One Hundred of Our Family’s Favorite Picture Books
Picture books aren’t just for preschoolers. At our house, we all enjoy beautifully illustrated stories. This is not an exhaustive list, just a brief overview of some of the favorites on our shelves.
Anderson, C. W. Billy and Blaze
Asch, Frank Bear’s Bargain
Asch, Frank Bear Shadow
Base, Graeme Animalia
Base, Graeme The Water Hole
Bedard, Michael Emily illust. Barbara Cooney
Bemelmans, Ludwig Madeline
Bluedorn, Johannah Little Bitty Baby Learns Greek
Bluedorn, Johannah Little Bitty Baby Learns Hebrew
Borden, Louise The Greatest Skating Race
Boynton, Sandra The Going to Bed Book
Brown, Margaret Wise Goodnight Moon
Brown, Margaret Wise Seven Little Postmen
Brown, Marcia Stone Soup
Burton, Virginia Lee Choo-Choo
Burton, Virginia Lee Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Burton, Virginia Lee The Little House
Caines, Jeannette Just Us Women
Carle, Eric and Bill Martin Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
Carle, Eric The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Cauley, Lorinda Bryan Clap Your Hands
D’Aulaire, Ingri and Edgar Parin Abraham Lincoln
De Paola, Tomie Pancakes for Breakfast
Dr. Suess Hop on Pop
Dobbs, Rose Anderson’s Fairy Tales
Eastman, P.D. The Alphabet Book
Eastman, P.D. Go, Dog. Go!
Flack, Marjorie The Story about Ping
Freeman, Don Corduroy
Friedman, Ina How My Parents Learned to Eat
Fujikawa, Gyo 10 Little Babies
Fujikawa, Gyo A Child’s Book of Poems
Fujikawa, Gyo Baby Animals
Fujikawa, Gyo Mother Goose
Gaspard, Helen Doctor Dan, The Bandage Man
Gili, Phillida The Lost Ears
Hall, Donald Ox-Cart Man
Helm, David The Big Picture Story Bible
Hoban, Russell A Baby Sister for Frances
Hoban, Russell A Bargain for Frances
Hoban, Russell Bedtime for Frances
Hoban, Russell Bread and Jam for Frances
Hodges, Margaret Saint George and the Dragon
Hoff, Sid Danny and the Dinosaur
Jackson, Kathryn Nurse Nancy
Keats, Ezra Jack Peter’s Chair
Keats, Ezra Jack The Snowy Day
Keats, Ezra Jack Whistle for Willie
Kent, Jack Round Robin
Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad are Friends
Lobel, Arnold Owl at Home
Low, Joseph Mice Twice
Macauley, David Castle
Macauley, David Cathedral
McCloskey, Robert Make Way for Ducklings
McCloskey, Robert Blueberries for Sal
McCloskey, Robert One Morning in Maine
Merberg, Julie Sharing with Renoir
Minarik, Else A Kiss for Little Bear, pictures by Maurice Sendak
Minarik, Else Little Bear’s Visit, pictures by Maurice Sendak
Numeroff, Laura Joffe If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Patience, John The Seasons in Fern Hollow
Patience, John Adventures in Fern Hollow
Payne, Emmy Katy No-Pocket illust. H. A. Rey
Peet, Bill Cowardly Clyde
Peet, Bill Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent
Peet, Bill Hubert’s Hair-Raising Adventure
Peet, Bill The Caboose Who Got Loose
Piper, Watty The Little Engine that Could
Plume, Ilse The Bremen-Town Musicians
Potter, Beatrix The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
Potter, Beatrix The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
Potter, Beatrix The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
Potter, Beatrix The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Potter, Beatrix The Tale of Tom Kitten
Rey, H. A. Curious George Flies a Kite
Rey, H. A. Curious George Learns the Alphabet
Rey, H. A. Curious George Takes a Job
Rylant, Cynthia The Relatives Came , illustrated by Stephen Gammell
Scarry, Richard Cars and Trucks and Things that Go
Scarry, Richard Good Night, Little Bear
Scarry, Richard I am a Bunny
Scarry, Richard The Polite Elephant
Scarry, Richard What Do People Do All Day?
Schenk de Regniers, Beatrice May I Bring a Friend? illustrated by Beni Montresor
Seder, Rufus Butler Gallop!
Seder, Rufus Butler Swing!
Sendak, Maurice Where the Wild Things Are
Sharmat, Marjorie Nate the Great
Slobodkina, Esphyr Caps for Sale
Steig, William Doctor DeSoto
Stevenson, Robert Louis A Child’s Garden of Verses illust. by Tasha Tudor or Gyo Fujikawa
Swift, Hildegarde H. The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge
Tudor, Tasha A Time to Keep
Tudor, Tasha And It Was So
Tudor, Tasha Corgiville Christmas
Tudor, Tasha Corgiville Fair
Williams, Vera B. More More More,” Said the Baby: Three Love Stories
Zion, Gene Harry and the Lady Next Door
Zion, Gene Harry the Dirty Dog
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