i-bank Recommended Children's Books

If books feed the imagination, then this list of children's books will surely keep your little ones' minds sated for many days to come!  If you'd like to check out our recommendations for adult reading, click here.

For Our Youngest Bibliophiles:

Good Dog, Carl (series), by Alexander Day
Recommended by Antoinette Wiseman, Human Resources

Good Night, Gorilla, by Peggy Rathman
Recommended by Jakob Lockard, Laurelwood Branch

Goodnight, Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown
Recommended by almost everyone, including Stacey Hyde, Independent Wealth Management, Dudley Kelso, Programming, and Tabitha Sawyer, Bartlett Branch

The Gruffalo, by Julia Donaldson
Recommended by Will Anderson, Private Banking

Harry the Dirty Dog, by Gene Zion
Recommended by Jackie Schuetz, Commercial Lending

The Kissing Hand, by Alexander Day
Recommended by Mark David, Dealer Services Group

Little Excavator, by Anna Dewdney
Recommended by Clay Chapman, Independent Wealth Management

Llama Llama Mad at Mama, by Anna Dewdney
Recommended by Julie Fulton, Finance

Llama Llama Red Pajama, by Anna Dewdney
Recommended by Timico Boykins, Main Branch and Ashley Coburn, Germantown Branch

Love You Forever, by Robert Munsch
Recommended by Melissa Griggs, Collections

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, by Virginia Lee Burton
Recommended by Kelly Roby, Mortgage

Moo, Baa, La La La, by Sandra Boynton
Recommended by Robin Winsett, Germantown Branch

The Pokey Little Puppy, by Janette Sebring Lowery
Recommended by Amanda Barker, Collections

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carles
Recommended by Casey Lawhead, Professional Banking

Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
Recommended by Shawn Howe, Collections

For Our Budding Readers:

Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish
Recommended by EVa Brooks, Poplar at Holmes Branch

Are You My Mother?, by P.D. Eastman
Recommended by Toni Gruner, Laurelwood Branch

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, by William Joyce
Recommended by Katherine Gray, Marketing & Sales Development

Franklin the Turtle (Series), by Paulette Bourgeois
Recommended by Doug Adams, Dealer Services Group

The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein
Recommended by Darrylee Arms, Compliance and Heather Wood, Ridgeway Branch

Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss
Recommended by Taylor Earhart, Commercial Banking

If I Ran the Circus, by Dr. Seuss
Recommended by Kevin Trainor, Consumer Lending

A Light in the Attic, by Shel Silverstein
Recommended by James Hannan, Germantown Branch

The Night I Followed the Dog, by Nina Laden
Recommended by Lisa Toler, Commercial Real Estate

Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Recommended by Tonya Billings, Compliance

The Quiltmaker's Gift, by Gail de Marcken and Jeff Brumbeau
Recommended by Frank Stuppy, Commercial Banking

Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary
Recommended by Melissa Hester, Loan Operations

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, by Jon Scieszka
Recommended by Erica Bond Walker, Commercial Banking

The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams
Recommended by Ginger Pemberton, Dealer Services Group

For Our Tween Bookworms:

Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White
Recommended by Lori Guller, Compliance

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Series), by Jeff Kinney
Recommended by Joe Spinks, Programming

Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh
Recommended by Susan Kenny, Private Banking

Harry Potter (Series), by J.K. Rowling
Recommended by Suzette Malkin, Ridgeway Branch

The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Recommended by Tara Burnett, Bartlett Branch

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume
Recommended by Paula Peckham, Collierville Branch

Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson
Recommended by Chip Dudley, CEO

Warriors (Series), by Erin Hunter
Recommended by Stephanie Foote, Commercial Banking