Scuff Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I need some gift ideas for my little ones. What are your favorite picture books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinmyboys Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 The Gruffalo Spoon Where is the cake Pete the Cat Jumpy Jack and Googily Shivers in the Fridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Anything by Richard Scarry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Don't forget Bill Peet! He's similar to Dr. Seuss but slightly more sophisticated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Hands down. The Quiltmaker's Gift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 Many here that I hadn't heard of before. Thanks! Keep 'em coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Anything by Maira Kalman, but especially the ones about Max Stravinsky, dog poet. Daniel Pinkwater's stories about Larry, the polar bear who lives in Bayonne, New Jersey (I'm partial to Ice Cream Larry). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 All time favorite is Peter Spier's Rain. Love it and pick it up for others whenever I see it at the thrift store. Peter Spier's Christmas is along the same lines, but at Christmastime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 "Grandpa Bear's Fantastic Scarf" is a big fave. For very young children, "I Love You As Much" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I have lots of favorites, but one I bought my 3 year old for her birthday last month is a favorite now: Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller and AnneWilsdorf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatHomeschoolDad Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Anything by Gyo Fujikawa -- big in the 60's and 70's. Very few parents seem to have them now. Awesome books. Can't go wrong with Scarry or Seuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I Love You, Stinky Face. Great story, and the illustrations are beautiful and full of detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinchick Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Duck and Goose Chester the Cat series (DD8 looooooooooves these) Scaredy Squirrel (same author as Cheseter; I get a real kick out of these myself) For your very littles, Everywhere Babies (I get teary-eyed with this one) Library Mouse (inspired DD to write a bunch of little books herself) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 The big kids and I just laughed over the Chester preview pages. Definitely getting that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraha Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 The Seven Silly Eaters Sweet Dream Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinchick Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Couple more popular ones around here: The Day the Crayons Quit The Pencil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 All the Carl (the Rottie dog) books Goodnight, Gorilla Owl Moon The Big Red Barn Say It! (I can never find this one--it's about a little kid taking a walk in the fall with the Daddy) For when they are older-- Trina Schart Hyman's Snow White Heckedy Peg Chris Van Allsburg's Two Bad Ants For K and above-- All Those Secrets of the World Anything by Chris Van Allsburg, but esp The Wretched Stone, The Widow's Broom, The Stranger, and The Sweetest Fig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Goodnight Moon. DD, age six, pulled it out the other day for me to read to her just so she could hunt the mice. We've both memorized the story so it was all about the mice and the snuggle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mrs Mungo Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Some of my favorite picture book authors: Leo Lionni Mo Willems Lane Smith William Joyce Maurice Sendak And this was eldest dd's favorite book: http://www.amazon.com/Frank-Was-Monster-Wanted-Dance/dp/0811854523 Middle dd's: http://www.amazon.com/Good-Night-Gorilla-Peggy-Rathmann/dp/0399230033/ Ds's: http://www.amazon.com/Saint-George-Dragon-Margaret-Hodges/dp/0316367958/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I don't think you can ever go wrong with Shirley Hughes or Jan Brett. I also enjoy giving Goodnight, Gorilla, Ten Minutes Until Bedtime, Everywhere Babies, Where the Wild Things Are, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Jamberry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Has anyone mentioned Sandra Boynton yet? Love, love her books for young ones. Our fave of hers is Blue Hat, Green Hat (but all of hers are so fun)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Jerry Pinkney books, esp The Lion and the Mouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Brambley Hedge Dogger All About Alfie Pumpkin Soup Something From Nothing We're Going on a Bear Hunt Miss Rumphius Blueberries for Sal Make Way for Ducklings The Gruffalo Where the Wild Things Are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8circles Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Gift Bear for the King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 The Fourteen Bears in Summer and Winter is a favorite in my family, but apparently I am not the only one that feels that way. Copies are selling for over a hundred dollars at Amazon. Another favorite of mine is Miss Twiggley's Tree. It is a classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Texican Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 We love our Little Golden books collection. They're just the right length for reading, have great pictures, a variety of stories, and they look great as a matching collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Virginia Lee Burton books -- The Little House, Mike Mulligan, Katy and the Big Snow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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