lasfresasrojas Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I am wanting to add some great, high-quality, picture books to our library. Which ones would you recommend or are your favorites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAutumnOak Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I love three books by Paul O. Zelinsky - Hansel & Gretel, Rapunzel, and Rumpelstiltskin... This Snow White... King Midas... The Donkey's Dream... There are many more...I'll link more later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Shorter books appropriate for toddlers and preschoolers with short attention spans, and also for those moments when you have only a couple of minutes to fill and want to do that with a book: Snip Snap! What's That? Mocking Birdies Yo! Yes? Snowmen at Night New Socks If Kisses Were Colors Winter is the Warmest Season Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? ANYthing by Sandra Boynton (if your kid is board book aged) The Day the Babies Crawled Away The Rain Stomper I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! Max Found Two Sticks Red Is Best ANY of the Gossie books by Olivier Dunrea Olivia If You Give a Mouse a Cookie I Stink! Things That Are Most In The World The Pigeon Books by Mo Willems Cowboy and Octopus Do Like Kyla (some people don't like the use of colloquial dialect in this book) Longer books suitable for older children and toddlers/preschoolers with longer attention spans, NOT suitable for "just squeeze it in" storytime: Priscilla and the Pink Planet (love the illustrations, but seriously, cut out every other couplet. You won't miss them.) Snowflake Bently ANY of the books by Robert Munsch (warning: people who like Love You Forever often don't like his other books, and vice versa) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day The Important Book (not that long, but smaller kids won't grasp it, I think) Blueberries for Sal ANY of Jan Brett's books - don't get the board books, they're too often abridged Mama, Do You Love Me? Love and Roast Chicken Anasazi and the Moss Covered Rock Knuffle Bunny Ben's Trumpet ANY book by Patricia Polacco Wolves by Emily Gravett (short, but very sensitive children might not like it, definitely pre-read if your kid is younger or very sensitive) The Moon Over Star Raising Dragons Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm The Chicken Chasing Queen of Lamar County Precious and the Boo Hag The Apple Pip Princess Firefighters in the Dark ANY of the biographies by Don Brown Clever Beatrice Willa and the Wind Pickle Chiffon Pie Lousy Rotten Stinkin Grapes ANY of the Stella books by Marie Lousie Gay Many Moons ANY of the longer Seuss books ANY of the Jamela books ANY book by Maurice Sendak The Duchess Bakes a Cake Talkin' About Bessie Nothing But Trouble (the one about Althea Gibson) ANY book by Ezra Jack Keats I, Matthew Henson The Cookies books by Amy Krouse Rosenthal Dad, Jackie and Me Lucia and the Light Coyote Columbus The Scaredy Squirrel books Little Night Flossie and the Fox The Talking Eggs Sam and the Tigers ANY book by Kevin Henkes Good books for early readers: The Elephant and Piggie books, natch ANY Dr. Seuss early reader, including Ten Apples Up On Top (but not the board book versions, which are cheaply made) ANY of the Berenstein Bears early readers, such as Big Bear, Little Bear or Bears in the Night, but not the paperbacks ANY Frog and Toad book ANY P. D. Eastman early reader ANY Jan Thomas early reader ANY of the Sheep in a Jeep books Wow, I better stop looking at my saved booklist or I'll list them all! Of course, we all have different ideas about what constitutes "high quality!" What do you love in picture books? What drives you batty? I like any style of illustration, but I can't stand badly rhymed text. I'd much rather have a prose book if the author can't construct a decent, non-cheesy rhyme. I like snarkiness just fine, can't stand preachiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlisonK Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Black Ships Before Troy (the one illustrated by Alan Lee) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeritasMama Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 This is a great anthology: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0679886478/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1409194045&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40 These are all classics: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/061825627X/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1409194289&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40 And this is a great value as well: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/067005934X/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1409194355&sr=8-3&pi=SY200_QL40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 The one we adored beyond anything is "Good Night, Gorilla" - get the hardbound edition. Find the balloon in each scene. The detail is amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 Only Children Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Some of our Favorites. Tuesday - David Wiesner Mrs. Armitage on Wheels - Quentin Blake The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip - George Saunders If I Were a Lion - Sarah Weeks Manners Can Be Fun - Munro Leaf Miss Twiggley's Tree - Dorothea Warren Fox The King Who Rained - Fred Gwynne Anno's Journey, - Anno Mitsumasa - Ruth Heller World of Language Books . - gorgeous illustrations. The Napping House - Don & Audrey Wood Rain -Peter Spier Pelle's New Suit - Elsa Beskow The Alfie and Annie Rose Storybook - Shirley Hughes Andrew Henry's Meadow - Doris Burn Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin - Lloyd Moss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 My first little house series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivingHope Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I limited myself to 30...so many wonderful books (top 5 favorites are bolded): 1. The Baron's Booty by Virginia Kahl 2. Duchess Bakes a Cake by Virginia Kahl 3. Island Boy by Barbara Cooney 4. Roxaboxen by Barbara Cooney 5. Burt Dow, Deep Water Man by Robert McCloskey 6. Owl Moon by Jane Yolen 7. The Pumpkin Runner by Marsha Arnold 8. Seven Loaves of Bread by Ferida Wolff 9. Noah's Ark by Rien Poortvliet 10. James Herriot's Treasury for Children 11. Rikki Tikki Tavi by Jerry Pinkney and Rudyard Kipling 12. Deliverers of their Country by E. Nesbit and Lisbeth Swerger 13. Own and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship by Hatkoff, Kahumbu, Greste 14. Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges and Trina Schart Hyman15. One Hen by Kate Milway 16. Beatrice's Goat by Page McBrier 17. A New Coat for Anna by Harriet Ziefert 18. Our Animals Friend of Maple Hill Farm by Alice and Martin Provensen 19. The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter 20. Papa Piccollo by Carol Talley 21. Rechenka's Eggs by Patricia Polacco 22. Rabbits and Raindrops by Jim Arnosky 23. The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills 24. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein 25. Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes 26. Verdi by Janell Cannon 27. Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox 28. Johnny Appleseed by Reeve Lindbergh 29. Capyboppy by Bill Peet 30. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost and Susan Jeffers check out other books by all of these authors too...especially Virginia Kahl, Robert McCloskey, Barbara Cooney, Patricia Polacco, Beatrix Potter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest esmefuzh Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 My first little house series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2att Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza (and other books by the same author) Honey . . . Honey . . . Lion! by Jan Brett (and other books by the same author)Dinosaur Roar! by Paul and Henrietta Stickland the list could go on and on . . . but those were some favorites here that will always remain on my shelf for any little people who happen to stop by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grazy101 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Barnyard dance by boyton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I love the Tales of Young Americans series. It was my dd's first introduction to history, and she is still a huge history buff. I would also consider anything on this list of classic books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 A lot already posted. Kiss Goodnight by Amy Hest and Anita Jeram is by far my kids' favorite! So sweet and I wish I could frame that artwork for my walls. Anything done by Jan Brett Bubble Trouble Apples to Oregon All the Places to Love Where the Wild Things Are If You Give a...series by Numeroff The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Stories Jane Yolen's books-pretty much any of them! The Dinosaur books in particular. Picture books illustrated by Craft like Baby Yaga and Vasalisa the Brave or Pegasus. Mrs. McTats and Her Houseful of Cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Um_2_4 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Haven't read all the replies but: The Empty pot by Demi White Rabbit series of books for toddlers (colors, alphabet) The butter Man by Alalou One grain of rice by demi Travelling man (gorgeous drawings, maybe for bit older kids 6+) There is a collection of raggedy ann and andy stories I have but I can't recall which collection. It is large and well illustrated. (ETA found it: this series ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 My littles have me read Corduroy often! Any and all of the If You Give A Mouse A Cookie series. . . I've read those sooooo many times! Blueberries for Sal Make Way for Ducklings Millions of Cats The original Curious George books Lots by Eric Carle -- The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Have You Seen My Cat? Katy No Pocket Mouse Paint Anything by Jan Brett -- The Mitten, The Hat, Etc. The pictures are so gorgeous. I gotta go check out our stash some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 All the Places to Love I can't read this one without tearing up! It's so beautiful, and the baby is born at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripley Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Our favorite picture books are by Maurice Sendak, Allan Say, and Miroslav Sasek. ETA: How did I forget Tomie de Paola? He reigns supreme around these parts :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Some modern authors/artists I love are Alison Jay and Oliver Jeffers. Especially "I took the moon for a walk" by the former, and "The incredible book eating boy" or "Stuck" by the latter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aelgraham Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 A lesser-known gem: The Tomten by Astrid Lindgren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacus2 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 King Bidgood's in the Bathtub Strega Nona Elephant and Piggie books The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear Jamberry The Snowy Day Rooster Can't Cock-A-Doodle-Doo Spoon Some of these books we received through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program. If you have a child under 5 and live in a participating area, sign your child up to receive a free book in the mail every month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Madeline, Another Celebrated Dancing Bear, The Story About Ping, Night of the Moonjellies, How to Make An Apple Pie and See the World, Red Sings From Tree Tops A Year in Colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Animalia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Yes to most of the above. Also Harold and the purple crayon Are we there yet? (Aussie) Harry the dirty dog series by Gene Zion Not just animalia but most of the Graeme Base books although some are better for older kids. My ds loved Simpson and the Donkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Just thought of a couple of other authors to look for Mem fox and Pamela Allen for an Aussie flavour Lynley Dodd - hairy MacLary I am longing for some more picture books now. Even though with all our school read alouds I know I won't get the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Author list: Dr. suess Russell and Lillian Hoban (Frances books) Peter Sis (Madelenka) Bill Peet William Steig Beatrix Potter Robert McCloskey Tomie DePaola Maurice Sendak Eric Carle Munro Leaf (especially Ferdinand) Demi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Many of our favourite picture books have already been mentioned. Here are a few that I don't think have been: Richard Scarry books For older children: Paddle to the Sea, Tree in the Trail, Holling Clancy Holling books Diane Stanley books: Good Queen Bess, Michelangelo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubilantNest Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Harold and the Purple Crayon How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World The Runaway Bunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 These are two books my dc loved. There are those the mama likes and those the kids love to have read over and over. Clap Your Hands. This book is audience participation. My ds and dd loved clapping, somersaulting, giving kisses and tickling. Just a wonderful book. Kitten's First Moon. A Caldecott Medal. Wonderful Black and White illustrations of Kitten, mistaking the full moon for her bowl of milk. My World. By Margaret Wise Brown. You'll recognize similar illustrations to Goodnight, Moon. It's like Goodnight Moon for a toddler. One Duck Stuck. My kids loved the words, sounds, and marsh animals that came to help duck get unstuck. Very rhythmic like Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do You See? There's another with iconic paintings woven into the story, but I can't think of it now. I'll edit when I think of it! Enjoy! Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown ETA: Oh, and I love, love The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konglish Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 The Maggie B, by Irene Haas--such a cozy book! Love as Strong as Ginger--about a Chinese American girl who learns about her grandmother's work in a crabmeat factory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rochenan Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Owl Moon Miss Rumphius When We Were Young in the Mountains Wee Gillis Mike Mulligan The Little Island Anything by Graeme Base The House at Night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 One day I'm going to look these up and place an order. I need some nice new picture books for my younger crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Shirley Hughes forever. (And ever.) Every single book. And every single book ever written and illustrated by Jan Brett. My kids tended to get happily lost in the illustrations. Our favorite is signed copy of The Trouble With Trolls. Good Dog Carl books Goodnight Moon was a favorite. I read it at a steady & dreamy pace, and it put my kids to sleep. :) Goodnight bears... good night chairs. Goodnight...cow...jumping... over... the... moon. ( I think you need to leave lots of silent between words. ;)) Any dang thing by Cynthia Rylant, but especially The Lighthouse books. Ten Minutes to Bedtime! Jamberry Goodnight, Gorilla If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (something about it. :) ) Everywhere, Babies! Camilla and the Sunflower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidlit Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 All the Robert McClosky books, especially the Sal ones. Jan Brett Patricia Polacco Martin Waddell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAM Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 My three top favorites-- The Tomten Night of the Moonjellies The Seven Silly Eaters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspasia Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 If I had to pick my very favorite children's books, I would choose anything by Robert McCloskey, especially "One Morning in Maine." Something about that book....I just adore it. I also really,really love: Miss Rumphius Harold and the Purple Crayon Jamberry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konglish Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I saw several recommendations for Jamberry. I love reading that book for the rhythm. My husband, on the other hand, thinks that book is like an LSD trip. To each his own. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThursdayNext Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 This is a great anthology: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0679886478/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1409194045&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40 ] We love this one! So many authors we were introduced to with this book!A Chair for My Mother is one of my favorites in this book. We take it on every trip, along with a bible story book, to save space. Frog and Toad is also a favorite, but everybody has Arnold Lobel, right? And every house also has Henry and Mudge, Jan Brett? Some that not everyone has already: James Howes's Houndsley and Katina series Rosemary Well's McDuff series The Little Red lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge Forget-me-not Fairies (look past the sparkly cover) Jane Hissey's Old Bear series (out of print why?) Blue Moose Martin Waddel's Owl Babies These are books my husband and I never get sick of reading. Except when our 2 year old wanted The Little Red Lighthouse 5 times a day. I can still read it with my eyes closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahrazad Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Not exactly a typical classic but a friend recently recommended the book 'Dinosaurumpus' and my children LOVE it. IMO it is a really good picture book for smaller kids and well-written for what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Lots have been mentioned, and do not miss "Grandpa Bear's Fantastic Scarf". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood. Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh. The George and Martha books by James Marshall The Piggy in the Puddle by Charlotte Pomerantz Grandfather Twilight by Barbara Helen Berger Max and Ruby books by Rosemary Wells The Frances books by Russell Hoban. The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey. Also look for books illustrated by Jane Ray. She has some wonderful collections of folk tales, etc. You can see some of her books here. For older children: The High Rise Glorious Skittle Skat Roarious Sky Pie Angel Food Cake by Nancy Willard with illustrations by Richard Jesse Watson Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahrazad Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Recently picked up "The Quiltmaker's Gift" and it is truly lovely. The illustrations are great and the message is a really good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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