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100 Must-Read Picture Books for Kids and Adults

"If there is one thing I've learned from being a youth librarian, it's that picture books are some of the most wonderful things in the world. I'm not just talking about for children, either. As an adult I have found joy, inspiration, comfort, sadness, and growth by reading picture books. From rhyming tales of books lost in zoos to death parables that refuse to sugarcoat, from surreal abstract collages to breathtaking classical art – there is nothing you can't find in this simple, quick, beautiful form."
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Corduroy (Don Freeman)
Corduroy
1
Don Freeman
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
2
Margaret Wise Brown
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
3
Maurice Sendak
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
4
Eric Carle
Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss)
Green Eggs and Ham
5
Dr. Seuss
The Mitten (Jan Brett)
The Mitten
6
Jan Brett
Madeline (Ludwig Bemelmans)
Madeline
7
Ludwig Bemelmans
Make Way for Ducklings (Robert McCloskey)
Make Way for Ducklings
8
Robert McCloskey
Llama Llama Red Pajama
Llama Llama Red Pajama
9
The Little Engine That Could (Watty Piper)
The Little Engine That Could
10
Watty Piper
The Story of Ferdinand (Munro Leaf)
The Story of Ferdinand
11
Munro Leaf
We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Michael Rosen)
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
12
Michael Rosen
Last Stop on Market Street (Matt De La Pena)
Last Stop on Market Street
13
Matt De La Pena
Stellaluna (Janell Cannon)
Stellaluna
14
Janell Cannon
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
15
Judith Viorst
Caps for Sale (Esphyr Slobodkina)
Caps for Sale
16
Esphyr Slobodkina
Olivia (Ian Falconer)
Olivia
17
Ian Falconer
Curious George (H. A. Ray)
Curious George
18
H. A. Ray
The Runaway Bunny (Margaret Wise Brown)
The Runaway Bunny
19
Margaret Wise Brown
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault)
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
20
Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? (Jane Yolen)
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?
21
Jane Yolen
The Paper Bag Princess (Robert Munsch)
The Paper Bag Princess
22
Robert Munsch
Kitten's First Full Moon (Kevin Henkes)
Kitten's First Full Moon
23
Kevin Henkes
The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats)
The Snowy Day
24
Ezra Jack Keats
Strega Nona (Tomie Depaula)
Strega Nona
25
Tomie Depaula
Eloise (Kay Thompson)
Eloise
26
Kay Thompson
Knuffle Bunny (Mo Willems)
Knuffle Bunny
27
Mo Willems
Too Much Noise (Ann McGovern, Simms Taback)
Too Much Noise
28
Ann McGovern, Simms Taback
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (Virginia Lee Burton)
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
29
Virginia Lee Burton
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
30
The Enormous Crocodile (Roald Dahl)
The Enormous Crocodile
31
Roald Dahl
The Sign on Rosie's Door (Maurice Sendak)
The Sign on Rosie's Door
32
Maurice Sendak
Bartholomew and the Oobleck (Dr. Seuss)
Bartholomew and the Oobleck
33
Dr. Seuss
Here Is the World: A Year of Jewish Holidays (Leslea Newman, Susan Gal)
Here Is the World: A Year of Jewish Holidays
34
Leslea Newman, Susan Gal
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (Simms Taback)
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
35
Simms Taback
Cherries and Cherry Pits (Vera B Williams)
Cherries and Cherry Pits
36
Vera B Williams
A Hole Is to Dig (Ruth Krauss)
A Hole Is to Dig
37
Ruth Krauss
The Grouchy Ladybug (Eric Carle)
The Grouchy Ladybug
38
Eric Carle
That Is Not a Good Idea (Mo Willems)
That Is Not a Good Idea
39
Mo Willems
Bark, George (Jules Feiffer)
Bark, George
40
Jules Feiffer
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