Tried and True Picture Books
The following books are popular choices for preschoolers and primary-grade children.
Many of these authors have written other appealing picture books. Click on the title to
see if the book is available.
| Aliki |
Overnight
at Mary Bloom's. |
| Barrett, Judi |
Cloudy
with a Chance of Meatballs. |
| Bemelmans, Ludwig |
Madeline. |
| Brett, Jan |
Annie
and the Wild Animals. |
| Bright, Robert |
Georgie. |
| Brown, Margaret Wise |
Goodnight
Moon. |
| Brown, Marcia |
Stone
Soup. |
| Brown, Marc |
Arthur's
April Fool. |
| Brunhoff, Jean de |
Babar
the King. |
| Bunting, Eve |
The
Mother's Day Mice. |
| Burningham, John |
Mr.
Gumpy's Motor Car. |
| Burton, Virginia |
The
Little House. |
| Carle, Erict |
The
Very Quiet Cricket. |
| Carrick, Carol |
What
Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? |
| DePaola, Tomie |
Strega
Nona. |
| Duke, Kate |
What
Would a Guinea Pig Do? |
| Duvoisin, Roger |
Petunia. |
| Ehlert, Lois |
Growing
Vegetable Soup. |
| Flack, Marjorie |
Ask
Mr. Bear. |
| Freeman, Don |
Corduroy. |
| Gackenbach, Dick |
Poppy
the Panda. |
| Galdone, Paul |
The
Amazing Pig. |
| Gag, Wanda |
Millions
of Cats. |
| Ginsburg, Mirra |
Mushroom
in the Rain. |
| Gretz, Susanna |
Duck
Takes Off. |
| Gramatky, Hardie |
Little
Toot. |
| Henkes, Kevin |
A
Weekend with Wendell. |
| Hoban, Russell |
Bread
and Jam for Frances. |
| Holabird, Katharine |
Angelina
and the Princess. |
| Hughes, Shirley |
The
Big Alfie and Annie Rose Story Book. |
| Hurd, Thacher |
Pea
Patch Jig. |
| Kahl, Virginia |
The
Duchess Bakes a Cake. |
| Kraus, Robert |
Leo
the Late Bloomer |
| Keats, Ezra Jack |
Whistle
for Willie. |
| Kellogg, Steven |
The
Mysterious Tadpole. |
| Leaf, Munro |
The
Story of Ferdinand. |
| Lionni, Leo |
Alexander
and the Wind-Up Mouse. |
| Lobel, Arnold |
The
Great Blueness and Other Predicaments. |
| Marshall, James |
George
and Martha. |
| McCloskey, Robert |
Make
Way for Ducklings. |
| Payne, Emmy |
Katy
No-Pocket. |
| Peet, Bill |
The
Caboose Who Got Loose. |
| Petersham, Maud |
The
Circus Baby. |
| Piper, Watty |
The
Little Engine that Could. |
| Potter, Beatrix |
The
Tale of Benjamin Bunny. [small] |
| Rey, H. A. |
Curious
George. |
| Slobodkina, Esphyr |
Caps
for Sale. |
| Sendak, Maurice |
Where
the Wild Things Are. |
| Seuss, Dr. |
Horton
Hatches the Egg. |
| Steig, William |
Brave
Irene. |
| Steig, William |
Doctor
DeSoto. |
| Stevens, Janet |
The
Town Mouse and the Country Mouse. |
| Stevenson, James |
What's
Under My Bed? |
| Ungerer, Tomi |
The
Beast of Monsieur Racine. |
| Van Allsburg, Chris |
The
Garden of Abdul Gasazi. |
| Waber, Ira |
Lyle,
Lyle Crocodile. |
| Ward, Lynd |
The
Biggest Bear. |
| Zion, Gene |
Harry
the Dirty Dog. |
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