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*****= An all-time favorite
**** = Outstanding
*** = Above average
** = Enjoyable
* = Good, with reservations
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Picture Book Picks
Within each category, books are listed by rating with the most recent
reviews on top.
Enjoy these books with a child!
Animal Characters
*****The Wolf's
Chicken Stew, by Keiko Kasza
 ****Momma's Magical Purse,
by Paulette Bogan
****Mr. Maxwell's
Mouse, by Frank Asch, illustrated by Devin Asch
****Mister Seahorse, by
Eric Carle
****I, Crocodile, by Fred
Marcellino
****Duck for President,
by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin
****The Cat Who Walked Across
France, by Kate Banks, pictures by Georg Hallensleben
****Henrietta and the Golden Eggs,
by Hanna Johansen. Pictures by Käthi Bhend
**** Sitting
Ducks, by Michael Bedard
**** George and Martha:
The Complete Stories of Two Good Friends, by James
Marshall
**** Score One For the Sloths,
by Helen Lester
Audio Accompaniment
*****Philadelphia Chickens,
by Sandra Boynton
****Rhinoceros Tap, by
Sandra Boynton, music by Sandra Boynton & Martin Ford
****Pictures at an Exhibition,
by Anna Harwell Celenza. Illustrated by JoAnn E. Kitchel
**** Once Upon a Fairy Tale, edited by
Karen Kushell
***Yellow Umbrella, by
Jae Soo Liu. Music by Dong Il Sheen
Contemporary
*****Ish, by Peter H.
Reynolds
*****The Dot, by Peter
H. Reynolds
*****In English, of Course, by
Josephine Nobisso. Illustrated by Dasha Ziborova
*****Yellow and Pink, by
William Steig
****Bittle, by Patricia MacLachlan
and Emily MacLachlan, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino
****Crêpes By Suzette, by
Monica Wellington
****Catherine
Certitude, story by Patrick Modiano, pictures by Jean-Jacques
Sempé
****Martin MacGregor's Snowman,
by Lisa Broadie Cook, illustrations by Adam McCauley
****The Teddy Bear, by David
McPhail
**** Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch,
by Eileen Spinelli, illustrated by Paul Yalowitz
*** Here
Comes Our Bride!
by Ifeoma Onyefulu
***I Only Like What I Like,
by Julie Baer
***Pancake Dreams, by
Ingmarie Ahvander. Pictures by Mati Lepp
*** Peepers, by Eve Bunting
Delightfully Silly
*****The Adventures
of Cow, by Cow, as told to Lori Korchek
*****Serious Farm, by Tim
Egan
*****Don't Let the
Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
*****Officer Buckle and Gloria,
by Peggy Rathman
***** Clever Cat, by Peter
Collington
***** Rainy Morning,
by Daniel Pinkwater
****Terrific, by Jon Agee
****A Spree in Paree, by
Catherine Stock
****Everything I Know About Monsters,
by Tom Lichtenheld
**** Hungry Hen, by Richard
Waring, illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church
**** The Singing Hat, by Tohby
Riddle
**** The Book of Bad Ideas,
by Laura Huliska-Beith
****The Bravest Ever Bear,
by Allan Ahlberg, illustrated by Paul Howard
****The Three Pigs, by David
Wiesner
**** The Secret Knowledge of
Grown-ups: The Second File,
by David Wisniewski
Fantasy
*****Sleeping Ugly, by Jane
Yolen
****The Witch's
Walking Stick,
by Susan Meddaugh
****The Princess Knight,
by Cornelia Funke
****Rumpelstiltskin's
Daughter, by Diane Stanley
****The Princess and the Pizza,
by Mary Jane and Herm Auch
**** Milo's
Hat Trick, by Jon Agee
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Nobody Rides the
Unicorn, by Adrian Mitchell, illustrated by Stephen Lambert
**** Sylvester and the Magic Pebble,
by William Steig
****The Book of Beasts, by
Edith Nesbit
**** The Three Golden Keys,
by Peter Sis
***Letters from
Father Christmas, by J. R. R. Tolkien
***The Witch's Children,
by Ursula Jones. Illustrated by Russell Ayto
***The Dog Prince, by Lauren
Mills. Illustrated by Lauren Mills and Dennis Nolan
***The Ring of Truth,
by Teresa Bateman
Folk Tales
****The Weight of a Mass,
by Josephine Nobisso, illustrated by Katalin Szegedi
****The Wishing of Biddy Malone,
by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Christopher Denise
****William Tell, retold and
illustrated by
Margaret Early
****Sense Pass King, retold
by Katrin Tchana. Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
**** Juan Verdades: The Man Who
Couldn’t Tell a Lie, retold by Joe Hayes
****Master Man,
by Aaron Shepard, illustrated by David Wisniewski
***The First Olympic Games,
retold by Jean Richards, illustrated by Kat Thacker
***Pascual and the Kitchen Angels,
by Tomie dePaola
***Sing Me a Story, by
Grace Hallworth. Illustrated by John Clementson
***Hiawatha and Megissogwon, by
Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow, illustrated by Jeffrey Thompson
*** The War, by Anais Vaugelade
Good for Very
Young
Children
***** Bark, George! by Jules
Feiffer
****Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild!
by Mem Fox. Illustrated by Marla Frazee
****Gossie & Gertie,
by Olivier Dunrea
****Jesus' Christmas Party,
by Nicholas Allen
**** The Baby
Blue Cat and the Whole Batch of Cookies, by Ainslie Pryor
****Pete's a Pizza,
by William Steig
****10 Minutes Till
Bedtime, by Peggy Rathman
**** Elephant elephant, by
Pittau & Gervais
**** Snow, by Uri Shulevitz
****Toot and Puddle: I'll Be
Home For Christmas, by Hollie Hobbie
**** Bunny Party, by
Rosemary Wells
*** Dr. Pompo's Nose, by
Saxton Freyman and Joost Elffers
Historical
****Christmas Tapestry,
by Patricia Polacco
***Fancy
That, by Esther Hershenhorn, illustrated by Megan Lloyd
***Squanto's Journey: The
Story of the First Thanksgiving, by Joseph Bruchac.
Illustrated by Greg Shed
*** Goin' Someplace Special,
by Patricia McKissack, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Special Read-Alouds
*****Chicka Chicka Boom Boom,
by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert
*****The Three Little Wolves and
the Big Bad Pig, by Eugene Trivizias
****Leonardo the Terrible Monster,
by Mo Willems
****The Piggy in
the Puddle, by Charlotte Pomerantz, pictures by James Marshall
****Little Quack, by Lauren
Thompson. Pictures by Derek Anderson
****Simply Delicious, by
Margaret Mahy, drawings by Jonathan Allen
**** The Sneetches and Other Stories,
by Dr. Seuss
**** Click, Clack, Moo:
Cows That Type, by Doreen Cronin
**** Eat Your Peas, by Kes
Gray
***Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by
Candace Fleming, illustrated by G. Brian Karas
*** Book, Book, Book! by
Deborah Bruss
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