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65 Essential Children's Books (From the Atlantic 2025) - Page 2

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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Bark, George
Bark, George
41
Olivia (Ian Falconer)
Olivia
42
Ian Falconer
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
43
Beautiful Blackbird (Ashley Bryan)
Beautiful Blackbird
44
Ashley Bryan
Michael Rosen's Sad Book (Michael Rosen)
Michael Rosen's Sad Book
45
Michael Rosen
Kitten's First Full Moon (Kevin Henkes)
Kitten's First Full Moon
46
Kevin Henkes
Little Blue Truck (Alice Schertle, Ill. Jill McElmurry)
Little Blue Truck
47
Alice Schertle, Ill. Jill McElmurry
We Are in a Book (Mo Willems)
We Are in a Book
48
Mo Willems
Big Red Lollipop (Rukhsana Khan)
Big Red Lollipop
49
Rukhsana Khan
Marisol Mcdonald Doesn't Match (Monica Brown)
Marisol Mcdonald Doesn't Match
50
Monica Brown
The Day the Crayons Quit
The Day the Crayons Quit
51
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole (Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen)
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
52
Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
Grandad's Island (Benji Davies)
Grandad's Island
53
Benji Davies
Last Stop on Market Street (Matt De La Pena)
Last Stop on Market Street
54
Matt De La Pena
The Sound of Silence (Katrina Goldsaito)
The Sound of Silence
55
Katrina Goldsaito
School's First Day of School (Adam Rex)
School's First Day of School
56
Adam Rex
Julian Is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Julian Is a Mermaid
57
Jessica Love
A Big Mooncake for Little Star (Grace Lin)
A Big Mooncake for Little Star
58
Grace Lin
Dreamers (Yuyi Morales)
Dreamers
59
Yuyi Morales
Birdsong (Julie Flett)
Birdsong
60
Julie Flett
Lubna and Pebble (Wendy Meddour)
Lubna and Pebble
61
Wendy Meddour
Knight Owl (Christopher Denise)
Knight Owl
62
Christopher Denise
The World Belonged to Us (Jacqueline Woodson)
The World Belonged to Us
63
Jacqueline Woodson
Millie Fleur's Poison Garden (Christy Mandin)
Millie Fleur's Poison Garden
64
Christy Mandin
I'm Sorry You Got Mad (Kyle Lukoff)
I'm Sorry You Got Mad
65
Kyle Lukoff
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