We've read to DS since he came home from the hospital and he absolutely loves when a book has a rhythm to it, that being said, he likes the Julia Donaldson (Author of the Gruffalo, Room on the Broom & the Highway Rat) and the 'Loves Underpants' books.
We've recently bought a collection of Roald Dahl books and he likes the sound and flow of those stories too (we're just enjoying Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and we read one or two chapters a night, though I can't say that I think that he remembers where the story left off the night before, as he's only 16 mths old.
You could always take your LO to the library and get books from there too, maybe get an idea of some favourites?