The Snowy Day + The Relatives Came + Caps For Sale
Sylvester And The Magic Pebble + The Very Hungry Caterpillar + Madeline
Swimmy + Chrysanthemum + Corduroy
Where The Wild Things Are + The Napping House + Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel
The Boy Who Grew Flowers + Fredrick + Pinkalicious
Amazing Grace + Owl Babies + Thank You, Mr. Falker
A Chair For My Mother + Enemy Pie + Hey, Little Ant
Miss Rumphius + Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge + Shortcut
Blueberries For Sal + The Pigeon Finds A Hot Dog + Guess How Much I Love You
Frog and Toad + The Polar Express + The Snowman
Fletcher And The Falling Leaves + Flotsam + The Legend Of The Indian Paintbrush
Owl Moon + We’re Going On A Bear Hunt + The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, And The Big Hungry Bear
Henry’s Awful Mistake + Wave + The Little Yellow Leaf
The Curious Garden + A Sick Day For Amos McGee + Lost And Found
Knuffle Bunny + Ish + Stand Tall, Molly Lou Mellon
So I went a little crazy with this list, but I could hardly help myself. Once I get started I just can’t stop. In fact, if time allowed, I think I could keep going for days. Put me in the children’s section of the library and it will be hours before I come out. There are just so many phenomenal picture books out there, and being an elementary school teacher and serious book lover, I’ve seen (and read) most of them all. This is a collection of my favorites.
They are the books I would absolutely recommend to a parent and without a doubt read to my students.
They are wonderful.
They are meaningful.
They are funny and encouraging and heartwarming and happy.
And children LOVE them.
Isn’t that the truest test of all?
