Suggestions for children's books to keep

[janaus]

My Dad is 90, and I want to buy books from him, to give to his Great grandchildren.
Books that they can keep and cherish, as they are from him in his later years

I don't know what is popular at the moment , so advice please
Boy - age 10
Boy - age 8
Girl - age 9
Girl - age 5
Girl - nearly 3
Boy - 2
Twins boy/girl - 8 months,

I would go to a proper bookshop ad have a look at what they have.... In the past Ive bought lovely illustrated hardback copies of treasure island and ballet shoes. for he younger ones you might get a copy of a childrens "classic" like guess how much I love you, or the gruffalo.
Father Christmas this year is bringing my 8 r old the rather lovely illustrated harry poter

A lovely hard back of The Wind in the Willows for the 5 year old
The illustrated Harry Potter for the 8 year old
The Hobbit for the 10 year old
Hard backs of any Julia Donaldson for the 3 year old and two year old or the Winnie the Pooh books for the same age or indeed for the 5 year old.
The babies should have Beatrix Potter or We're Going on a Bear Hunt.
I'd go for classics which can be loved and passed on.

Have you looked at the Folio Society? All their books are infinitely cherishable.

The Jolly Christmas Postman

We still read it on Christmas Eve now and the kids are teenagers!

For the 2 year old:
The Tiger who came to Tea
Were all going on a bear hunt (we have the sound book and my DS loves it)
Where's Spot - hardback.

Or what about buying books you remember from childhood?

These classic story pop up sound books are amazing and well worth the money.

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1848777760/ref=pd_aw_fbt_14_img_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0QHBVABAR473TRFJRVTW

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1848773854/ref=pd_aw_fbt_14_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0QHBVABAR473TRFJRVTW

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1848770014/ref=pd_aw_sim_14_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=51GwcVtaKvL&dpSrc=sims&preST=AC_UL115_SR115%2C115&refRID=0QHBVABAR473TRFJRVTW

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1848779585/ref=pd_aw_sim_14_4?ie=UTF8&dpID=51il79KuL%2BL&dpSrc=sims&preST=AC_UL115_SR98%2C115&refRID=0QHBVABAR473TRFJRVTW

We have Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz.

My 7-8 yr old daughter adores them and her younger brothers do, as well as her older sister.

They're about £14 but if you click 'other buying options' you might get a new book cheaper, say £7-8 including postage.

How about a Roald Dahl treasury? I originally was thinking of 'Boy' & 'Going Solo' as they would also be quite close to their Grandad's generation in the descriptions of the autobiography things, but a treasury where some of those entries are included may also be great as there's things to appeal to all ages.

Got a bit of a soft spot for an illustrated 'A child's Christmas in Wales' too.