in costume.

The story line is:

Max puts on his wolf suit and gets into trouble and must go to bed without his supper. During the night a forest grows in his room. He is off to sail the sea on his boat and meet .
The wild things--with their mismatched parts and giant eyes--manage somehow to be scary-looking without ever really being scary.

This is a story of Max's journey and the theme is "There is no place like home."

There are many add-ons - posters, dvds, books, etc.

Your child will grow up to read this book to his children so keep it in your personal library.