books

Parenting Books:

The Continuum Concept - Changed the way I think!
The Dicipline Book - Good practical suggestions
The Baby Book - Helps you trust yourself

Pregnancy and Birth:

The Birth Book - A must have
A Child is Born - You'll love the pictures

Breastfeeding:

Nursing Your Baby - Practical advice
So thats What there For - Funny and usefull
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding - A classic
Jack Newmans Guide to Breastfeeding - Really clear and concise, lots of info on how to solve problems

Children's Books:

Picture Books:
Horton Hatches an Egg - Everybody loves Horton
The Monster at the End of This Book - Funny
The Velveteen Rabbit - Magical
The Stinky Cheese Man - Again and Again (and Again)
Go Dogs Go - I loved this one as a kid
For Older Kids:
The Chronicles of Narnia
A Wrinkle in Time (and the sequels)
Anne of Green Gables
Charlie and the Choclate Factory (or just about anything by Roald Dahl)

Fiction:

Anything by Robertson Davies - especially The Rebel Angels and A Mixture of Frailties
1984 - I just finished this and couldn't put it down
Pride and Prejudice - I think I'll read this again soon

Other

The Religious Potential of the Child - I read this for the course I am taking on the Catechisis of The Good Shepherd, it gave me insight into how childrens minds work