The Rabbit's Wedding

 This would actually make a really sweet gift to read on one's wedding or anniversary.  Williams' soft full page illustrations are so dreamy.  It's about a little black rabbit and a little white rabbit who do everything together and are the best of friends.  But the little black rabbit gets sad when he starts thinking about his wish to be with the white rabbit "forever and always".  When he finally shares this wish of his, the white rabbit is so happy, she promises to be his "forever and always".  They get married with dandelions tucked behind their ears, which is my favorite part!  

The Rabbits' Wedding

Garth Williams 1958

Favorite Nursery Tales

No one does fuzzy like Garth Williams.  Even the pigs in the story "The Three Little Pigs" look cuddle-able! 

Favorite Nursery Tales

illustrated by Garth Williams 1958

This little bear is my very favorite!!

A Tale of Tails

A Tale of Tails

Garth Williams 1992

Garth Williams is at it again with this adorable book about tails.  All of his creatures are so cute!

Wait Till the Moon is Full

We are still pulling out moon books here.  Garth Williams charms us again with his adorable animal pictures (Bulls dancing?  How can you resist!) and Margaret Wise Brown is full of her usual poetry.

Wait Till the Moon is Full

Margaret Wise Brown

pictures by Garth Williams

The Whispering Rabbit

The Whispering Rabbit and Other Stories

Margaret Wise Brown 1965

pictures by Garth Williams and Lillian Obligado

This was a nap time staple when my kids were little.  I loved reading this gentle story and whispering the lines.  Margaret Wise Brown paired with the illustrator Garth Williams is perfection!  Our copy includes a couple poems, The Friendly Book and The Golden Egg Book.

Poor sleepy rabbit yawned and a bee flew into his throat and fell asleep.  Now he can only whisper and must make sounds like "snow falling" or "a bug breathing" or "grass rustling" to try and wake up the bee.  Reading this again last night brought back such nice toddlerhood memories.  Charlotte even said at the end, "That was a really nice story".

Little Fur Family

Here's a book you'll want to snuggle up with on cold winter days- literally, the book is covered in fur!  Garth Williams' pictures of a bear family are so cute. 

Little Fur Family

Margaret Wise Brown

pictures by Garth Williams 2003

A little bear goes for a walk in the world around him, visiting his grandfather, the stream, and and even meeting a tinier fur creature.

Other books by Margaret Wise Brown:

The Little Island

Home for a Bunny

The Runaway Bunny

The Golden Egg

The Friendly Book

Other books illustrated by Garth Williams:

Home for a Bunny

The Friendly Book

The Kitten Who Thought He Was A Mouse

The Golden Treasury of Elves and Fairies

Over and Over

The Tall Book of Make-Believe