reading children's books to elderly

I read books to "memory challenged" elderly people once a month. I usually read children's picture books or very short novels that can be read in one setting. I'm looking for new inspiration. I need suggestions for the new year.

Here are some I love:
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupry - perhaps an excerpt if it is too long
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne -choose one chapter
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Corduroy by Don Freeman

I think these would be fun:
Make Way for Ducklings
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
The Glassmakers of Gurven by Marlys Boddy
The Empty Pot by Demi
Tikki Tikki Tembo
Caps for Sale
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
Peter Rabbit

That's a great service that you do. Look at the list of Caldecott Honors for more great titles. Keep up the great work. I admire your effort.

Try Effie's Image by Nancy Sharp. The main character is an elderly lady.

I love Mo Willems' books... Especially the ones with the pig and the elefant, but I can't remember the titles. I think one is My Friend is Sad... most of them are very simple and sweet, you might like to do more than one in one sitting.

Isn't Sarah, Plain and Tall a pretty quick read?

You can't go wrong with Cynthia Rylant. Her books are sweet (without being treacly), poignant (without being manipulative), and funny. Our favorites:

Mr. Putter and Tabby books (Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea is the first one, but they are all wonderful. Mr. Putter and Tabby Pick the Pears makes us laugh every time). Mr. Putter is an old man who adopts Tabby, and old cat.

The Old Woman who Named Things
The Bookshop Dog and The CookieStore Cat

Poppleton books
When I was Young in the Mountains
Little Whistle -- another series. Little Whistle is a guinea pig, and the only "real" creature in a toy shop. He has adventures with the toys when the shop is closed.

Another good bet might be James Herriot stories for children. We have a collection of his stories: James Herriot's Treasury for Children. They're all wonderful, and can each be read in one sitting.

I always enjoy books by James Stevenson when I read them to kids so maybe they would be OK for these older adults. Some have an older man as the main character.

"Worst Person in the World"

Emma

Higher on the Door

and many others.

Might be a good idea to go for books from or about their childhood era. My mother (80 but all there still) kept all the books she read to us as children, plus many of her own childhood books, and rereads them regularly.