The list author says: "Reading aloud is so very important! However, there are many, many picture books, and quite a lot of them are poorly written and torture to read aloud. The books below were chosen because they were the "winners"--the books my son loved and wanted to hear again and again. They were chosen because they helped show my son that books are places where wonderful stories are told and incredible adventures take place."
"Great book to read to your own "little dinosaurs" when they don't want to go to bed. You see, a dinosaur never pouts or cries when it's bedtime, and your little one will want to be just like these adorable, friendly, well-mannered dinos."
"My little boy didn't just relate to the little boy in the book, he wanted to BE the little boy in the book. And my husband claimed to recognize that little boy as well--from his childhood!"
"My son is still trying to grasp the concept that the city came to the house, and not the other way around, but he found the house to be sympathetic character and tried to "help it along" the second time I read him this story."