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65 Essential Children's Books (From the Atlantic 2025)

The cultural editors recommend 65 picture books that, by a diverse set of measures, are excellent: "What follows is an effort to bring clarity to the earliest years of literacy, and to help foster a child's lifelong relationship with books. We hope this selection will assist harried caregivers in sorting the wheat from the chaff, while also giving these formative works the respect and scrutiny they deserve."
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The Story of Ferdinand (Munro Leaf & Robert Lawson)
The Story of Ferdinand
1
Munro Leaf & Robert Lawson
Mike Mulligan (Virginia Lee Burton)
Mike Mulligan
2
Virginia Lee Burton
Madeline (Ludwig Bemelmans)
Madeline
3
Ludwig Bemelmans
Caps for Sale (Esphyr Slobodkina)
Caps for Sale
4
Esphyr Slobodkina
The Carrot Seed (Ruth Krauss, Crockett Johnson)
The Carrot Seed
5
Ruth Krauss, Crockett Johnson
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
6
Margaret Wise Brown
Blueberries for Sal (Robert McCloskey)
Blueberries for Sal
7
Robert McCloskey
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Crockett Johnson)
Harold and the Purple Crayon
8
Crockett Johnson
Miffy (Dick Bruna)
Miffy
9
Dick Bruna
Eloise (Kay Thompson)
Eloise
10
Kay Thompson
Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss)
Green Eggs and Ham
11
Dr. Seuss
Go, Dog, Go! (P. D. Eastman)
Go, Dog, Go!
12
P. D. Eastman
The Snowy Day
The Snowy Day
13
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
14
Maurice Sendak
A Baby Sister for Frances (Russell Hoban)
A Baby Sister for Frances
15
Russell Hoban
Fortunately (Remy Charlip)
Fortunately
16
Remy Charlip
Sylvester and the Magic Pepple (William Steig)
Sylvester and the Magic Pepple
17
William Steig
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
18
Eric Carle
Frog and Toad Are Friends (Arnold Lobel)
Frog and Toad Are Friends
19
Arnold Lobel
George and Martha (James Marshall)
George and Martha
20
James Marshall
Alexander - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
21
Judith Viorst
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
22
Shel Silverstein
Cars and Trucks and Things That Go (Richard Scarry)
Cars and Trucks and Things That Go
23
Richard Scarry
Strega Nona (Tomie Depaula)
Strega Nona
24
Tomie Depaula
Rotten Ralph (Jack Gantos)
Rotten Ralph
25
Jack Gantos
Hippos Go Berserk (Sandra Boynton)
Hippos Go Berserk
26
Sandra Boynton
I Really Want to See You, Grandma (Taro Gomi)
I Really Want to See You, Grandma
27
Taro Gomi
Fairyland (Gyo Fujikawa)
Fairyland
28
Gyo Fujikawa
Miss Rumphius (Barbara Cooney)
Miss Rumphius
29
Barbara Cooney
Everett Anderson's Goodbye
Everett Anderson's Goodbye
30
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Laura Numeroff)
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
31
Laura Numeroff
Annie Bananie (Leah Komaiko)
Annie Bananie
32
Leah Komaiko
Mirandy and Brother Wind
Mirandy and Brother Wind
33
The Talking Eggs: A Folktale From the American South (Robert D. San Souci and Jerry Pinkney)
The Talking Eggs: A Folktale From the American South
34
Robert D. San Souci and Jerry Pinkney
The Mitten (Jan Brett)
The Mitten
35
Jan Brett
Tuesday (David Wiesner)
Tuesday
36
David Wiesner
Tar Beach (Faith Ringgold)
Tar Beach
37
Faith Ringgold
The Salamander Room (Anne Mazer)
The Salamander Room
38
Anne Mazer
Stellaluna (Janell Cannon)
Stellaluna
39
Janell Cannon
Goodnight Gorilla (Peggy Rathmann)
Goodnight Gorilla
40
Peggy Rathmann
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