Baby’s got the finest wall prints and coolest DIY mobiles, but no nursery’s complete without at least a shelf-full of these so-called kiddie books. (If we’re talking frankly here, a few of us might even have a couple of these dear friends on our own bookshelves.) Are you ready for a serious trip down memory lane? With iconic illustrations and timeless tales, these classics have us convinced you’re never too old (or young!) for a good bedtime story.

1. The Story of Ferdinand ($18): Nothing is sweeter than a little bull who — rather than snort and butt heads with the other bulls — prefers to sit under a cork tree and smell the flowers.

2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar ($11): “On Saturday he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake and one watermelon…” Yeah, now we’re hungry too.

3. Corduroy ($20): Corduroy all alone on that big store shelf might be the first bit of heartbreak we ever experienced.

4. Where The Wild Things Are ($19): Let’s be honest: We’ve all dreamed of having a wild rumpus like Max’s (and probs some of us have…).

5. Jumanji ($15): Who needs the movie when Chris van Allsburg’s almost-too-real illustrations pretty much leap off the page?

6. Goodnight Moon ($9): Often parodied, never paralleled, it’s a bedtime story mainstay. And so is the image of the old lady, whispering “hush.”

7. Runaway Bunny ($18): Did you know this book is so classic, it appears in the author’s equally well-loved Goodnight Moon (see above!)?