Kellee lives in California and is the designer of Good Boy Friday and we are in contact regurlarly. She is such a kind and sweet soul – I hope to meet her one day!
She asked her son Gideon what his favourite books were and he came up with these:

1. In the Night Kitchen / By: Maurice Sendak
Incredible imaginative story!

2. Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site / By: Sherri Duskey Rinker
A constuction book that’s about work trucks to bed, I swear it makes Gideon sleepy :)

3. Henry In Love / By: Peter McCarty
The most amazing story about young love – even a boy can get into it! The graphic are also amazing!

4. I Saw an Ant on the Railroad Track / By: Joshua Prince
For train lovers, incredible movie-like graphics

5. The Lion and The Mouse / By: Jerry Pinkney
Little words so the imagination can create the story, incredible art – classic lesson of small helping big

Today we have Kinga here with her favourite books. Kinga is mum to Kayla and owner of online shop FourMonkeys. We are working together since she launched the shop and I love to see how she grows and the different paths she takes and follows. Kinga lives in Vienna, Austria and these are the top kids books in her household:

1. Princess Hyacinth, by Florence Parry Heide
  … beautiful drawings, and the story is just adorable

2. Chicken Big, by Keith Graves

…hilariously funny, just funny funny funny

3. Olivia, by Ian Falconer

…curious, little naughty pig :)) my daughter recognizes herself a bit in Olivia

4. The day the crayons quit, by Oliver Jeffers

…is this really real??? crayons can write letters? for a 5 year old it is just fascinating

5. Wimmelbücher, by rotraut susanne berners

4 seasons, 4 books, 4 stories but the same characters in the same city. endless hours of searching and making up stories…

Today we have Erin from Design for Minikind here. Erin is a mum of one cute little girl and lives in the US. I got to know her a little better when I invited her to speak at The Hive last year and she is really a very nice ans sweet person. Here are their five favourite books:

1. I Want My Hat Back
A sweet story about a bear and his missing hat, this picture book has a surprise twist at the end!

2.One
A surprising lesson exists when your child learns about primary colors, numbers and counting.

3.Where’s Walrus?
The quirky story of a runaway walrus and the many hats he disguises himself with – we love this one!

4.Iggy Peck, Architect
This one’s a lighthearted read to spark any child’s imagination.

5.Ish
I love this must-read to foster creativity and combat our inner perfectionist ways.

Esther lives in Rotterdam, NL and has a son named Flint.I met her at the Little Fashion Week in Brussels and she is a lovely and quirky person.

Here are her five {and Flint’s} favourite books:

1. Jip & Janneke
Funny stories about two well known Dutch characters, written by famous Dutch writer Annie M.G. Schmidt.
{there is an English version of Jip&Janneke available too}

2. Rupsje Nooitgenoeg
Flint loves the colours of the butterfly in the end.

3. Tel je mee Nijntje
Flint counts almost everything right now, so this book is great to practice

4. Kip wil graag zijn
About a girls who loves to dance and with beautiful graphics. ‘Look mom, I’m a ballerina’ says Flint when he’s standing on his toes, with his hands in the air. Sooo adorable :)

5. Tijd voor het potje (a potty training book)
Flint doesn’t need a diaper anymore, but he loves the ‘potty song’ at the end of this book. And we’re singing this song as loud as we can every time :)

Kelle lives in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and is mum to one cute boy and one sweet little lady. She blogs on Maggie Stone about fun kids things and is sharing their 5 favourite books here today.

1. MOUK
Marc Boutavant is an incredible illustrator and we love all of his books but Mouk is our favourite. We love exploring each country Mouk visits. The illustrations and colours are stunning and you also get stickers to use too.

2. Where the Wild Things are
This book is timeless and a must for every bookshelf. The illustrations are so wonderful it’s a favourite book in our house, the simple and magical story is enjoyed by us all.

3. An Awesome Book Of Thanks
An Awesome Book Of Thanks is an amazing way to show children how much we have to be thankful for. It’s such a lovely book with quirky and fun illustrations to go with the great message.

4.Zoo-ology
Zoo-ology is as BIG hit as it is in size. The pages are full of gorgeous illustrations of every kind of animal you can imagine. It’s the perfect learning tool and I love how the group the animals together in pattens, size etc.

5. The Day The Crayons Quit
This is one of the newer additions to our collection. It’s a really clever story and very funny too. I’m pretty sure this will appeal to all ages and I’m sure we’ll be reading it still in years to come.