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50 Unique Picture Books for Kids (And Their Perplexed Parents)

Whether pictures are beautiful, words poignant, or imagination vivid, children's picture books appeal to both the young and young at heart. Here are 50 picture books that speak to me. Some are widely available, others have been out of print for years (boo to you, Gillygoofang), while still others will leave you scratching you head. Which of these have you read (or read to your children)?
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Kat Kong (Dav Pilkey)
Kat Kong
1
Dav Pilkey
The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish
The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish
2
Sector 7
Sector 7
3
The Stinky Cheese Man (Lane Smith)
The Stinky Cheese Man
4
Lane Smith
Leonardo, the Terrible Monster (Mo Willems)
Leonardo, the Terrible Monster
5
Mo Willems
The Gillygoofang (George Mendoza)
The Gillygoofang
6
George Mendoza
The Bog Baby (Jeanne Willis)
The Bog Baby
7
Jeanne Willis
The Haunted House (Kazuno Kohara)
The Haunted House
8
Kazuno Kohara
Mr Chicken Goes to Paris (Leigh Hobbs)
Mr Chicken Goes to Paris
9
Leigh Hobbs
Hairy MacLary From Donaldson's Dairy (Lynley Dodd)
Hairy MacLary From Donaldson's Dairy
10
Lynley Dodd
Black and White
Black and White
11
Duck! Rabbit! (Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld)
Duck! Rabbit!
12
Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld
Bark, George
Bark, George
13
This Is Not My Hat
This Is Not My Hat
14
Cinderella Skeleton (Robert D. San Souci)
Cinderella Skeleton
15
Robert D. San Souci
Hey, Al
Hey, Al
16
My Father's Arms Are a Boat (Stein Erik)
My Father's Arms Are a Boat
17
Stein Erik
Mudkin (Stephen Gammell)
Mudkin
18
Stephen Gammell
Flawed Dogs (Berkeley Breathed)
Flawed Dogs
19
Berkeley Breathed
I'd Really Like to Eat a Child (Sylviane Donnio)
I'd Really Like to Eat a Child
20
Sylviane Donnio
The Rabbits (John Marsden and Shaun Tan)
The Rabbits
21
John Marsden and Shaun Tan
You Are Stardust (Elin Kelsey)
You Are Stardust
22
Elin Kelsey
Smoky Night
Smoky Night
23
The Hole (Øyvind Torseter)
The Hole
24
Øyvind Torseter
Jane, the Fox, and Me (Fanny Britt)
Jane, the Fox, and Me
25
Fanny Britt
Advice to Little Girls (Mark Twain)
Advice to Little Girls
26
Mark Twain
Crazy Hair
Crazy Hair
27
The Wump World (Bill Peet)
The Wump World
28
Bill Peet
No, David! (David Shannon)
No, David!
29
David Shannon
Everyone Poops (Taro Gomi)
Everyone Poops
30
Taro Gomi
Go Away, Big Green Monster!
Go Away, Big Green Monster!
31
Press Here
Press Here
32
Animalia
Animalia
33
Silly Sally (Audrey Wood)
Silly Sally
34
Audrey Wood
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Crockett Johnson)
Harold and the Purple Crayon
35
Crockett Johnson
Puss Jekyll, Cat Hyde (Joyce Dunbar)
Puss Jekyll, Cat Hyde
36
Joyce Dunbar
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears
37
The Great Paper Caper (Oliver Jeffers)
The Great Paper Caper
38
Oliver Jeffers
The Dot
The Dot
39
The Curious Garden (Peter Brown)
The Curious Garden
40
Peter Brown
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