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Although I love to read, I can't recall any particular children's book that I had that I read more than once. I did enjoy the Mary Poppins books and the Dr. Doolittle books. There wasn't as much great children's literature "way back when." When I was in High school my very favorite book that we were required to read was Catcher in the Rye!! I enjoyed it so much I ended up reading the rest of J.D. Salinger's books.
When my kids were young I encouraged them to read and out of three boys, two are voracious readers. The other is my sports nut and never has read as much as I would have liked him to.
When they were still of an age where "Mommy" had to read to them we enjoyed, Are You My Mother?, Because a Little Bug Went Kerchoo, There's a Wocket in My Pocket, Where the Wild Things Are, There's a Monster at the End of This Book.
My oldest son especially liked Chronicals of Narnia, Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry, and The Black Stallion series by Walter Farley. He also loved The Hardy Boys, and A Wrinkle in Time by Madelyn L'Engle.
My middle son read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl until the book fell apart. He also loved Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing and Superfudge, Bunnicula, The Celery Stalks at Midnight, Howliday Inn, How to Eat Fried Worms, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No good, Very Bad Day, James and the Giant Peach, anything and everything by Shel Silverstein. He also loved Richard Scary's Best Word Book Ever.
Cabrylla suggests Charlotte's Web, Red Badge of Courage, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Where the Red Fern Grows,and Witch of Blackbird Pond.
Hope I haven't given too many suggestions.
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