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100 great picturebooks





ABUELA
 by Arthur Dorros

ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE,
 NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY

by Judith Viorst

ANIMALS SHOULD DEFINITELY
NOT WEAR CLOTHING

by Judi Barrett

ANANSI AND THE MOSS-COVERED ROCK
by Eric A. Kimmel     (J398.2 Kimmel)

ANDY AND THE LION
by James Daugherty

bark, george
by Jules Feiffer

BEN'S TRUMPET
 by Rachel Isadora

BLUEBERRIES FOR SAL
 by Robert McCloskey

THE BOSSY GALLITO:
 A TRADITIONAL CUBAN FOLK TALE

retold by Lucia M. Gonzalez    (J Spanish)

BREAD AND JAM FOR FRANCES
by Russell Hoban

BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR,
WHAT DO YOU SEE?

by Bill Martin Jr.
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CAPS FOR SALE; A TALE OF A PEDDLER, SOME MONKEYS AND THEIR MONKEY BUSINESS
by Esphyr Slobodkina

THE CARROT SEED
by Ruth Krauss
 
A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER
by Vera B. Williams

CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM
by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault

CHUGGA-CHUGGA CHOO-CHOO
 by Kevin Lewis

Click, Clack Moo, Cows that type
 
by Doreen Cronin

come along daisy!
by Jane Simmons

CORDUROY
 by Don Freeman
 
CURIOUS GEORGE
 by H. A. Rey

THE DAY JIMMY'S BOA ATE THE WASH
by Trinka H. Noble

DEAR ZOO
by Rod Campbell

DINOSAUR ROAR!
by Paul and Henrietta Stickland

DOCTOR DE SOTO
by William Steig
 
DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS!
by Mo Willems

DUCK ON A BIKE
by David Shannon

FARMER DUCK
by Martin Waddell

FIRE TRUCK
by Peter Sis

FREIGHT TRAIN
by Donald Crews

FROGGY GETS DRESSED
 
by Jonathan London

GEORGE AND MARTHA
 by James Marshall

GO AWAY, BIG GREEN MONSTER!
by Ed Emberley

GOIN’ SOMEPLACE SPECIAL
by Patricia McKissack

GOOD NIGHT, GORILLA
by Peggy Rathmann

GOODNIGHT MOON
by Margaret W. Brown

GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY
by Allen Say


HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON
 by Crockett Johnson

HARRY THE DIRTY DOG
by Gene Zion

HENNY PENNY
 illustrated by Paul Galdone

HENRY HIKES TO FITCHBURG
by D.B. Johnson

HORTON HATCHES THE EGG
by Dr. Seuss

HOW DO DINOSAURS SAY GOODNIGHT?
 
by Jane Yolen

I KISSED THE BABY!
by Mary Murphy

I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY illustrated by Glen Rounds
 
IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE
by Laura J. Numeroff

IT COULD ALWAYS BE WORSE:
A YIDDISH FOLKTALE

retold and illustrated by Margot Zemach

JOHN HENRY
by Julius Lester  (J398.21-Les)
 
THE JUDGE: AN UNTRUE TALE
by Harve Zemach

JULIUS
by Angela Johnson

KITTEN’S FIRST FULL MOON
by Kevin Henkes

LILLY’S PURPLE PLASTIC PURSE
 
by Kevin Henkes

LITTLE BLUE AND LITTLE YELLOW
by Leo Lionni

THE LITTLE engine that could
by Watty Piper

THE LITTLE OLD LADY WHO WAS NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING
by Linda Williams

LITTLE RED Hen
 retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone

LON PO PO: A RED RIDING HOOD STORY FROM CHINA
by Ed Young     (J398.20951-Lon)

love you forever
by Robert Munsch

LUNCH
 by Denise Fleming

LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE
 by Bernard Waber

MACHINES AT WORK
 by Byron Barton

MADELINE
by Ludwig Bemelmans

MAISy GOES SWIMMING
by Lucy Cousins

MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS

by Robert McCloskey

MAMA CAT HAS THREE KITTENS
by Denise Fleming

MARTHA SPEAKS
by Susan Meddaugh

MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL
 by Virginia L. Burton

MILLIONS OF CATS
by Wanda Gag

MISS NELSON IS MISSING
by Harry Allard and James Marshall

miss rumpHius
by Barbara Cooney

MR. GUMPY'S OUTING
by John Burningham

MOUSE PAINT
 by Ellen S. Walsh

MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS:
 AN AFRICAN TALE

retold and illustrated by John Steptoe      
(J Fiction)

MUNCHA! MUNCHA! MUNCHA!
 
by Candace
Fleming

MUSHROOM IN THE RAIN
adapted from the Russian of V. Suteyev by Mirra Ginsburg and Ariane Dewey

MY FRIEND RABBIT
by Eric Rohmann

THE NAPPING HOUSE
by Audrey Wood

NO, DAVID!
by David Shannon




OFF TO SCHOOL, BABY DUCK!
 
by Amy Hest

OFFICER BUCKLE AND GLORIA
by Peggy Rathmann
 
OLD BLACK FLY
by Jim Aylesworth

OLIVIA  
by Ian Falconer

OVER IN THE MEADOW
by John Langstaff

OWEN
by Kevin Henkes

PAPA, PLEASE GET THE MOON FOR ME
by Eric Carle

PIERRE: A CAUTIONARY TALE
by Maurice Sendak
 
THE POLAR EXPRESS
 by Chris Van Allsburg
(J Fiction)

ROSIE'S WALK
by Pat Hutchins

ROUND TRIP
by Ann Jonas

RUMPELSTILTSKIN
retold and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky     (J398.21-Zel)

SHEEP IN A JEEP
by Nancy Shaw

THE SNOWY DAY
by Ezra Jack Keats
 
SPOTS, FEATHERS AND CURLY TAILS
by Nancy Tafuri

THE STORY OF BABAR, THE LITTLE ELEPHANT
by Jean de Brunhoff

THE STORY OF FERDINAND
by Munro Leaf

THE STRAY DOG
by Marc Simont

STREGA NONA
by Tomie De Paola

SWIMMY
by Leo Lionni

SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE
by William Steig

THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT
by Beatrix Potter
 
TEN, NINE, EIGHT
by Molly Bang

THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO
SWALLOWED A FLY
by Simms Taback

THERE'S A NIGHTMARE IN MY CLOSET
by Mercer Mayer

THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF
retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone

TIKKI TIKKI TEMBO
retold by Arlene Mosel

TRASHY TOWN
 
by Andrea Zimmerman

THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
 BY A. WOLF;

as told to John Scieszka   (J Fiction)

TUESDAY
by David Wiesner

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
 by Eric Carle

WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT
 retold by Michael Rosen

THE WHEELS ON THE BUS
adapted and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky

WHEN I WAS YOUNG IN THE MOUNTAINS
by Cynthia Rylant

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
by Maurice Sendak
 
WHERE'S SPOT?
by Eric Hill

WHISTLE FOR WILLIE
by Ezra Jack Keats

THE WOLF’S CHICKEN STEW
by Keiko Kasza
 
yoko
by Rosemary Wells

ZOMO THE RABBIT: A TRICKSTER TALE FROM WEST AFRICA
by Gerald McDermott
(J398.20966-McD)

**This list was compiled by The New York Public Library. We hope you will enjoy sharing these books with your child.  Please ask your children’s librarian to show you where these books are located in the children’s section of the library.

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